Kiss in the Dark (Pink Lady song)

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"Kiss in the Dark"

Single by Pink Lady

from the album Pink Lady

Language

English

B-side

"Walk Away Renée"

Released

January 3, 1979 (U.S.)
September 4, 1979 (Japan)

Genre

Length

3:00 7"
5:19 12"

Label

Elektra/Curb (U.S.)
Victor (Japan)

Songwriter(s)

Michael Lloyd

Producer(s)

Michael Lloyd

Pink Lady singles chronology

"Nami Nori Pirates"
(1978)

"Kiss in the Dark"
(1979)

"Monday Mona Lisa Club"
(1979)

"Kiss in the Dark" (キッス・イン・ザ・ダーク, Kissu in za Dāku) is the 14th single released in Japan, and the first single released in the United States, by Japanese duo Pink Lady. The song was recorded for their debut American album Pink Lady. The duo debuted the song in May 1979 on a Leif Garrett TV special. The song's peak position in Japan on the Oricon chart was 19, and on the American Billboard charts was 37.^[1] This was the first release of the duo to fail to make the top 10 in Japan. In addition to the all-English version of the song which was a hit in the U.S., Pink Lady recorded a bilingual version for the album We Are Sexy, with the chorus in English and the verses in Japanese. The B-side of the single is a cover of The Left Banke's "Walk Away Renée".^[2]

Pink Lady became the first Japanese recording act to chart in America since Kyu Sakamoto ("Sukiyaki") 16 years earlier, and the first to have a hit sung in English, as Sakamoto's hit was sung in Japanese.^[3]

In Japan, the single sold 350,000 copies.^[4] A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits album, Innovation, released in December 2010.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Kiss in the Dark"	Michael Lloyd	John D'Andrea	2:55
2.	"Walk Away Renée"	Michael Brown Bob Calilli Tony Sansone	Erich Buling	3:10

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Oricon Chart	19
US Billboard Hot 100	37
US Cash Box magazine	49
Canada RPM Top 100 Singles	64

References

^ "Billboard top 40 hits 1979". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
^ "Pink Lady Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
^ "Billboard Magazine, June 23, 1979. "Pink Lady Ends Drouth"". Billboard. 23 June 1979.
^ "Pink Lady single sales". Retrieved 2012-05-28.

External links

"Kiss in the Dark" at MusicBrainz
"Kiss in the Dark" at Discogs

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Studio albums	Pepper Keibu Hoshi kara Kita Futari Magical Music Tour Pink Lady We Are Sexy Suspense
Live albums	Challenge Concert Summer Fire '77 Bye Bye Carnival America! America! America! '78 Jumping Summer Carnival Live in Budoukan Sayonara Pink Lady
Cover albums	Innovation
Soundtracks	Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin
Compilations	Best Hits Album UFO/Southpaw Turning Point Pink Lady Pink Lady History Pink Lady Twin Best Pink Lady Best Selection Yū Aku Works Golden Best ~ Complete Single Collection
Singles	"Pepper Keibu" "S.O.S." "Carmen '77" "Nagisa no Sindbad" "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)" "UFO" "Southpaw" "Monster" "Tōmei Ningen" "Chameleon Army" "Zipangu" "Pink Typhoon (In the Navy)" "Nami Nori Pirates" "Kiss in the Dark" "Monday Mona Lisa Club" "Do Your Best" "Ai Giri Giri" "Sekai Eiyushi" "Utakata" "Remember (Fame)" "Last Pretender" "Oh!" "Fushigi Love" "Pink Eyed Soul" "Terebi ga Kita Hi" "Meteor"
Videos	Concert Tour 2011 "Innovation"
Tribute albums	Bad Friends
Related articles	Discography Star Tanjō! Victor Entertainment Shunichi Tokura Yū Aku Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin Pink Lady and Jeff Pink Babies

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