"First Love" | ||||
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![]() 12cm single cover | ||||
Single by Hikaru Utada | ||||
from the album First Love | ||||
Language | Japanese, English | |||
Released | April 28, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:18 | |||
Label | Toshiba-EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Hikaru Utada | |||
Producer(s) | Akira Miyake Utada Sking Teruzane | |||
Hikaru Utada singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"First Love" on YouTube |
"First Love" is a song by the Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was released on April 28, 1999, as the third Japanese language single from their second studio album, First Love , which was issued a month previously. It was certified double platinum for 800,000 copies shipped to stores in Japan. [1]
In a 2009 survey by Oricon, asking respondents what song they wanted to hear with a broken heart, "First Love" was voted in the top 10. [2] "First Love" was performed during Utada's 2010 tour, Utada: In the Flesh 2010. It was also performed during Utada's two-date concert series Wild Life in December 2010. [3]
"First Love" and "Hatsukoi" from their 2018 studio album of the same name inspired the 2022 Netflix series First Love . [4] In December 9, 2022, "First Love" was remixed alongside "Hatsukoi" in Dolby Atmos. [5]
The song was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama Majo no Jōken , starring Hideaki Takizawa and Nanako Matsushima. [6] "First Love" is featured in the PlayStation 2 rhythm game Unison , released in 2001.
No. | Title | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "First Love" | Kei Kawano | 4:18 |
2. | "First Love" (Strings Mix) | Kawano | 4:22 |
3. | "First Love" (Original Karaoke) | Kawano | 4:21 |
4. | "First Love" (John Luongo Mix) | John Luongo | 4:08 |
Total length: | 17:09 |
No. | Title | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "First Love" | Kawano | 4:18 |
2. | "First Love" (featuring David Sanborn) | Kawano | 4:17 |
3. | "First Love" (Strings Mix) | Kawano | 4:20 |
4. | "First Love" (John Luongo Mix) | Luongo | 4:08 |
Total length: | 17:13 |
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ) [22] 12 cm version | 2× Platinum | 500,000^ |
Japan 8 cm version | — | 303,000 [23] |
Japan (RIAJ) [24] Full-length Ringtone | Platinum | 250,000* |
Streaming | ||
Japan (RIAJ) [25] | 2× Platinum | 200,000,000† |
Japan (RIAJ) [26] 2014 Remaster | Gold | 50,000,000† |
Japan (RIAJ) [27] 2022 Mix | Gold | 50,000,000† |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Japan | April 28, 1999 | Original | [7] [8] | ||
Taiwan | August 2000 | [28] | |||
Japan | November 19, 2004 |
| [29] | ||
Various | December 9, 2022 |
| 2022 Mix | [30] | |
Japan | "First Love / Hatsukoi" 2022 Remastered |
| [5] |
"First Love" | |
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Promotional single by Juju | |
from the album Request | |
Released | September 15, 2010 |
Genre | J-pop, R&B |
Length | 4:27 |
Label | Sony |
Songwriter(s) | Hikaru Utada |
Producer(s) | Akihisa Matsuura |
"First Love" was covered by the Japanese R&B singer Juju in 2010, on her cover album Request . It was the main promotional single, and was released as a digital download to cellphones on September 15, 2010. [31] Juju performed the song at Hey! Hey! Hey! on September 20. [32]
Chart | Peak position |
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RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100 [33] | 5 |
Region | Date | Format |
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Japan | September 8, 2010 [31] | Ringtone |
September 15, 2010 [31] | Cellphone download |
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