"Pepper Keibu" reached a peak chart position of number four, with a total of 1,050,000 sales.

[2] The original recording did not have the signature "Pepper Keibu yo" at the end, as the live performances did.

[3] At the time of the song's release, songwriter Yū Aku was often asked if it was inspired by the Lockheed bribery scandal in Japan, as the arrest of Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka was fresh in the public's memories.

"Sneezing Lecture"), soft drinks such as Dr Pepper, and The Beatles' album Sgt.

Pink Lady also recorded an English-language version titled "Sergeant Pepper" in 1978 for international markets.