Big in Japan (Alphaville song)

"Big in Japan"
Single by Alphaville
from the album Forever Young
B-side"Seeds"
ReleasedJanuary 1984[1]
GenreSynth-pop[2][3]
Length
  • 3:52 (single edit/video version)
  • 4:43 (album version)
  • 7:25 (extended remix)
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)
  • Marian Gold
  • Bernhard Lloyd
  • Frank Mertens
Producer(s)Orlando (Wolfgang Loos)
Alphaville singles chronology
"Big in Japan"
(1984) 		"Sounds Like a Melody"
(1984)
Music video
"Big in Japan" on YouTube

"Big in Japan" is a 1984 debut single by German band Alphaville and was taken from their debut studio album Forever Young. It went to number 8 in the United Kingdom, number 66 in the United States, number 67 in Australia, number 1 in Germany, Switzerland and Sweden, number 2 in Belgium and Spain, number 4 in Uruguay and Ireland and number 5 in South Africa and the Netherlands.

Original 1984 release

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Big in Japan" (7" version) – 3:52
  2. "Seeds" – 3:15
12" maxi
  1. "Big in Japan" (7" version) – 3:52
  2. "Seeds" – 3:15
12" maxi Germany & France WEA 249417–0
  1. "Big in Japan" (extended remix) – 7:25
  2. "Big in Japan" (extended instrumental) – 6:10
12" maxi US WEA 0–86947
  1. "Big in Japan" (extended vocal) – 7:25
  2. "Big in Japan" (instrumental version) – 6:10
  3. "Big in Japan" (7" version) – 3:58

References

  1. ↑ "Alphaville – Big In Japan" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Mason, Stewart. "Big in Japan – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Frenken, Thomas (April 3, 2021). "35 essential Synth Pop songs of the history". Electrozombies.
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