Zipangu (song)
| "Zipangu" | ||||
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| Single by Pink Lady | ||||
| from the album UFO/Southpaw | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "Jiken ga Okitara Bell ga Naru" | |||
| Released | March 9, 1979 | |||
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| Length | 7:30 | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Composer(s) | Shunichi Tokura | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Yū Aku | |||
| Producer(s) | Hisahiko Iida | |||
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"Zipangu" (ジパング, Jipangu) is Pink Lady's 11th single. Peaking at number 4 on the Oricon charts, it was the duo's first single since "Pepper Keibu" in 1976 to not reach number 1. It also reached number 2 on the Japanese Music Labo charts. The single sold over a million copies.
The title, Zipangu, refers to the accounts of Marco Polo on Japan.
The song was featured on the Japanese music show The Best Ten, where it peaked at #7.
A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, INNOVATION, released in December 2010.