Where Were You Last Night (song) explained

Where Were You Last Night
Cover:Ankie Bagger - Where Were You Last Night.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Ankie Bagger
Album:Where Were You Last Night
Recorded:1989
Length:4:08
Label:Sonet

"Where Were You Last Night" is a single by Swedish singer Ankie Bagger from the 1989 album Where Were You Last Night. Written by Norell Oson Bard, the single was released in October 1989 by Sonet Records. The song entered Swedish Trackslistan on 11 November 1989 and stayed on the chart for 6 weeks peaking at #4.

Wink version

Yoru ni Hagurete (Where Were You Last Night)
Cover:Wink - Yoru ni Hagurete (Where Were You Last Night).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Wink
Album:Crescent
Language:Japanese
English Title:Where Were You Last Night
B-Side:Omoide made Soba ni Ite (Welcome To The Edge)
Recorded:1990
Length:4:25
Label:Polystar
Composer:Norell Oson Bard
Lyricist:Neko Oikawa
Producer:Haruo Mizuhashi
Prev Title:Sexy Music
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:New Moon ni Aimashou
Next Year:1990

"Where Were You Last Night" was covered in Japanese by the idol duo Wink as . Released on 4 July 1990 by Polystar Records, it was their eighth single, with Japanese lyrics written by Neko Oikawa. The B-side is a Japanese-language cover of Billie Hughes' "Welcome to the Edge".[1]

Prior to the release of the single, Wink member Sachiko Suzuki was sidelined with acute hepatitis. Shoko Aida performed the song alone during TV appearances while Suzuki spent two weeks to recover.

The single peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's singles chart. It sold over 291,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[2] [3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa; all music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura.

Charts

Weekly charts
Year-end charts

Certifications

Other versions

External links

Ankie Bagger version
Wink version

Notes and References

  1. Eye-ai: A Magazine on Japanese Culture and Entertainment -1992 179-201 p22 "A collection of 16 of their singles such as "Ai ga Tomaranai," "One Night Heaven," "Sabishi Nettaigyo," "Sexy Music," "Namida wo Misenai de" and "Sugar Baby Love." "Quiet Life" Takeuchi Mariya AMTM-4141,
  2. Web site: 夜にはぐれて WINK . . 22 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Wink(シングル) . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524095747/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/wink.html . Japanese . 22 July 2021. 2011-05-24 .
  4. Web site: Nightwish - Wish I Had an Angel . . 14 March 2020.