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Who sang Big In Japan?

Release date: 1984

Duration: 04:46

Writer(s): Marian Gold

Alphaville released the song Big In Japan. Date of release: 1984.

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The song describes how easy things are when you are famous in Japan. It expresses the desire to escape from everyday life and go to a more exotic place. The song suggests that love and peace can be found in another country.

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Alphaville - Short Biography

- Alphaville is a German synth-pop band founded in 1982 in Münster.
- The group is composed of the singer Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens.
- Alphaville gained popularity in the 1980s with the singles "Forever Young", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", "The Jet Set" and "Dance with Me".
- Marian Gold is the only current member of the group.
- Alphaville continues to perform and release new music to this day.

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- "Big in Japan" is the first single from the German synth-pop band Alphaville.
- It was taken from their debut album Forever Young, released in 1984.
- The single was a hit in many countries, including Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.
- It was also the group's only UK Top 75 hit, reaching #8 on the UK Singles Chart.
- The song also reached #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play in December 1984.
- The band owned a Roland System-100M which they first used to create the bass line.
- The timing of the song was influenced by "The Safety Dance", changing the speed to double time, halfway through the song.

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