“Big in Japan” is the debut single of the band Alphaville. It is from their 1984 album Forever Young. The title comes from a phrase Big in Japan, which was used to describe Western bands who are popular with Japanese audiences while garnering little attention in their home country.
In 2008, Norwegian singer Ane Brun did her very own version of the song “Big in Japan”. The song was recorded to be part of the soundtrack for the Swedish TV-documentary “Stor i Japan” on TV6.
In 2000, Guano Apes also covered the song in their second full-length album, Don’t Give Me Names.
Here is Guano Apes’ cover:
and the original version: