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"Zipangu"

Single by Pink Lady

from the album UFO/Southpaw

Language

Japanese

B-side

"Jiken ga Okitara Bell ga Naru"

Released

March 9, 1979

Genre

Length

7:30

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)

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

No.	Title	Length
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

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

Cover versions

Sue Cream Sue of Kome Kome Club recorded a cover version for the 2009 Pink Lady/Yū Aku tribute album Bad Friends.
The tribute group Pink Babies covered the song in their "Nagisa no Sindbad" Type-A single in 2016.

References

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

External links

"Zipangu" at MusicBrainz
"Zipangu" at Discogs

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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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