"Can You Keep a Secret?" | ||||
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Single by Hikaru Utada | ||||
from the album Distance | ||||
Released | February 16, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:08 | |||
Label | EMI Music Japan | |||
Songwriter(s) | Hikaru Utada | |||
Producer(s) | Hikaru Utada | |||
Hikaru Utada singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Can You Keep a Secret?" on YouTube |
"Can You Keep a Secret?" is a song by Japanese recording artist Hikaru Utada, released as her seventh Japanese-language single (9th overall) on February 16, 2001. It was the ending theme song for the Japanese television drama called Hero (2001), in which Utada had her acting debut, appearing in a cameo as a waitress, and starring Takuya Kimura. [1] It also remains one of Utada's fan favorites.
"Can You Keep a Secret?" debuted at number one on the Oricon chart, selling 783,620 in its first week, and was her third single to be number one for two consecutive weeks. 1.31 million copies were shipped to stores in a single day. [2] The single has sold 1,485,000 to date and became the number one single of 2001 in Japan. [3] [4] In the World Charts, "Can You Keep a Secret?" reached number 37 for single airplay and number 9 for sales. The single sold 1,484,940 units as of May 2006.
The music video for this song includes a robot whom Hikaru appears to be in a relationship with. In the end, it has been revealed that Hiraku, too, is a robot during the relationship. It also shows Hiraku singing in a futuristic room full of pink lights. The robot used in the video was the robot "Pino" created by Hisashi Taniguchi. [5] Utada performed "Can You Keep a Secret?" on her 2010 tour, Utada: In the Flesh 2010.
All tracks are written by Hikaru Utada
No. | Title | Arranger | Length |
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1. | "Can You Keep a Secret?" | Akira Nishihira | 5:08 |
2. | "Kettobase! (蹴っ飛ばせ!)" | Akira Nishihira, Hikaru Utada | 4:31 |
3. | "Can You Keep a Secret?" (Original Karaoke) | 5:08 |
Chart (2001, 2017) | Peak position |
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Japan Singles (Oricon) [6] | 1 |
Japan Streaming Songs ( Billboard Japan ) [7] | 1 |
Chart (2001) | Position |
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Japan Singles (Oricon) | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ) [8] Physical sales | Million | 1,485,000 [9] |
Japan (RIAJ) [10] Digital single | Platinum | 250,000* |
Streaming | ||
Japan (RIAJ) [11] | Gold | 50,000,000† |
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. |