Written by Chinfa Kan and Tetsuji Hayashi, the single was released on January 1, 1984, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label.

[1][2] Nakamori approached songwriters Kan and Hayashi after listening to S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe's 1983 single "Summer Suspicion".

During the songwriting process, proposed titles included "Midnight Flight" (ミッドナイトフライト, Middonaito Furaito) and "Yakan Hikō" (夜間飛行, lit.

"Night Flight") before Nakamori settled with "Kita Wing", which she revealed was influenced by Yumi Matsutoya's "Chuo Freeway" (中央フリーウェイ, Chūō Furīuei).

[8][9] All lyrics are written by Chinfa Kan, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by Tetsuji Hayashi, except where indicated.