"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.
Track listing
Charts Chart (1989–1990)Peakposition
Wink version
"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".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,
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.
Track listing All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa; all music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura.
Charts Weekly charts Chart (1990)PeakpositionJapanese Oricon Singles Chart2
Year-end charts Chart (1990)PeakpositionJapanese Oricon Singles Chart33
Certifications
Other versions Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish covered the song on their Wish I Had an Angel single.
References
External links Ankie Bagger version
Wink version