Ai No Corrida (song)

"Ai No Corrida" is a song by the English singer and multi-instrumentalist Chaz Jankel, written by Jankel and Kenny Young. It was first recorded in 1980 and featured on Chaz Jankel's debut album Chas Jankel for A&M Records.

"Ai No Corrida"
Single by Chaz Jankel
from the album Chas Jankel
B-side"Lenta Latina"
Released10 August 1980 (1980-08-10)
Recorded1980
Genre
Length4:07 (single version)
9:10 (album version)
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chaz Jankel
Chaz Jankel singles chronology
"One Morning One Evening"
(1974)		 "Ai No Corrida"
(1980)		 "Am I Honest With Myself Really?"
(1981)

Original version

"Ai No Corrida" is a song written by Chaz Jankel and Kenny Young, first recorded in 1980 and featured on Jankel's self-titled debut album for A&M Records.

The title of the song was taken from the French-Japanese film In the Realm of the Senses, originally titled Ai no Korīda (愛のコリーダ), which means "Bullfight of Love" in Japanese.[1] The erotic art film, directed by Nagisa Oshima, was a fictionalized and sexually explicit treatment of an incident from 1930s Japan. It generated great controversy during its original release; it was intended for mainstream wide release, but it contained scenes of unsimulated sexual activity between the actors.[2]

Charts
Chart (1981)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 18

Cover versions

Quincy Jones version
"Ai No Corrida"
Single by Quincy Jones
from the album The Dude
B-side"There's a Train Leavin'"
ReleasedApril 1981
Recorded1981
GenreDisco, R&B, Soul
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones singles chronology
"Stuff Like That"
(1978)		 "Ai No Corrida"
(1981)		 "Just Once"
(1981)
Music video
"Ai No Corrida" on YouTube

The song was covered by Quincy Jones in 1981 on his album The Dude, with vocals by Dune (a.k.a. Charles May) and Patti Austin. Jones's version peaked at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the R&B chart.[4] In the UK, it peaked at number 14 in May 1981.

Awards

Jerry Hey and Jones received the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for their recording of this song.

Spanish version

Jones also recorded a Spanish-language version for the 2006 charity album Rhythms del mundo, with vocals by Vania Borges.

Chart performance
Chart (1981) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 14
Germany (Official German Charts) 28
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 23
Japan (Oricon) 1
US Billboard Hot 100 28
US Billboard R&B[4] 10
US Billboard Disco/Dance 5

Uniting Nations version
"Ai No Corrida"
Single by Uniting Nations featuring Laura More
from the album One World
Released8 October 2005 (2005-10-08)
Recorded2005
Length3:11 (radio edit)
LabelGut
Songwriter(s)
Uniting Nations singles chronology
"You and Me"
(2005)		 "Ai No Corrida"
(2005)		 "Music in Me"
(2006)
Laura More singles chronology
"Ai No Corrida"
(2005)
Music video
"Ai No Corrida" on YouTube

The British dance music act Uniting Nations released the song as their third single from the band album One World after the success of "Out of Touch" and "You and Me".

The song featured the vocals of Laura More of Eric Prydz and "Call On Me" fame. The backing vocals are from Steve M. Smith and Yolanda Quartey. The song was produced by Essex Buddha, with Hal Ritson as sample replay producer, and came in 12" vinyl, in enhanced CD (which included the video).

Track list

12" version includes:

  • Ai No Corrida (Sharp Boys dub) (7:44)
  • Ai No Corrida (Uniting Nations extended mix) (6:02)


CD maxi version includes

  1. Ai No Corrida (Uniting Nations radio edit) (2:49)
  2. Ai No Corrida (Original radio edit) (3:10)
  3. Ai No Corrida (Uniting Nations extended mix) (6:01)
  4. Ai No Corrida (Sharp Boys club mix) (7:43)
  5. Ai No Corrida video

Chart performance
Chart (2005–06) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 16
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 3
Ireland (IRMA) 37
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8] 14
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 43
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 18

Japanese version

In Japan, 1981, a Japanese-language version was released by RVC, performed by Japanese unit BIG BANG (Yoshifumi Oba, Yoshihiko Shiraishi, Katsumi Takeichi, Shunji Inoue), produced by Koichi Fujita.

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References
  1. Turim, Maureen (1998). The Films of Oshima Nagisa: Images of a Japanese Iconoclast. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-520-20666-5.
  2. "In the Realm of the Senses: Some Notes on Oshima and Pornography". The Criterion Collection.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Chas Jankel – Ai No Corrida" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 307.
  5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ai No Corrida". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  6. "Danishcharts.com – Uniting Nations feat. Laura More – Ai No Corrida". Tracklisten.
  7. "Uniting Nations feat. Laura More: Ai No Corrida" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Uniting Nations feat. Laura More – Ai No Corrida". Singles Top 100.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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