Prisoner of Love (Utada Hikaru song)

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"Prisoner of Love"
Utada Prisoner of Love.jpg
Single by Utada Hikaru
from the album Heart Station
ReleasedMay 21, 2008
GenrePop, R&B
Length4:46
LabelEMI Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Utada Hikaru
Producer(s)Utada Hikaru
Utada Hikaru singles chronology
"Heart Station"
(2008) 		"Prisoner of Love"
(2008) 		"Come Back to Me"
(2009)
Music video
"Prisoner of Love" on YouTube

"Prisoner of Love" is Utada Hikaru's 21st Japanese single and 30th single overall, and was released on May 21, 2008. This was her first Japanese recut single in nine years, after the first one "First Love" in 1999. It is also her first single to be released only in CD+DVD format. "Prisoner of Love" (Quiet Version) serves as the insert song for the Japanese television drama, Last Friends, while the original version is used in the opening theme.[1] It won the Best Theme Song Award in the 57th Drama Academy Awards.[2] "Prisoner of Love" was the 3rd most downloaded song in Japan during 2008.[3]

The song was performed during Utada's two date concert series Wild Life in December 2010.[4]

Music video[]

The video for "Prisoner of Love", directed by Takeishi Wataru, features Utada writing, arranging, and composing the song. She is seen doing push-ups and punching the air, while the scene switches back to her crafting the song and having writer's block.

The video is very interesting in that it is her first to use various references to her U3 blog. She is seen peeling and eating an orange-like fruit called a mikan, and in her blog she mentioned having a surplus of them. She is also seen drawing her inventive superhero, Super-Kuman, based on Kuma Chang, her stuffed bear, which is the subject for her song "Boku wa Kuma".

Track listing[]

CD+DVD Version

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Prisoner of Love"4:46
2."Prisoner of Love ~Quiet Version~"4:34
3."Prisoner of Love (Original Karaoke)"4:44
4."Prisoner of Love ~Quiet Version~ (Original Karaoke)"4:34
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Prisoner of Love (Music Video)"-:--

Digital sales information[]

On May 13, Barks.jp reported "Prisoner of Love" had sold over 1.5 million downloads across all formats,[5] and on July 7, Yahoo!Japan reported it had sold over 2.9 million downloads,[6] it has been certified by the RIAJ on September 2 for reaching the 1 million mark for Chaku-Uta Full downloads in Japan.[7][8]

Chart rankings[]

Charts (2008) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[9] 2
Oricon weekly singles[10] 2
Oricon yearly singles[11] 95
RIAJ Reco-kyō ringtones Top 100[12] 2
RIAJ Reco-kyō ringtones Top 100[12]
  • Quiet Version
 27
Charts (2010) Peak
position
RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100[13] 83

Certifications and sales[]

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[14] 82,000
RIAJ physical certification[15] 100,000
RIAJ ringtone downloads[16] 1,000,000+
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[17] 1,000,000+
RIAJ PC downloads[16] 100,000+

References[]

  1. ^ "News (JP) - Hikki's WEBSITE". Hikki's WEBSITE. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. ^ "テレビ番組表 - テレビ欄・番組表のSmartザテレビジョン". Smartザテレビジョン. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. ^ http://utada-online.net/blog/?p=532 Archived December 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "宇多田ヒカル一時休止前ラスト公演で感涙＆Ust新記録樹立" (in Japanese). Natalie. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  5. ^ "宇多田ヒカル、デビュー以来全アルバムがミリオン達成". BARKS. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  6. ^ Yahoo!Japan Archived August 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会｜各種統計". riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  8. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080913021922/http://utada-online.net/blog/?p=346. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. June 2, 2010. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  10. ^ "Ｐｒｉｓｏｎｅｒ Ｏｆ Ｌｏｖｅ - 宇多田ヒカル／ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  11. ^ シングル 年間ランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 28, 2005. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信チャート（「着うた（R）」）＜略称：5月度レコ協チャート（「着うた（R）」）＞" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  13. ^ "レコード協会調べ 2010年06月09日～2010年06月15日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2010-06-18. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  14. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-09-17. (subscription only)
  15. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年5月. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b レコード協会調べ 6月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：6月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  17. ^ レコード協会調べ 7月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：7月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
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