| "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)" | ||||
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| Single by Pink Lady | ||||
| from the album Best Hits Album (1977) | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | Wanted (Fugitive Warrant) | |||
| B-side | "Nigero Ojōsan" | |||
| Released | September 5, 1977 | |||
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| Length | 6:05 | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Composer(s) | Shunichi Tokura | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Yū Aku | |||
| Producer(s) | Hisahiko Iida | |||
| Pink Lady singles chronology | ||||
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"Wanted (Shimei Tehai)" (ウォンテッド (指名手配), Uonteddo (Shimei Tehai), lit. "Wanted (Fugitive Warrant)") is the fifth single released by Pink Lady on September 5, 1977. The single topped the Japan charts at number one, having sold 1,650,000 copies,[1] and spent twelve weeks at the top.
Written by Yū Aku and Shunichi Tokura, "Wanted" is about a woman who wants revenge on a man who has run off after stealing her heart.[2]
With "Wanted", Pink Lady made their first appearance on Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1977. The song also won the "Popular Award" at the 19th Japan Record Awards.
On live performances, Mie and Kei point their microphones at each other for the song's first two lines. Historically, the duo wore 1920s style party dresses (Mie in black and Kei in white) on TV performances of the song.[3]
According to Oricon. this was the third best selling single from 1977.[4]
Pink Lady also recorded an English-language version of "Wanted" in 1978 for international markets as the B-side of "Sergeant Pepper" (the English version of "Pepper Keibu").[5][6][7]
A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, INNOVATION, released in December 2010.
- ^ "List of the number-one hit singles on the Japanese Oricon Chart". Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Lyrics: Wanted". Pink Lady America. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ "Let's Dance! Wanted (Shimei Tehai)". Viva! Pink Lady. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ "Annual Oricon Charts 1977-1980" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Billboard Magazine, July 15, 1978. "Japan's Hits to World Markets". 1978-07-15. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
{{cite book}}:|magazine=ignored (help) - ^ "Pink Lady - Sergeant Pepper / Wanted". 45cat. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ "Pink Lady - "Sergeant Pepper"". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved 2020-03-22.