Pink Typhoon
| "Pink Typhoon (In the Navy)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Pink Lady | ||||
| from the album UFO/Southpaw | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "Hello Mr. Monkey (Live)" | |||
| Released | May 1, 1979 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Composer(s) | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | Tomoko Okada | |||
| Producer(s) | Hisahiko Iida | |||
| Pink Lady singles chronology | ||||
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"Pink Typhoon (In the Navy)" is Pink Lady's twelfth single, released in May 1979. It peaked at number six on the Oricon charts[1] and number five on the Japanese Music Labo chart.[2] It was the duo's first single to not be written by Shunichi Tokura and Yū Aku.
The song is a cover of the Village People's "In the Navy", but with rewritten Japanese lyrics that have nothing to do with the original content of the song. In the song's chorus the lines "In the navy" have been replaced with "Pink Lady", and "They want you as a new recruit" with "I want you, you want Mie/I want you, you want Kei" (referring to group members Mie and Kei). The same year, singer Teppei Shibuya released his cover version of "In the Navy" as "Young Sailor Man (In The Navy)" in his cover album of the same name.[3]
According to Billboard, the original and Pink Lady cover versions were pitted against each other by record company Victor.[4]
The song was also featured on the Japanese music show The Best Ten, where it peaked at No. 6.[5]
The single sold approximately 700,000 copies.[6]
Track listing (7" vinyl)
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pink Typhoon (In the Navy)" | Tomoko Okada | Kazufumi Ōhama | 4:10 | |
| 2. | "Hello Mr. Monkey (Live)" |
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| Norio Maeda |
Chart positions
[edit]| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 6 |
| Japanese Music Labo Chart[2] | 5 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pink Lady singles". Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ a b "Billboard Magazine, June 30, 1979. "Billboard Hits of the World"". Billboard. June 30, 1979. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "ヤング・セーラーマン (In The Navy)" (in Japanese). Nippon Columbia. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine, May 12, 1979. "Navy" Cover Conflict Breaks Out in Japan". Billboard. May 12, 1979. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ Yamada, Osamuji (2008). The Best Ten. Sony Magazine. ISBN 978-4789733724.
- ^ "Pink Lady single sales". pinklady.gooside.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
