is the 14th single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Makoto Kitajō and

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, the single was released on March 1, 1977. The song appeared on their 1977 album '' Candies 1½: Yasashii Akuma''. The promotional dresses were designed by singer

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. The song peaked at No. 4 on

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's singles chart and sold over 390,000 copies. The trio performed the song on the 28th ''

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''.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Makoto Kitajō; all music is composed by

; all music is arranged by

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Chart positions

Cover versions

* Takurō Yoshida recorded a self-cover of the song in his 1977 album ''Private''. *

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covered the song in her 1988 album ''Natsumelo''. *

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covered the song in English as "Sweet Little Devil" in their 1991 album '' Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)''. *

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covered the song in their 2009 album ''Futari Uta''. * South Korean girl group

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covered the song as their Japanese debut single in 2012. *

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covered the song in his 2015 album ''Vocalist 6''. * Machida Girls' Choir covered the song as the B-side of their 2016 single "Koi suru Polka Dot Polka". * Mie Kuribayashi made a cover of the B-side, "Anata no Yesterday", in 1999, as did Kyōko Koizumi in 1988.

References

External links

* 1977 singles 1977 songs Japanese-language songs Candies (group) songs Sony Music Entertainment Japan singles {{1970s-single-stub