is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter

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and sold over 695,000 copies. It was re-released as a CD single on June 28, 1989.

Overview

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Track listing

Vinyl record

Credits and personnel

* Masaki Matsubara – electric guitars * Ryuji Seto – acoustic guitars * Masataka Matsutoya – keyboard instruments * Kenji Takamizu – bass * Eiji Shimamura – drums * Nobu Saito – percussion instruments * Keiji Urata – programming * Tomato Strings – string section * BUZZ – backing vocals

Charts

Cover versions

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References

{{authority control 1981 singles 1981 songs Japanese-language songs Japanese film songs Songs written by Yumi Matsutoya