Japan
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The Blue Hearts
was a Japanese punk rock band active from 1985 to 1995. They have been compared to such bands as the Sex Pistols, The Clash and the Ramones.
and reached #24 on the
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
charts in 1991.
Details
"Ano Ko ni Touch" was released as part of The Blue Hearts' fifth album, ''
High Kicks
is the fifth studio album released by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. It was the first album by the band to reach #1 on the Oricon charts.
Tracks
#"Minagoroshi no Melody" (皆殺しのメロディ ''Massacre Melody'')
#"Monkey" (M・O・N・K ...
'', which was released shortly after the single on December 21. The promotional video for the song was filmed in
Los Angeles
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The B-side track, "Waa Waa" (わーわー), was a live version of the recording. It was written by the band's guitarist