Chameleon Army
| "Chameleon Army" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Pink Lady | ||||
| from the album Pepper Keibu | ||||
| B-side | "Dragon" | |||
| Released | December 5, 1978 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, kayōkyoku, Disco | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | JVC | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Shunichi Tokura, Yū Aku. | |||
| Pink Lady singles chronology | ||||
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"Chameleon Army" (カメレオン・アーミー, Kamereon Ami) is Pink Lady's tenth single release, and their 9th number 1 hit on the Oricon charts.[1] The single sold approximately 1,250,000 copies,[2] and spent six weeks at the top of the Oricon charts. This was their last consecutive number one.
According to Oricon this was the 10th best selling single from 1979,[3] and charted for a total of 63 weeks a record which, to date in Japan, has not been broken.[4]
The song was featured on the Japanese music show The Best Ten, where it peaked at #4.
A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, Innovation, released in December 2010.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Shunichi Tokura, lyrics written by Yū Aku.
- "Chameleon Army" 3:55
- "Dragon" 4:30
Chart positions
| Charts (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 1 |
Cover versions
- PUFFY released a cover of this song in 2009, for the pink Lady tribute album Bad Friends.
References
- ↑ "List of the number-one hit singles on the Japanese Oricon Chart". Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ↑ "Billboard Magazine, March, 1979". Billboard.
- ↑ "Annual Oricon Charts 1977-1980" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ 音楽CD検定公式ガイドブック下巻. レコード検定協議会. p. 136.
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