is the 22nd single of Japanese duo Pink Lady and last official single before their disbandment. The single was released on March 5, 1981. it was written by

Shunichi Tokura , is a Japanese composer and was the chair of the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) from 12 August 2010 to 31 March 2016. Early life Tokura began playing the violin at age 4. He spent his elementary and hi ...

and

Yū Aku (occasionally credited as You Aku) (February 7, 1937 – August 1, 2007), was a Japanese lyricist, poet, and novelist. Early life Yū Aku was born as Hiroyuki Fukada (深田公之, Fukada Hiroyuki) in Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan. His pare ...

, who were behind the duo's most successful hits during the 1970s. The song sold 200,000 copies. On March 29, 1981, the duo performed the song on the 500th episode of ''

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'', five years after they made their debut in the talent 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

All lyrics are written by

; all music is composed and arranged by

Chart positions

Cover versions

* The tribute group

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covered the song in their "

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" Type-B single in 2017. Their version of "Muchū ga Ichiban Utsukushī" is included in the Type-A release of the single.

References

External links

* * 1981 singles 1981 songs Pink Lady (band) songs Japanese-language songs Songs with lyrics by Yū Aku Songs with music by Shunichi Tokura Victor Entertainment singles {{Japan-single-stub