"Pink Typhoon" is the twelfth single of Pink Lady

Pink Lady (band)

is a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto and Keiko Masuda...

. It was released in May 1979. It peaked at number six 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. It was a cover song of The Village People's In The Navy

In the Navy

"In the Navy" is a song recorded by American disco group Village People released in 1979. It was the last top 10 hit for the group in the United States.-Background and writing:...

, but with rewritten Japanese lyrics that have nothing to do with the original content of the song, in the chorus the lines In the navy have been replaced with Pink Lady.

Track listing (7" vinyl)

1. "Pink Typhoon"
   • Composed and written by J. Morali, H. Belolo, V. Willis, Japanese lyrics by Tomoko Okada
2. "Hello Mister Monkey"
   • Composed and written by Ben Jurris-Benny

Chart positions

Charts (1979)	Peak position
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...	6

Trivia

• "Pink Typhoon" was a cover of "In the Navy
  In the Navy
  "In the Navy" is a song recorded by American disco group Village People released in 1979. It was the last top 10 hit for the group in the United States.-Background and writing:...
  
  " by the Village People
  Village People
  Village People is a concept disco group that formed in the United States in 1977, well known for their on-stage costumes depicting American cultural stereotypes, as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics....
  
  , but with its own lyrics.