"Last Pretender" (ラスト・プリテンダー, Rasuto Puritendā) is Pink Lady's 21st single, released on January 21, 1981. The single failed to be a hit, peaking at 85 in the Oricon charts.[1] It was never promoted on television, nor was it ever performed live by the duo.

"Last Pretender"
Single by Pink Lady
from the album Pink Lady
LanguageJapanese
B-side"AMENIC (Gyakukaiten no Cinema)"
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1981 (1981-01-21)
Genre
Length3:40
LabelVictor
Songwriter(s)Shigesato Itoi
Pink Lady singles chronology
"Remember (Fame)"
(1980)
"Last Pretender"
(1981)
"OH!"
(1981)

The song sold 100,000 copies.[2]

In 2018, the song was performed live for the first time by Mie during her "Ura Pink 2" (裏ピンク2, Ura Pinku Tsū, "Back to Pink 2") show at Blues Alley Japan.[3]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Shigesato Itoi

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Last Pretender"Yukihiro TakahashiYukihiro Takahashi3:40
2."AMENIC (Gyakukaiten no Cinema)" ((AMENIC(逆回転のシネマ), "Amenic (Counter-clockwise Cinema)"))Shigeru UmebayashiEX 

Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 85

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pink Lady single overview & information". Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  2. ^ "Pink Lady single sales". Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  3. ^ MHO Artist Co. Ltd. (July 21, 2018). Last Pretender/未唯mie・裏ピンク2. YouTube. Retrieved March 4, 2020.[dead YouTube link]
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