Ōzora de Dakishimete

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"Ōzora de Dakishimete"
Single by Hikaru Utada
from the album Hatsukoi
LanguageJapanese
English title"Embrace Me Under the Big Sky"
ReleasedJuly 10, 2017 (2017-07-10)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length4:37
Label
Songwriter(s)Hikaru Utada
Producer(s)Hikaru Utada
Hikaru Utada singles chronology
"Michi"
(2016)
"Ōzora de Dakishimete"
(2017)
"Forevermore"
(2017)

"Ōzora de Dakishimete" (大空で抱きしめて, lit. "Embrace Me Under the Big Sky") is a song by Japanese American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It is their first single under the label Epic Records Japan, from their seventh Japanese-language studio album, Hatsukoi. The song is being used as a tie-in for Suntory Water campaign starring Utada, starting on June 10, and was released as a digital download on July 10.[1]

Commercial performance[edit]

The song debuted at #1 in the Japanese iTunes Store and those of six other countries. In Japan, it achieved #1 position across eight different musical download services.[2] On the issue dated July 24, "Ōzora de Dakishimete" debuted at #3 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, while coming in at #5 on the Radio Songs chart and #1 in digital downloads.[3] In its second week, the song fell 16 places to #19 on the Hot 100, while improving one position to #4 on the Radio Songs chart.[4][5] In its third week, it fell to #37 on the Hot 100, while also dropping 13 places to #17 on the Radio Songs chart.[6][7] After four weeks, the song fell off the Hot 100 and Radio Songs chart.

Track listing[edit]

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

Digital version
No.TitleLength
1."Ōzora de Dakishimete (大空で抱きしめて)"4:37

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format
Worldwide July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10) Digital download

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "First single release titled "Oozora de Dakishimete" will be available for download worldwide on Monday, July 10!". Yahoo! Japan. Hikaru Utada Official Website. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "Utada Hikaru Releases New Single "Oozora de Dakishimete", Tops Digital Charts in 7 Countries". Arama Japan. Arama! Japan. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "KinKi Kids' 'Red Light' and UVERworld's 'Decided' Top Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Billboard Japan. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Japan Top Radio Songs Chart". Billboard Japan. July 31, 2017. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Japan Top Radio Songs Chart" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  9. ^ "Japan Top Radio Songs Chart". Billboard Japan. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  10. ^ "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. July 29, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "有料音楽配信認定". RIAJ. Retrieved October 21, 2017.