is the tenth single by Japanese band Princess Princess. Written by Kanako Nakayama and Kaori Okui, the single was released by

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on November 21, 1990. It became their fourth of five consecutive No. 1 singles on

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's singles chart.

Background

"Julian" was Princess Princess' first ballad single. While the title is a reference to the band's former name , lead guitarist Kanako Nakayama named the song after her pet cat, which was given to her by Bow Wow lead vocalist

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. Julian had lived with the band at their training camp in Nishi-Nippori, but shortly after the band left the training camp, he ran away and was never seen again. Despite the title, the song is not about Nakayama's cat, but a former lover of hers. The song's original key is C. The song was used by

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for their Lighthouse watch commercials. The B-side, "Rock Me", was used by

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for their

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commercials.

Chart performance

"Julian" hit No. 1 on

's singles chart and No. 13 on Oricon's year-ending chart in 1991. It also sold over 588,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the

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Track listing

All music is composed by Kaori Okui and arranged by Princess Princess.

Chart positions

Weekly charts Year-end charts

Certifications

Cover versions

* Honey Sac covered the song in their 2004 album ''19 Growing Up''. * Viola covered the song in their 2008 album ''Le Table''. * Munehiro covered the song in her 2013 album ''Ankora feat. Kenty Gross''. *

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covered the song in her 2015 album ''Hitoto Uta''.

References

External links

* * {{authority control 1990 singles 1990 songs Princess Princess (band) songs Japanese-language songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Sony Music Entertainment Japan singles