is the 14th single by Japanese singer

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. Written by

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and Nobody, the single was released on January 21, 1988, by

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Background and release

The song was used as the theme song of the

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drama special , which also starred Oginome. The music video features Oginome performing the song with a group of American dancers at a dance hall. The B-side is a cover of

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' hit single "

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". "Stranger Tonight" became Oginome's second No. 1 single on

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's singles chart. It also sold over 143,000 copies. In addition, the single earned Oginome the Gold Award at the

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and the Best Kayo Music Award at the 17th

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Track listing

Charts

;Weekly charts ;Year-end charts

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 1988 singles Yōko Oginome songs Japanese-language songs Japanese television drama theme songs Songs with lyrics by Masao Urino Victor Entertainment singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles