is Pink Lady's eighth single release, and their seventh number-one hit on the

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charts in Japan. The single sold 1,600,000 copies, and was number one for eight weeks. It also peaked at number-one on the Japanese Music Labo chart. According to

, this was the third best selling single from 1978. "Catch Lip", the B-side song, was used for commercials promoting Snow Brand's Hōseki-bako ice cream. The song was performed on ''

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'' along with "

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," making those two the only Pink Lady songs to be performed on the show. 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)

All lyrics are written by

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; all music is composed and arranged by

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Chart positions

Cover versions

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of Malaysia recorded a cover version of this song in Malay in 1979, titled "Toyol" in his "Perasaan" album. Toyol is a Malaysian fabled monster who steals valuables and money from people under the command of its master, who in return has to feed it with his own blood by allowing it to bite his big toe. *

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and

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covered the song as the first ending theme of the 1995 anime

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series ''

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''. * Trasparenza covered the song in their 2002 album ''Pink Lady Euro Tracks''. * CHINEPHILE recorded a cover version of this song in their 2003 album ''KAYOMANIA''. *

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and

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recorded a cover version for the 2009 Pink Lady/Yū Aku tribute album ''

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''. * UA covered the song in her 2010 cover album ''KABA''. * The tribute group

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covered the song in their "

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" Type-C single in 2016.

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* * {{authority control 1978 singles 1978 songs Pink Lady (band) songs Japanese-language songs Disco songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs about monsters Songs with lyrics by Yū Aku Songs with music by Shunichi Tokura Victor Entertainment singles