Winter's cityside
Crystal bits of snowflakes
All around my head and in the wind
I had no illusions
That I'd ever find a glimpse
Of summer's heatwaves in your eyes
You did what you did to me
Now it's history, I see
Here's my comeback on the road again
Things will happen while they can
I will wait here for my man tonight
It's easy when you're big in Japan

Aah when you're big in Japan - tonight
Big in Japan - be - tight...
Big in Japan... ooh the eastern sea's so blue
Big in Japan - all right,
Pay! - Then I'll sleep by your side
Things are easy when you're big in Japan
Oh when you're big in Japan

Neon on my naked skin, passing silhouettes
Of strange illuminated mannequins
Shall I stay here at the zoo
Or should I go and change my point of view
For other ugly scenes
You did what you did to me
Now It's history, oh, you'll see
Things will happen while they can
I will wait here for my man tonight
It's easy when you're big in Japan

Aah when you're big in Japan - tonight
Big in Japan - be - tight...
Big in Japan... ooh the eastern sea's so blue
Big in Japan - all right, Pay!
Then I'll sleep by your side
Things are easy when you're big in Japan

Lyrics & Music: Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens

Versions:

• Single version (3:52, 7" & 12" single)
• Extended Remix (7:25, 12" single)
• Extended Instrumental (6:10, 12" single)
• Album version (4:43)
• Single Version '88 (3:49, The Singles Collection)
• Remix '88 (7:25, The Singles Collection)
• Extended Remix (6:57, Forever Young / Big in Japan)
• 1992 A.D. (3:14, 1992 7" single & CD)
• The Mix (4:14, 1992 7" single)
• 1992 A.D. - Freedom Mix (4:51, 1992 12" single & CD)
• 1992 A.D. - Freedom Dub (4:56, 1992 12" single)
• The Mix Extended Version (6:05, 1992 12" single & CD)
• Swemix Remix 12" (8:27, Swemix 12" single & CD)
• Swemix Remix 7" (3:57, Swemix 12" single & CD)
• Swemix Dub (6:44, Swemix 12" single & CD)
• Culture mix (6:08, First Harvest)
• Live (4:20, History)
• 1992 AD Video (3:35, MoonOffice Compilation)
• Live in Moscow (7:15, Flame)
• Demo Remix (6:23, Dreamscapes)
• Live (7:09, Dreamscapes)
• FFF Time Warp (10:19, Dreamscapes)
• Live (7:14, Visions of Dreamscapes)
• Live (6:05, Stark Naked and Absolutely Live)
• Live (?:??, Little America)
• Roland Spremberg Mix (3:42, Forever Pop)
• Eiffel 65 Mix (5:00, Forever Pop)
• Symphonic Version (3:58, Online Release 2022)

Notes:

Marc Simon is credited as one of the writers of "Big in Japan" on the single and the Warner music sheet, though not on the album.

"Big in Japan - The Mix (extended version), which appears on the 1992 release, starts with a weird, warbling voice (just before someone says "we're very excited about this new song"). The warbling seems to end with the word "stereo", but this is just some clever mixing: If you record the sentence and play it backwards, it quite clearly says "Remix by Kid and Johnny", which it was.