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"Glimpse of Us"
Cover art for "Glimpse of Us": an eye of a reptile
Single by Joji
from the album Smithereens
Released10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)
GenreAlternative pop
Length3:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Alexis Kesselman
  • Castle
  • Connor McDonough
  • Riley McDonough
Producer(s)Connor McDonough
Joji singles chronology
"Thinking Bout You"
(2022) 		"Glimpse of Us"
(2022) 		"Yukon (Interlude)"
(2022)
Music video
"Glimpse of Us" on YouTube

"Glimpse of Us" is a song by Japanese singer Joji, released as the lead single from his third studio album Smithereens on 10 June 2022 through 88rising and Warner Records.[1] It was written by Alexis Kesselman, Castle, Riley McDonough, and producer Connor McDonough. The song became Joji's most successful hit single to date, having peaked at number one in Australia, Indonesia, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Singapore, while peaking in the top 10 in Canada, Ireland, Norway, the United States and Vietnam.

Following its release, "Glimpse of Us" broke a series of records. It became the first song by an Asian artist to reach number one on Spotify Global, remaining for 10 consecutive days.

With the song's debut in tenth place on the Billboard Hot 100, it became the second song by a Japanese artist to reach the top 10 after Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" in 1963.[2] It also marked the first debut of an Asian soloist directly in the top 10, as well as his fifth entry on the chart. The song also topped the New Zealand and Australian singles, becoming Joji's first number-one single. The song received a nomination for Song of the Year at the ARIA Awards 2022.[3]

Critical reception

The song received with widespread acclaim, with critics praising its simplicity, lyrics and Joji's emotional vocals. Brenton Blanchet of Complex described the song as a "chilling piano ballad",[4] while Jon Caramanica of The New York Times considered it "splendid and striking".[5] Andrea See of Bandwagon Asia felt that the "stripped-down" sound of the song "foreshadows Joji's more mature sonic territory" in contrast to his previous electronic material.[6]

Music video

The song was accompanied by its music video, directed by Dan Streit. The video contains various scenes of tomfoolery committed by "anonymous protagonists," including in race cars.[4] Clips from the video became popular on TikTok, leading the music video to gain tens of millions of views. The video was shot on a Sony DCR-HC32 miniDV and consisted of 15 hours of raw footage before editing. The video was primarily shot in Atlanta, with additional scenes shot in Tennessee, Alabama, Los Angeles and New York.[7]

Commercial performance

"Glimpse of Us" became Joji's highest-charting single upon its debut in various countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Philippines and the UK.[8][9][10] It debuted at number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking Joji's first top-ten single in the country. For the chart dated 2 July 2022, the song peaked at number eight.[11]

With "Glimpse of Us", Joji became the second Japanese artist to have a number one single on the Australian singles chart, and first since Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" in 1963.[12]

Charts

Chart performance of "Glimpse of Us"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 42
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 5
Croatia (Billboard)[17] 15
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 17
Denmark (Tracklisten)[19] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 12
France (SNEP)[21] 57
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 31
Global 200 (Billboard)[23] 2
Greece International (IFPI)[24] 2
Hong Kong (Billboard)[25] 15
Hungary (Single Top 40)[26] 30
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[27] 24
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[28] 4
Indonesia (Billboard)[29] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[30] 2
Italy (FIMI)[31] 90
Lithuania (AGATA)[32] 1
Malaysia International (RIM)[33] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[34] 13
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[35] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[36] 5
Philippines (Billboard)[37] 1
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[38] 71
Portugal (AFP)[39] 4
Romania (Billboard)[40] 24
Singapore (RIAS)[41] 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[42] 11
South Africa (RISA)[43] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[44] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[45] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[46] 12
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 8
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[47] 13
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[48] 9
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[49] 2

Certifications

Certifications for "Glimpse of Us"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] Gold 35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[51] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[52] Platinum 30,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[53] Platinum 10,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[54] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[55] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[56] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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