Nami Nori Pirates

{{Infobox song

| name = Nami Nori Pirates

| cover = Nami Nori Pirates Pink Lady.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Pink Lady

| album = Magical Music Tour

| language = Japanese

| English_title = Surfing Pirates

| B-side = Nami Nori Pirates (U.S.A. Version)

| released = {{Start date|1979|07|05}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|kayōkyoku|surf}}

| length = 8:25

| label = Victor

| composer = Shunichi Tokura

| lyricist = Yū Aku

| producer = Hisahiko Iida

| prev_title = Pink Typhoon (In the Navy)

| prev_year = 1979

| next_title = Kiss in the Dark

| next_year = 1979

}}

{{nihongo4|"Nami Nori Pirates"|波乗りパイレーツ|Nami Nori Pairētsu|lit. "Surfing Pirates"}} is the 13th single by Pink Lady. It was released on 5 July 1979, with a peak position on the Oricon charts of #4,{{cite web|url=http://www.pinkladyamerica.com/pinkdiscography.html|title= Pink Lady singles|access-date=2009-08-08}} and also a #4 position on the Japanese Music Labo chart.{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT71|title=Billboard Magazine, August 11, 1979 |magazine=Billboard|date=11 August 1979 }} It was also the duo's last top-five single.

The B-side, an alternate version of the song used on their Magical Music Tour studio album, features members of The Beach Boys on backing vocals.{{cite book | title =音楽CD検定公式ガイドブック下巻 | publisher = レコード検定協議会 | page = 136}}

The single was also featured on the Japanese music program The Best Ten, where it peaked at #7.{{cite book | last =Yamada | first =Osamuji| title =The Best Ten | publisher = ソニー・マガジンズ | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-4789733724}} It sold approximately 550,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://pinklady.gooside.com/Dg.html|title= Pink Lady single sales|access-date=2012-05-28}}

Track listing (7" vinyl)

{{Track listing

|all_lyrics = Yū Aku

|all_music =Shunichi Tokura

|extra_column = Arrangement

|title1 = Nami Nori Pirates

|length1 = 3:50

|note1 = {{Nihongo4||波乗りパイレーツ|Nami Nori Pairētsu|"Surfing Pirates"}}

|extra1 = Shunichi Tokura

|title2 = Nami Nori Pirates (U.S.A. Version)

|length2 = 4:35

|note2 =

|extra2 = Paul Fauerso

}}

Personnel for U.S.A. version

Chart positions

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!Chart (1979)

!Peak
position

Japanese Oricon Singles Chart

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Japanese Music Labo Chart{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT71|title=Billboard Magazine, August 11, 1979 |magazine=Billboard|date=11 August 1979 }}

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See also

References

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