# Chameleon Army

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is [Pink Lady](/source/Pink_Lady_(duo))'s tenth single release, and their ninth number 1 hit on the [Oricon](/source/Oricon) charts.[1] The single sold approximately 1,250,000 copies,[2] and spent six weeks at the top of the [Oricon](/source/Oricon) charts. This was their last consecutive number one hit.

According to Oricon, this was the 10th best selling single from 1979,[3] and it gave Pink Lady a combined total of 63 weeks at number one - a record the duo held until January 2015, when [B'z](/source/B'z) achieved a total of 64 weeks at number one with their single "[Uchōten](/source/Uch%C5%8Dten_(song))".[4][5]

"Chameleon Army" was used as an insert song in the *[Lupin the Third Part II](/source/Lupin_the_Third_Part_II)* episode "Terror of the Chameleon Man". It was featured on the Japanese music show *The Best Ten*, where it peaked at #4.

A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, *[INNOVATION](/source/Innovation_(album))*, released in December 2010.

## Track listing (7" vinyl)

All lyrics are written by [Yū Aku](/source/Y%C5%AB_Aku); all music is composed and arranged by [Shunichi Tokura](/source/Shunichi_Tokura).

## Chart positions

Chart (1978) Peak position Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 1

## Cover versions

- South Korean singer [Epaksa](/source/Epaksa) covered the song in his 1996 album *Encyclopedia of Pon-Chak Party 1 & 2*.
- Trasparenza covered the song in their 2002 album *Pink Lady Euro Tracks*.[6]
- [Amii Ozaki](/source/Amii_Ozaki) and Ami Onuki (from [Puffy AmiYumi](/source/Puffy_AmiYumi)) recorded a cover version for the 2009 Pink Lady/Yū Aku tribute album *[Bad Friends](/source/Bad_Friends)*.

## See also

- [1978 in Japanese music](/source/1978_in_Japanese_music)

## References

1. ["List of the number-one hit singles on the Japanese Oricon Chart"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081226082219/http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~hbr/JP1_e.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~hbr/JP1_e.htm) on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

1. ["Billboard Magazine, March, 1979"](https://books.google.com/books?id=KCUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT143). *Billboard*. 31 March 1979.

1. ["Annual Oricon Charts 1977-1980"](http://www.early-times.com/Siryoukan/data/oricon-77-80.html) (in Japanese). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220330015346/http://www.early-times.com/Siryoukan/data/oricon-77-80.html) 2022-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

1. ["B'z break records and top Oricon chart with their 1st single in 2 years and 9 months"](https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/01/bz-break-records-and-top-oricon-chart-with-their-1st-single-in-2-years-and-9-months). *Tokyo Hive*. 2015-01-19. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230610135318/https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/01/bz-break-records-and-top-oricon-chart-with-their-1st-single-in-2-years-and-9-months) 2023-06-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-02-08.

1. *音楽CD検定公式ガイドブック下巻*. レコード検定協議会. p. 136.

1. ["Twinstar produce Pink Lady Euro Tracks"](http://www.2choume.com/para/Twinstar-produce-Pink-Lady-Euro-Tracks/cd/vape.html). *Para Para Mania*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210516051556/https://www.2choume.com/para/Twinstar-produce-Pink-Lady-Euro-Tracks/cd/vape.html) 2021-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-04-14.

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