▁copies . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁song ▁saw ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁intern ation ally ▁when ▁an ▁eight - min ute ▁rem ix ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁uploaded ▁to ▁YouTube , ▁quickly ▁gar ner ing ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 4 ▁million ▁views ▁before ▁being ▁removed ▁for ▁copy right ▁viol ation . ▁ ▁Production ▁and ▁release ▁ ▁" Pl astic ▁Love " ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁performed ▁by ▁Take uch i ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁her ▁husband , ▁T ats uro ▁Yam ash ita . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁The ▁Japan ▁Times , ▁Take uch i ▁remarked : ▁" I ▁wanted ▁to ▁write ▁something ▁dance able , ▁something ▁with ▁a ▁city ▁pop ▁sound ... ▁[ the ▁lyr ics ] ▁tell ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁lost ▁the ▁man ▁she ▁truly ▁lov es ." ▁Yam ash ita ▁also ▁played ▁guitar ▁for ▁the ▁song , ▁while ▁Y as u har u ▁Nak an ishi ▁played ▁electric ▁piano , ▁K ō ki ▁It ō ▁played ▁bass ▁guitar , ▁and ▁J ū n ▁A oy ama ▁played ▁drums . ▁▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁on ▁Take uch i ' s ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁album , ▁Vari ety . ▁A ▁twelve - inch ▁single ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁which ▁included ▁an ▁" ext ended ▁club ▁mix " ▁and ▁" new ▁re - mix " ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁reached ▁ 8 6 th ▁on ▁the ▁Or icon ▁Singles ▁Chart . ▁ ▁Res urg