is the 18th single by Japanese singer-songwriter

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. Written by Takeuchi and produced by

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, the single was released through Moon Records on September 12, 1989.

Background

"Single Again" was used as the eighth opening theme of

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's . The song is about a woman's feelings when she hears rumors of a divorced man marrying another woman, thus making her feel "single again".

Chart performance

"Single Again" peaked at No. 2 on

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's weekly singles chart. It was certified platinum by the

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in May 1992.

Track listing

Charts

Certification

Cover versions

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covered the song on her 1990 compilation album ''Koibune: Best Hits''. *

Sammi Cheng Sammi Cheng Sau-man (; born 19 August 1972) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. She is considered one of the most prominent female singers in Hong Kong, with album sales of over 25 million copies throughout the Asia-pacific. Most notably in the 199 ...

covered the song in Cantonese as "Líbié" (離別, "Parting") on her 1990 album ''Sammi''. *

Rodel Naval Rodel Belvis Naval (February 16, 1953 – June 11, 1995) was a Filipino actor, singer, and songwriter. He is best remembered for such songs as "Lumayo Ka Man Sa Akin" and "Muli". Background Rodel (or Ody as he was called by those who knew him ...

covered the song in

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as "Lumayo Ka Man" ("Even If You Go Away") in 1990. *

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covered the song in Cantonese as "Yuánliàng wǒ shì wǒ" (原諒我是我, "Forgive Me for Being Myself") on their 1993 album ''Shìjiè huì biàn dé hěn měi'' (世界會變得很美, ''The World Will Become Beautiful''). They also recorded the song in Mandarin as "Wùhuì" (誤會, "Misunderstanding") on their 1994 album ''Ànliàn de dàijià'' (暗戀的代價, ''The Price of Secret Love''). *

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covered the song on her 2002 covers album '' Zero Album: Utahime 2''. *

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covered the song in English on the 2002 tribute album ''Sincerely: Mariya Takeuchi Songbook''. *

Hideaki Tokunaga is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor. Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of '' Star Tanjō!'' in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986. After he released hit songs such as " Yume o Shinjite" (the first ending theme of ...

covered the song on his 2006 covers album ''Vocalist 2''. * Yasushi Nakanishi covered the song on his 2007 covers album ''Standards''. * Yūji Nakada covered the song on his 2014 covers album ''Song Composite''. * Juju covered the song on her 2014 covers album ''Request II''.

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 1989 songs 1989 singles Mariya Takeuchi songs Songs in Japanese Japanese television drama theme songs Warner Music Japan singles