is the 16th single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Makoto Kitajō and

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, the single was released on September 21, 1977. The B-side, "Futari no Love Song", is a Japanese-language cover of

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' song "

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". Japanese Wikipedia on 'Un, Deux, Trois', Retrieved 2008-10-13 The song peaked at No. 7 on

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's singles chart and sold over 281,000 copies.

Track listing

All music is arranged by

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Chart positions

Cover versions

* Takurō Yoshida self-covered the song in 1977, adding the line: "Sayonara Candies". * Theresa Cheung did a Cantonese cover version in 1979, under the title of "Far Away".(;

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: Qíng yáoyuǎn)

References

External links

* 1977 singles 1977 songs Songs in Japanese Candies (group) songs Sony Music Entertainment Japan singles {{1970s-single-stub