| "Nami Nori Pirates" | ||||
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| Single by Pink Lady | ||||
| from the album Magical Music Tour | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | Surfing Pirates | |||
| B-side | "Nami Nori Pirates (U.S.A. Version)" | |||
| Released | July 5, 1979 | |||
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| Length | 8:25 | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Composer(s) | Shunichi Tokura | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Yū Aku | |||
| Producer(s) | Hisahiko Iida | |||
| Pink Lady singles chronology | ||||
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"Nami Nori Pirates" (波乗りパイレーツ, Nami Nori Pairētsu, lit. "Surfing Pirates") is the 13th single by Pink Lady. It was released on 5 July 1979, with a peak position on the Oricon charts of #4,[1] and also a #4 position on the Japanese Music Labo chart.[2] It was also the duo's last top-five single.
The B-side, an alternate version of the song used on their Magical Music Tour studio album, features members of The Beach Boys on backing vocals.[3]
The single was also featured on the Japanese music program The Best Ten, where it peaked at #7.[4] It sold approximately 550,000 copies.[5]
- ^ "Pink Lady singles". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine, August 11, 1979". Billboard. 11 August 1979.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Yamada, Osamuji (2008). The Best Ten. ソニー・マガジンズ. ISBN 978-4789733724.
- ^ "Pink Lady single sales". Retrieved 2012-05-28.