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, serving as their 8th single. It is internationally known as the opening theme for the 1978 television series , known in the west as ''

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''. The song peaked at #2 on the

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Charts and #4 on '' The Best Ten''.

Track list

;Japanese single track listing # "Monkey Magic" # "A Fool" ;British single track listing # "Monkey Magic" # "Gandhara" #: The first verse is Japanese, the second verse is English # "Thank You, Baby" ;Australian single track listing # "The Birth of the Odyssey ~ Monkey Magic" # "Gandhara"

Cover versions

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was featured in the Nintendo DS video game, ''

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made their version on

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album. Another cover was featured in '' Lucky Star''. Godiego released their own self cover on the single "Monkey Magic 2006". Also

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made one for their cover album "CCC-CHALLENGE COVER COLLECTION-". The Japanese-Canadian pop group

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(which took their name from the song) released a new cover version in 2007. Korean pop singer E-Paksa performed a cover for a compilation of his unique variety of "ponchak" music, which was one featured on the Korean dance simulation game Pump it Up.

References

External links

* 1978 singles English-language Japanese songs Godiego songs Japanese television drama theme songs 1978 songs Songs written by Yukihide Takekawa Songs written by Yoko Narahashi Nippon Columbia singles Songs about primates {{1970s-single-stub