"Where Were You Last Night" is a single by

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singer Ankie Bagger from the 1989 album '' Where Were You Last Night''. Written by

Norell Oson Bard Norell Oson Bard, a Swedish songwriting and production trio made up of Tim Norell, Ola Håkansson and Alexander Bard. Norell Oson Bard's production output peaked the years around 1990, creating pop music and disco hits for Swedish artists. Music ...

, the single was released in October 1989 by Sonet Records. The song entered Swedish '' Trackslistan'' on 11 November 1989 and stayed on the chart for 6 weeks peaking at #4.

Track listing

Chart performance

Wink version

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". Prior to the release of the single, Wink member Sachiko Suzuki was sidelined with acute hepatitis. Shoko Aida performed the song alone during TV appearances while Suzuki spent two weeks to recover. The single peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's singles chart. It sold over 291,000 copies and was certified Gold by the

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Track listing

All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa; all music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura.

Chart positions

;Weekly charts ;Year-end charts

Certifications

Other versions

*Finnish

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covered the song on their '' Wish I Had an Angel'' single.

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;Ankie Bagger version * ;Wink version * * {{Authority control 1989 songs 1989 singles 1990 singles Ankie Bagger songs Songs written by Alexander Bard Songs written by Tim Norell Songs written by Ola Håkansson Wink (duo) songs Japanese-language songs Songs with lyrics by Neko Oikawa