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Zipangu (song)

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"Zipangu"
Single by Pink Lady
from the album UFO/Southpaw
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Jiken ga Okitara Bell ga Naru"
ReleasedMarch 9, 1979 (1979-03-09)
Genre
Length7:30
LabelVictor
Composer(s)Shunichi Tokura
Lyricist(s)Yū Aku
Producer(s)Hisahiko Iida
Pink Lady singles chronology
"Chameleon Army"
(1978)
"Zipangu"
(1979)
"Pink Typhoon (In the Navy)"
(1979)

"Zipangu" (ジパング, Jipangu) is Pink Lady's 11th single. Peaking at number 4 on the Oricon charts, it was the duo's first single since "Pepper Keibu" in 1976 to not reach number 1.[1] It also reached number 2 on the Japanese Music Labo charts.[2] The single sold over a million copies.[3][4]

The title, Zipangu, refers to the accounts of Marco Polo on Japan.

The song was featured on the Japanese music show The Best Ten, where it peaked at #7.[5]

A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, INNOVATION, released in December 2010.

Track listing (7" vinyl)

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All tracks composed by Shunichi Tokura, lyrics written by Yū Aku.

No.TitleLength
1."Zipangu" (Jipangu (ジパング))3:30
2."Jiken ga Okitara Bell ga Naru" (Jiken ga Okitara Beru ga Naru (事件が起きたらベルが鳴る, "A Bell Rings When an Incident Occurs"))4:00

Chart positions

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 4
Japanese Music Labo Chart[2] 2

Cover versions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pink Lady singles". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard Magazine, April 28, 1979". Billboard. 28 April 1979.
  3. ^ "Billboard Magazine, March 1979". Billboard. 31 March 1979.
  4. ^ "Billboard Magazine, May 26 1979". Billboard. 26 May 1979.
  5. ^ Yamada, Osamuji (2008). The Best Ten. ソニー・マガジンズ. ISBN 978-4789733724.
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