Chameleon Army
| "Chameleon Army" | ||||
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| Single by Pink Lady | ||||
| from the album Pepper Keibu | ||||
| B-side | "Dragon" | |||
| Released | December 5, 1978 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, kayōkyoku, Disco | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | JVC | |||
| Writer(s) | Shunichi Tokura, Yū Aku. | |||
| Pink Lady singles chronology | ||||
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"Chameleon Army" (カメレオン・アーミー, Kamereon Ami) is Pink Lady's tenth single release, and their 9th number 1 hit on the Oricon charts.[1] The single sold approximately 1,250,000 copies, and spent six weeks at the top of the Oricon charts. This was their last consecutive number one.
According to Oricon this was the 10th best selling single from 1979,[2] and charted for a total of 63 weeks a record which, to date in Japan, has not been broken.[3]
The song was featured on the Japanese music show The Best Ten, where it peaked at #4.
A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, Innovation, released in December 2010.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Shunichi Tokura, lyrics written by Yū Aku.
- "Chameleon Army" 3:55
- "Dragon" 4:30
Chart positions
| Charts (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 1 |
Cover versions
- PUFFY released a cover of this song in 2009, for the pink Lady tribute album Bad Friends.
References
- ↑ "List of the number-one hit singles on the Japanese Oricon Chart". Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ↑ "Annual Oricon Charts 1977-1980" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ 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.
| Preceded by "Kisetsu No Nakade" by Chiharu Matsuyama |
Japanese Oricon Chart number one single January 22, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Champion" by Alice |
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