Tomei Ningen (song)
| "Tomei Ningen" | ||||
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| Single by Pink Lady | ||||
| from the album Pepper Keibu | ||||
| B-side | "Super Monkey Son Goku" | |||
| Released | September 9, 1978 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, kayōkyoku, Disco | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | JVC | |||
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"Tomei Ningen" (透明人間, Toumei Ningen, lit. Invisible Person) is Pink Lady's ninth single release, and their eighth number-one hit on the Oricon charts. [1] The single sold 1,150,000 copies, and spent four weeks at number one.
The B-side was the theme song for the Japanese children show "Tobe! Son Goku".
According to Oricon this was the 6th best selling single from 1978. [2]
A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, Innovation, released in December of 2010.
Track listing (7" vinyl)
All tracks composed by Shunichi Tokura, lyrics written by Yū Aku.
- "Tomei Ningen" 3:20
- "Super Monkey Son Goku" 2:55
Chart positions
| Charts (1978) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 1 |
Cover versions
- ManaKana released a cover of this song on the tribute album Bad Friends.
References
- ↑ "List of the number-one hit singles on the Japanese Oricon Chart". Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ↑ "Annual Oricon Charts 1977-1980" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-10-25.
| Preceded by "Kimi No Hitomi Wa 10000 Volt" by Takao Horiuchi |
Japanese Oricon Chart number one single October 10, 1978 |
Succeeded by "Kisetsu No Nakade" by Chiharu Matsuyama |
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