is the 16th single of duo Pink Lady, released on December 5, 1979. The song was originally chosen to be the theme song for the Japanese teams at the

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, but Japan became one of 66 countries to boycott the games following the

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, thus affecting the song's sales. This was the duo's first single not to reach the top 20 in Japan. The song sold 300,000 copies. A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, ''

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'', released in December 2010.

Track listing (7" vinyl)

Chart positions

Cover versions

* The tribute group Pink Babies covered "Itoshi no New Orleans" in their "

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" Type-C single in 2017.

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* * {{authority control 1979 singles 1979 songs Pink Lady (band) songs Japanese-language songs Disco songs Olympic theme songs Songs with music by Shunichi Tokura Victor Entertainment singles