Kiss in the Dark (Pink Lady song)

"Kiss in the Dark" (キッス・イン・ザ・ダーク, Kissu in za Dāku) is the 14th single released in Japan, and the first single released in the United States, by Japanese duo Pink Lady. The song was recorded for their debut American album Pink Lady. The duo debuted the song in May 1979 on a Leif Garrett TV special. The song's peak position in Japan on the Oricon chart was 19, and on the American Billboard charts was 37.[1] This was also the first release of the duo in to fail to make the top 10 in Japan. In addition to the all-English version of the song which was a hit in the U.S., Pink Lady also recorded a bilingual version for the album We Are Sexy, with the chorus in English and the verses in Japanese. The B-side of the single is a cover of The Left Banke's "Walk Away Renée".[2]

Not to be confused with Kiss in the Dark (K.I.D.) or Kiss in the Dark (album).
"Kiss in the Dark"
Single by Pink Lady
from the album Pink Lady
LanguageEnglish
B-side"Walk Away Renée"
ReleasedJanuary 3, 1979 (1979-01-03) (U.S.)
September 4, 1979 (1979-09-04) (Japan)
Genre
Length3:00 7"
5:19 12"
LabelElektra/Curb (U.S.)
Victor (Japan)
Songwriter(s)Michael Lloyd
Producer(s)Michael Lloyd
Pink Lady singles chronology
"Nami Nori Pirates"
(1978)		 "Kiss in the Dark"
(1979)		 "Monday Mona Lisa Club"
(1979)

Pink Lady became the first Japanese recording act to chart in America since Kyu Sakamoto ("Sukiyaki") 16 years earlier, and the first to have a hit sung in English, as Sakamoto's hit had been sung in Japanese.[3] Coincidentally, "Kiss in the Dark" had been released a year before A Taste of Honey's Twice As Sweet album came out, which featured their cover of "Sukiyaki" that became a hit in the U.S.

In Japan, the single sold 350,000 copies.[4]

A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, Innovation, released in December 2010.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ArrangementLength
1."Kiss in the Dark"Michael LloydJohn D'Andrea2:55
2."Walk Away Renée"
Erich Buling3:10

Charts
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Oricon Chart 19
US Billboard Hot 100 37
US Cash Box magazine 49
Canada RPM Top 100 Singles 64

References
  1. "Billboard top 40 hits 1979". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  2. "Pink Lady Discography". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  3. "Billboard Magazine, June 23, 1979. "Pink Lady Ends Drouth"". Billboard. 23 June 1979.
  4. "Pink Lady single sales". Retrieved 2012-05-28.
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