Stranger Tonight
{{Short description|1988 single by Yōko Oginome}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Stranger Tonight
| cover = Yoko Oginome - Stranger Tonight.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Yōko Oginome
| album = CD-Rider
| released = {{start date|1988|01|21}}
| language = Japanese
| English_title =
| B-side = Bus Stop
| recorded = 1987
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|dance-pop}}
| length = 4:03
| label = Victor
| writer = {{hlist|Masao Urino|Nobody}}
| producer =
| prev_title = Kitakaze no Carol
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Stardust Dream
| next_year = 1988
| misc = {{External music video
| typ = single
| header = Music video
| 1 = {{YouTube|R_MRr9JCFiI|"Stranger Tonight"}}
}}
}}
{{nihongo|"Stranger Tonight"|ストレンジャーtonight|Sutorenjā Tunaito}} is the 14th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Masao Urino and Nobody, the single was released on January 21, 1988, by Victor Entertainment.{{cite web |url=http://www.oginome.com/web/02_disco/index_02.html |title=Single Discography |website=Yōko Oginome Official Website |access-date=2021-07-08}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rising-pro.jp/artist/oginome/disco/s_14/ |title=ストレンジャーtonight {{!}} 荻野目洋子 |publisher=Rising Production |access-date=2021-07-08 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190404/https://www.rising-pro.jp/artist/oginome/disco/s_14/ |url-status=dead }}
Background and release
The song was used as the theme song of the TV Asahi drama special {{nihongo4|Madonna-sensei wa Rock'n Roller!|マドンナ先生はロックンローラー!||Professor Madonna Is a Rock'n Roller!}}, which also starred Oginome.
The music video features Oginome performing the song with a group of American dancers at a dance hall.
The B-side is a cover of The Hollies' hit single "Bus Stop".
"Stranger Tonight" became Oginome's second No. 1 single on Oricon's singles chart. It also sold over 143,000 copies. In addition, the single earned Oginome the Gold Award at the 30th Japan Record Awards and the Best Kayo Music Award at the 17th FNS Music Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/oginome.html |title=荻野目洋子(シングル) |website=Yamachan Land |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524164721/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/oginome.html |language=Japanese |access-date=2021-07-08|archive-date=May 24, 2011 }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = 1988 single
| total_length =
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title1 = Stranger Tonight
| note1 = {{nihongo||ストレンジャーtonight|Sutorenjā Tunaito}}
| lyrics1 = Masao Urino
| music1 = Nobody
| extra1 = Ryō Yonemitsu
| length1 = 4:03
| title2 = Bus Stop
| lyrics2 = Graham Gouldman
| music2 = Gouldman
| extra2 = Akira Nishihira
| length2 = 3:42
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2013 bonus tracks
| total_length =
| title3 = Stranger Tonight (Original Karaoke)
| note3 = {{nihongo||ストレンジャーtonight (オリジナル・カラオケ)|Sutorenjā Tunaito (Orijinaru Karaoke)}}
| length1 =
| title4 = Bus Stop (Original Karaoke)
| note4 = {{nihongo||BUS STOP (オリジナル・カラオケ)}}
| length4 =
}}
Charts
;Weekly charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!Chart (1988) !Peak position |
| scope="row" |Oricon Weekly Singles Chart{{cite book|title=1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック|year=1997|publisher=Oricon|location=Tokyo|language=ja|isbn=4871310418|page=64}}
|1 |
|---|
| scope="row" |The Best Ten
|2 |
;Year-end charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!Chart (1988) !Peak position |
| scope="row" |Oricon Year-End Chart
|60 |
|---|
| scope="row" |The Best Ten Year-End Chart
|64 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A000306/VEATP-31430.html}}
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=ac8eedf5-1142-4f8e-a313-972838ba4811|name=Stranger Tonight|type=single}}
- {{Discogs release|id=7693940|name=Stranger Tonight|type=single}}
{{Yoko Oginome}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Japanese television drama theme songs
Category:Songs with lyrics by Masao Urino