Un, Deux, Trois (Candies song)

"Un, Deux, Trois"
Single by Candies
from the album Candies 1676 Days
LanguageJapanese
English titleOne, Two, Three
B-side"Futari no Love Song"
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1977 (1977-09-21)
Recorded1977
Genre
Length7:44
LabelCBS Sony
Composer(s)Takuro Yoshida
Lyricist(s)Makoto Kitajō
Producer(s)
Candies singles chronology
"Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu"
(1977) 		"Un, Deux, Trois"
(1977) 		"Wana"
(1977)

"Un, Deux, Trois" (アン・ドゥ・トロワ, An, Du, Torowa, lit. "One, Two, Three") is the 16th single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Makoto Kitajō and Takuro Yoshida, the single was released on September 21, 1977. The B-side, "Futari no Love Song", is a Japanese-language cover of The Carpenters' song "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song".[1][2]

The song peaked at No. 7 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 281,000 copies.[3]

Track listing

All music is arranged by Kōji Makaino.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Un, Deux, Trois" (An, Du, Torowa (アン・ドゥ・トロワ, "One, Two, Three"))Makoto KitajōTakuro Yoshida 
2."Futari no Love Song" (Futari no Ravu Songu (ふたりのラヴ・ソング))Yukinojo MoriSteve Eaton 

Chart positions

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 7

Cover versions

  • Takurō Yoshida self-covered the song in 1977, adding the line: "Sayonara Candies".
  • Theresa Cheung did a Cantonese cover version in 1979, under the title of "Far Away".(Chinese: 情遙遠; Jyutping: Qíng yáoyuǎn)

References

  1. ^ "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. ^ Japanese Wikipedia on 'Un, Deux, Trois', Retrieved 2008-10-13[circular reference]
  3. ^ "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.


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