Abunai Doyōbi

1974 single by Candies

"Abunai Doyōbi"

Single by Candies

from the album Abunai Doyōbi: Candies no Sekai

Language

Japanese

English title

Perilous Saturday

B-side

"Seishun no Mannaka"

Released

April 21, 1974 (1974-04-21)

Recorded

1974

Genre

kayōkyoku
teen pop

Length

3:10

Label

CBS Sony

Composer(s)

Kōichi Morita

Lyricist(s)

Kazumi Yasui

Producer(s)

Sumio Matsuzaki
Masatoshi Sakai

Candies singles chronology

"Soyokaze no Kuchizuke"
(1974)

"Abunai Doyōbi"
(1974)

"Namida no Kisetsu"
(1974)

"Abunai Doyōbi" (危い土曜日, "Perilous Saturday") is the third single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Kazumi Yasui and Kōichi Morita, the single was released on April 21, 1974.^[1]

The song peaked at No. 46 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 38,000 copies.^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kazumi Yasui; all music is written by Kōichi Morita; all music is arranged by Kōji Ryūzaki.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Abunai Doyōbi" ((危い土曜日, "Perilous Saturday"))	3:10
2.	"Seishun no Mannaka" ((青春の真中, "In the Midst of Youth"))	2:44

Chart positions

Charts (1974)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	46

Cover versions

Michie Tomizawa, Yūko Mizutani, and Megumi Hayashibara covered the song as the ending theme of the 1990 anime OVA Ariel Sesshoku-hen: The Beginning.
Utahime Gakudan covered the song in their 2006 album Saishokusenringiku.
The Possible covered the song in their 2007 debut album 1 Be Possible!.^[3]

References

^ "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
^ "The Possible release history at TNX" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2010-01-12.