Last Pretender

"Last Pretender"
Single by Pink Lady
from the album Pink Lady
Language	Japanese
B-side	"AMENIC (Gyakukaiten no Cinema)"
Released	January 21, 1981 (1981-01-21)
Genre	J-pop new wave
Length	3:40
Label	Victor
Songwriter(s)	Shigesato Itoi
Pink Lady singles chronology
"Remember (Fame)" (1980) "Last Pretender" (1981) "OH!" (1981)

"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.

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

All 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

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	85

See also

• 1981 in Japanese music

References

1. "Pink Lady single overview & information". Retrieved August 8, 2009.
2. "Pink Lady single sales". Retrieved May 28, 2012.
3. 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

• "Last Pretender" at Discogs