Zipangu (song)

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"Zipangu"
Single by Pink Lady
B-side "Jiken Ga Okitara Bell Ga Naru"
Released March 1979
Genre J-Pop, kayōkyoku, Disco
Length 3:30
Label JVC
Pink Lady singles chronology

"Chameleon Army"
(1978)		 "Zipangu"
(1979)		 "Pink Typhoon"
(1979)

"Zipangu" (ジパング, Zipangu) is Pink Lady's 11th single, and the first, after nine consecutive number 1 hits, to only reach the highest position of number 4 on the Oricon charts.[1] The single sold approximately 900,000 copies.[2]

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

The song was also featured on the Japanese music show The Best Ten, where it peaked at #7.[3]

Track listing

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

  1. "Zipangu" 3:30
  2. "Jiken Ga Okitara Bell Ga Naru" 4:00

Chart positions

Charts (1979) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 4

Cover versions

  • Kome Kome Club covered this song for the Pink Lady tribute album Bad Friends.

References

  1. ↑ "Pink Lady singles". Retrieved 2009-08-08. 
  2. ↑ "Weblio". Retrieved 2012-05-28. 
  3. ↑ Yamada, Osamuji (2008). The Best Ten. ソニー・マガジンズ. ISBN 4789733726. 
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