Manatsu no Tōriame

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"Manatsu no Tōriame"
Manatsu no Tōriame.jpg
Single by Utada Hikaru
from the album Fantôme
Released15 April 2016 (2016-04-15)
Recorded2016
GenreJ-pop
Length5:41
LabelUniversal Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Utada Hikaru
Producer(s)Utada Hikaru
Utada Hikaru singles chronology
"Hanataba o Kimi ni"
(2016) 		"Manatsu no Tōriame"
(2016) 		"Michi"
(2016)
Music video
"Manatsu no Tōriame" on YouTube

"Manatsu no Tōriame" (真夏の通り雨, lit. "Midsummer Shower") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Utada Hikaru. It was released digitally 15 April 2016, alongside "Hanataba o Kimi ni" as joint singles for her album Fantôme. The song is the theme to NTV's news show NEWS ZERO. The single is Utada's first release since 2012's Evangelion: 3.0 theme song "Sakura Nagashi", and marks her official comeback to the Japanese music scene.[1]

Track listing[]

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

Digital version
No.TitleLength
1."Manatsu no Tōriame (真夏の通り雨)"5:38

Credits[]

Credits adapted from Fantôme liner notes.[2]

  • Utada Hikaru – vocals, songwriting, production, string arrangement, programming
  • Tamada Tom – drums
  • Yamaguchi Hiroo – electric bass
  • Kawano Kei – band leader, conductor, acoustic piano
  • Suhara Anzu – strings leader
  • Darren Heelis – synth bass
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Steve Fitzmaurice – recording, mixing, additional drum programming
  • Komori Masahito – vocal recording
  • Darren Heelis – additional engineering, additional drum programming
  • Matsui Atsushi – recording

Release history[]

Region Date Format
Japan 15 April 2016 (2016-04-15) PC download

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ "[2016/07/08] Utada Hikaru Releases Her 6th Original Full Album, First in 8 Years, on Sep. 28!!". Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ Fantôme (booklet). Hikaru Utada. Virgin. 2016. TYCT-60101.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Utada Hikaru's "Manatsu no Tooriame" Tops JpopAsia's Music Video Chart For April 2016". JpopAsia. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. ^ "有料音楽配信認定". RIAJ. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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