Abunai Doyōbi

"Abunai Doyōbi"
Single by Candies
from the album Abunai Doyōbi: Candies no Sekai
Language	Japanese
English title	Perilous Saturday
B-side	"Seishun no Mannaka"
Released	April 21, 1974 (1974-04-21)
Recorded	1974
Genre	kayōkyoku teen pop
Length	3:10
Label	CBS Sony
Composer(s)	Kōichi Morita
Lyricist(s)	Kazumi Yasui
Producer(s)	Sumio Matsuzaki Masatoshi Sakai
Candies singles chronology
"Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" (1974) "Abunai Doyōbi" (1974) "Namida no Kisetsu" (1974)

"Abunai Doyōbi" (危い土曜日, "Perilous Saturday") is the third single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Kazumi Yasui and Kōichi Morita, the single was released on April 21, 1974.[1]

The song peaked at No. 46 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 38,000 copies.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kazumi Yasui; all music is written by Kōichi Morita; all music is arranged by Kōji Ryūzaki.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Abunai Doyōbi" ((危い土曜日, "Perilous Saturday"))	3:10
2.	"Seishun no Mannaka" ((青春の真中, "In the Midst of Youth"))	2:44

Chart positions

Charts (1974)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	46

Cover versions

• Michie Tomizawa, Yūko Mizutani, and Megumi Hayashibara covered the song as the ending theme of the 1990 anime OVA Ariel Sesshoku-hen: The Beginning.
• Utahime Gakudan covered the song in their 2006 album Saishokusenringiku.
• The Possible covered the song in their 2007 debut album 1 Be Possible!.[3]

References

1. "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
2. "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
3. "The Possible release history at TNX" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2010-01-12.

External links

• "Abunai Doyōbi" at MusicBrainz
• "Abunai Doyōbi" at Discogs