Uchiage Hanabi

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"Uchiage Hanabi"
Uchiage Hanabi.jpg
Single by Daoko with Kenshi Yonezu
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Forever Friends"
"Cinderella step"
ReleasedAugust 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)
Recorded2017
GenreJ-pop
LabelToy's Factory
Music video
"打上花火" on YouTube

"Uchiage Hanabi" (Japanese: 打上花火, official English is "Fireworks") is a song by Daoko and Kenshi Yonezu released in August 2017. "Uchiage Hanabi" means "launching fireworks". The song is used for the anime film Fireworks and the album Thank You Blue. There are two solo versions, Yonezu's solo version released for Bootleg for minimalist rearrangement, and Daoko's solo version for Shiteki Ryoko. It ranked number one in Billboard Japan Hot Animation for 25 weeks.[1] It won Song of the Year of Space Shower Music Awards in 2018.[2]

Reception[]

The song received many positive reviews, and was described as merging the light sadness of summer and floweriness of fireworks, mixing delicate piano and strings with an electro effect and producing a beautiful scene.[3][4][5][6] The music video for the song has garnered over 400 million views on YouTube.[7]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Uchiage Hanabi"Kenshi Yonezu4:49
2."Forever Friends"Reimy4:08
3."Cinderella Step"Daoko4:02

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[18] 2× Platinum 500,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[19] Platinum 100,000,000dagger

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
dagger Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Accolades[]

Year Award Category Result
2018 32nd Japan Gold Disc Award Song of the Year by Download Won
Space Shower Music Awards Song of the Year Won

References[]

  1. ^ "【ビルボード】DAOKO×米津「打上花火」がアニメ・チャート26週ぶり首位、ロングヒット曲が続々と浮上 | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  2. ^ "WINNERS". SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2018 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  3. ^ Department, Skream! Editorial. "打上花火 / DAOKO". Skream! 邦楽ロック・洋楽ロック ポータルサイト. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  4. ^ "星野源、DAOKO、DISH//……今夏注目の主題歌・OP曲揃い踏み！". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  5. ^ "DAOKO『打上花火』／2017年のアンセム、出ました－rockinon.com｜https://rockinon.com/disc/detail/165468". rockinon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  6. ^ "『打ち上げ花火、下から見るか?横から見るか?』とDAOKO×米津玄師"打上花火"について－rockinon.com｜https://rockinon.com/news/detail/165851". rockinon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  7. ^ DAOKO (October 26, 2017). "DAOKO × 米津玄師『打上花火』MUSIC VIDEO" [DAOKO x Kenshi Yonezu "Uchiage Hanabi" Music Video]. daoko_jp. YouTube. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "打上花火 | DAOKO". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  9. ^ "Japan Hot 100 Week of 30 August 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year End 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  12. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2018". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  13. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year End 2018". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2019". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year End 2019". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  16. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2020". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  17. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year End 2020". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  18. ^ "Japanese single digital certifications – DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi – Uchiage Hanabi" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 12 December 2019. Select 2018年1月 on the drop-down menu
  19. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi – Uchiage Hanabi" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 5 May 2021. Select 2020年9月 on the drop-down menu

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