Stranger Tonight

"Stranger Tonight"
"Stranger Tonight"
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album CD-Rider
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Bus Stop"
Released	January 21, 1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	J-pop; dance-pop;
Length	4:03
Label	Victor
Songwriter(s)	Masao Urino; Nobody;
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
Music video
	"Stranger Tonight" on YouTube

"Stranger Tonight" (ストレンジャーtonight, Sutorenjā Tunaito) is the 14th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Masao Urino and Nobody, the single was released on January 21, 1988, by Victor Entertainment.^[1]^[2]

Background and release

The song was used as the theme song of the TV Asahi drama special Madonna-sensei wa Rock'n Roller! (マドンナ先生はロックンローラー!; Professor Madonna Is a Rock'n Roller!), which also starred Oginome.

The music video features Oginome performing the song with a group of American dancers at a dance hall.

The B-side is a cover of The Hollies' hit single "Bus Stop".

"Stranger Tonight" became Oginome's second No. 1 single on Oricon's singles chart. It also sold over 143,000 copies. In addition, the single earned Oginome the Gold Award at the 30th Japan Record Awards and the Best Kayo Music Award at the 17th FNS Music Festival.^[3]

Track listing

1988 single
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Stranger Tonight" (Sutorenjā Tunaito (ストレンジャーtonight))	Masao Urino	Nobody	Ryō Yonemitsu	4:03
2.	"Bus Stop"	Graham Gouldman	Gouldman	Akira Nishihira	3:42

2013 bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
3.	"Stranger Tonight (Original Karaoke)" (Sutorenjā Tunaito (Orijinaru Karaoke) (ストレンジャーtonight (オリジナル・カラオケ)))
4.	"Bus Stop (Original Karaoke)" ((BUS STOP (オリジナル・カラオケ)))

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[4]	1
The Best Ten	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Oricon Year-End Chart^[4]	60
The Best Ten Year-End Chart	64

References

^ "Single Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "ストレンジャーtonight | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "荻野目洋子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ ^a ^b 1968-1997 オリコンチャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.