"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" | ||||
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| Single by Pink Lady | ||||
| from the album Pink Lady | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "AMENIC (Gyakukaiten no Cinema)" | |||
| Released | January 21, 1981 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Shigesato Itoi | |||
| Pink Lady singles chronology | ||||
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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
editAll lyrics are written by Shigesato Itoi
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Last Pretender" | Yukihiro Takahashi | Yukihiro Takahashi | 3:40 |
| 2. | "AMENIC (Gyakukaiten no Cinema)" ((AMENIC（逆回転のシネマ）, "Amenic (Counter-clockwise Cinema)")) | Shigeru Umebayashi | EX |
Charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 85 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pink Lady single overview & information". Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ "Pink Lady single sales". Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ 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]
External links
edit- "Last Pretender" at Discogs
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