Monster (Pink Lady song)
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"Monster" is Pink Lady
's eighth single release, and their seventh number-one hit on the Oricon
charts in Japan. The single sold 1,600,000 copies, and was number one for eight weeks.
According to Oricon
this was the 3d best selling single from 1978.
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Pink Lady (band)
is a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto and Keiko Masuda...
's eighth single release, and their seventh number-one hit on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
charts in Japan. The single sold 1,600,000 copies, and was number one for eight weeks.
According to Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
this was the 3d best selling single from 1978.
Track listing (7" vinyl)
All tracks composed by Shunichi Tokura, lyrics written by Yū AkuYu Aku
, , was a Japanese lyricist, poet, novelist.He was famous for thousands of his lyrics he contributed to many recording artists since 1967. Mainly during the 1970s, more than 20 of them reached the number-one on the Japanese Oricon chart, and 7 singles sold more than a million copies...
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- "Monster" 4:30
- "Catch Lip" 2:50
Chart positions
| Charts (1978) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
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Cover versions
- Sudirman Arshad of Malaysia recorded a cover version of this song in Malay in 1979, titled "Toyol" in his "Perasaan" album. Toyol is a Malaysian fabled monster who steals valuables and money from people under the command of its master, who in return has to feed it with his own blood by allowing it to bite his big toe.
- CHINEPHILE recorded a cover version of this song for the 2003 album KAYOMANIA.
- Nana YanagisawaNana Yanagisawais a Japanese actress and fashion model. She appeared in Kamen Rider Kiva as Megumi Aso, one of the lead heroines. She also starred in Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World as this role...
and Takashi Yutaka recorded a cover of this for the Pink Lady/Yū Aku tribute album Bad Friends from 2009.