Life in Tokyo

"Life in Tokyo"
1979 cover
Single by Japan
B-side
  • "Life in Tokyo (Part 2)" (1979)
  • "European Son" (1981)
  • "Life in Tokyo (Theme)" (1982)
Released
  • 13 April 1979 (1979-04-13)
  • 17 April 1981 (1981-04-17)
  • 27 September 1982 (1982-09-27)
RecordedMarch 1979
StudioRusk Sound (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length
  • 3:30 (1979 & 1981 7" version)
  • 3:59 (1982 7" remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Giorgio Moroder
Japan singles chronology
"Deviation"
(1979) 		"Life in Tokyo"
(1979) 		"Quiet Life"
(1979)
Japan singles chronology
"The Art of Parties"
(1981) 		"Life in Tokyo"
(1981) 		"Quiet Life"
(1981)
Japan singles chronology
"I Second That Emotion"
(1982) 		"Life in Tokyo"
(1982) 		"Nightporter"
(1982)
Alternative cover
1982 release cover
1982 release cover

"Life in Tokyo" is a song by the British band Japan. A collaboration with disco producer Giorgio Moroder, who also co-wrote the song with David Sylvian, it marked a change of direction from the band's previous sound. Originally released as a single in 1979, it was reissued twice before it finally became a hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1982.[3]

  1. ^ Wide, Steve (September 22, 2020). "Post-Punk and New Wave: The Artists - Japan". A Field Guide to Post-Punk and New Wave. Smith Street Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-925811-76-6.
  2. ^ a b c d Treble Staff (May 11, 2020). "A History of Synth-Pop in 50 Essential Songs". Treble. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).