Manatsu no Tōriame
2016 single by Hikaru Utada
"Manatsu no Tōriame" | ||||
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Single by Hikaru Utada | ||||
from the album Fantôme | ||||
Released | April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15) | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 5:41 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Hikaru Utada | |||
Producer(s) | Hikaru Utada | |||
Hikaru Utada singles chronology | ||||
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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 Hikaru Utada. It was released digitally on April 15 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 Hikaru Utada; all music is composed by Hikaru Utada
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Manatsu no Tōriame (真夏の通り雨)" | 5:38 |
Credits
Credits adapted from Fantôme liner notes.[2]
- Hikaru Utada – 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 |
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Japan | April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15) | PC download |
Charts
Weekly and monthly charts
| Certifications
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References
- ^ "[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 May 1, 2016.
- ^ Fantôme (booklet). Hikaru Utada. Virgin. 2016. TYCT-60101.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ "Utada Hikaru's "Manatsu no Tooriame" Tops JpopAsia's Music Video Chart For April 2016". JpopAsia. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ "有料音楽配信認定". RIAJ. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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Hikaru Utada songs
- "Automatic"
- "Time Will Tell"
- "Movin' On Without You"
- "First Love"
- "Addicted to You"
- "Wait & See (Risk)"
- "For You"
- "Time Limit"
- "Can You Keep a Secret?"
- "Final Distance"
- "Traveling"
- "Hikari"
- "Sakura Drops"
- "Letters"
- "Colors"
- "Easy Breezy"
- "Devil Inside"
- "Exodus '04"
- "Be My Last"
- "You Make Me Want to Be a Man"
- "Passion / Sanctuary"
- "Keep Tryin'"
- "This Is Love"
- "Boku wa Kuma"
- "Flavor of Life"
- "Kiss & Cry"
- "Beautiful World"
- "Stay Gold"
- "Heart Station"
- "Prisoner of Love"
- "Come Back to Me"
- "Dirty Desire"
- "Hymne à l'amour (Ai no Anthem)"
- "Goodbye Happiness"
- "Sakura Nagashi"
- "Hanataba o Kimi ni"
- "Manatsu no Tōriame"
- "Michi"
- "Ōzora de Dakishimete"
- "Forevermore"
- "Anata"
- "Play a Love Song"
- "Hatsukoi"
- "Chikai / Don't Think Twice"
- "Face My Fears"
- "Time"
- "One Last Kiss"
- "Kimi ni Muchū"
- "Somewhere Near Marseilles"
- "Fight the Blues"
- "Eternally"
- "Can't Wait 'Til Christmas"
- "Show Me Love (Not a Dream)"
- "Nijikan Dake no Vacance"
- "Do You"
- "Lonely One"