Singapore (song)

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"Singapore"
Single by 2 Plus 1
from the album Easy Come, Easy Go
Released1980
Recorded1979
Genre Pop, disco
Label Philips
Songwriter(s) Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein, Wolfgang Jass
Producer(s) Michael Holm, Rainer Pietsch
2 Plus 1 singles chronology
"Easy Come, Easy Go"
(1979)
"Singapore"
(1980)
"Allah Inch' Allah"
(1980)

"Singapore" is a single by Polish band 2 Plus 1, released in 1980 by Philips Records.

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Song information

"Singapore" (in Japanese: "夢のシンガポール", [1] also known as "Singapore Dreams") was the second single from 2 Plus 1's first international album Easy Come, Easy Go , and the band's first single released in Japan.

The song was met with modest success in Japan and has become one of 2 Plus 1's most popular songs. It was later released as the B-side on their 1981 single "Mama Chita". In 1981, the music video for the song was filmed in Poland as part of a TV special Moje marzenia.

Track listing

A. "Singapore"
B. "Easy Come, Easy Go"

Chart performance

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Japanese Singles Charts [3] 7

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References

  1. "best single-sold artists / 日本でシングルが売れたアーチストたち". www6.plala.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  2. "2 plus 1 - Singapore (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  3. Uwaga! Kulisy sławy (in Polish). January 2005. TVN.