Nami Nori Pirates

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"Nami Nori Pirates"
Single by Pink Lady
from the album Magical Music Tour
LanguageJapanese
English titleSurfing Pirates
B-side"Nami Nori Pirates (U.S.A. Version)"
ReleasedJuly 5, 1979 (1979-07-05)
Genre
Length8:25
LabelVictor
Composer(s)Shunichi Tokura
Lyricist(s)Yū Aku
Producer(s)Hisahiko Iida
Pink Lady singles chronology
"Pink Typhoon (In the Navy)"
(1979) 		"Nami Nori Pirates"
(1979) 		"Kiss in the Dark"
(1979)

"Nami Nori Pirates" (波乗りパイレーツ, Nami Nori Pairētsu, lit. "Surfing Pirates") is the 13th single by Pink Lady. It was released on 5 July 1979, with a peak position on the Oricon charts of #4,[1] and also a #4 position on the Japanese Music Labo chart.[2] It was also the duo's last top-five single.

The B-side, an alternate version of the song used on their Magical Music Tour studio album, features members of The Beach Boys on backing vocals.[3]

The single was also featured on the Japanese music program The Best Ten, where it peaked at #7.[4] It sold approximately 550,000 copies.[5]

Track listing (7" vinyl)

All lyrics are written by Yū Aku; all music is composed by Shunichi Tokura

No.TitleArrangementLength
1."Nami Nori Pirates" (Nami Nori Pairētsu (波乗りパイレーツ, "Surfing Pirates"))Shunichi Tokura3:50
2."Nami Nori Pirates (U.S.A. Version)"Paul Fauerso4:35

Personnel for U.S.A. version

Chart positions

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 4
Japanese Music Labo Chart[2] 4

References

  1. ^ "Pink Lady singles". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard Magazine, August 11, 1979". Billboard. 11 August 1979.
  3. ^ 音楽CD検定公式ガイドブック下巻. レコード検定協議会. p. 136.
  4. ^ Yamada, Osamuji (2008). The Best Ten. ソニー・マガジンズ. ISBN 978-4789733724.
  5. ^ "Pink Lady single sales". Retrieved 2012-05-28.

External links

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