Hatsukoi (Hikaru Utada song)

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"Hatsukoi"
Single by Hikaru Utada
from the album Hatsukoi
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedMay 30, 2018 (2018-05-30)
RecordedMarch 2018
Genre
Length4:41
Label
  • Epic
  • Sony Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Hikaru Utada
Producer(s)Hikaru Utada
Hikaru Utada singles chronology
"Play a Love Song"
(2018) 		"Hatsukoi"
(2018) 		"Chikai"
(2018)
Music video
"Hatsukoi (Short Version)" on YouTube

"Hatsukoi" is a song by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It is their fifth single under the label Epic Records Japan and was taken from their upcoming seventh Japanese-language studio album Hatsukoi. The song was released as a digital download on May 30 and was used as a tie-in for the Japanese television drama Hana Nochi Hare - Hanadan Next Season. It's the second song that Utada delivers to the series, after Flavor of Life in 2007.[1]

Music video[]

The song's corresponding promo video is directed by , the same director that worked with Utada on the "Manatsu no Tooriame" music video. Released on the same day as the song, it can be purchased via iTunes store,[2] and has simultaneously been released for rotation to Japanese TV Station M-On. Following the good reception of the "Forevermore" and "Anata" music video documentaries with M-On, a new one will be exhibited at the channel on June 27, the same day of Hatsukoi album release.

Commercial performance[]

The song topped the Oricon download chart for 2 consecutive weeks, making Hikaru Utada the only female singer to reach the top of the chart 3 times since its beginning.[3]

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Hikaru Utada; all music is composed by Hikaru Utada.

Digital version
No.TitleLength
1."Hatsukoi"4:41

Charts[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format
Worldwide May 30, 2018 (2018-05-30) Digital download

References[]

  1. ^ "Hikaru Utada's Single "Hatsukoi," The Image Song For TBS Tuesday Night Drama Series "Hana nochi Hare - Hanadan Next Season" To Be Released Digitally On May 30". Utadahikaru.jp. Hikaru Utada Official Website. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hikaru Utada's Digital Single For "Hatsukoi" (Image Song For TBS Drama "Hana Nochi Hare - Hanadan Next Season") Released Wednesday, May 30! Music Video For The Track Also Announced". utadahikaru.jp. Hikaru Utada Official Website. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "【オリコン】宇多田ヒカル、女性初の配信シングルV2 『花晴れ』提供「初恋」" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Download Songs" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "宇多田ヒカル「初恋」デジタルランキング初登場１位" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "Top Download Songs Chart Year-end 2018" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "有料音楽配信認定". RIAJ. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  9. ^ "年間デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 1位～25位" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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