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
  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.