Monster (Pink Lady song)
| "Monster" | ||||
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| Single by Pink Lady | ||||
| from the album Best Hits Album (1978) | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "Catch Lip" | |||
| Released | June 25, 1978 | |||
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| Length | 7:20 | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Composer(s) | Shunichi Tokura | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Yū Aku | |||
| Producer(s) | Hisahiko Iida | |||
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"Monster" (モンスター, Monsutā) is Pink Lady's eighth single release, and their seventh number-one hit on the Oricon charts in Japan. The single sold 1,600,000 copies, and was number one for eight weeks. It also peaked at number-one on the Japanese Music Labo chart.
According to Oricon, this was the third best selling single from 1978.
"Catch Lip", the B-side song, was used for commercials promoting Snow Brand's Hōseki-bako ice cream.
The song was performed on Pink Lady and Jeff along with "UFO," making those two the only Pink Lady songs to be performed on the show.
A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, INNOVATION released in December 2010.