Time (Hikaru Utada song)

"Time"
Single by Hikaru Utada
from the album Bad Mode
Language	Japanese, English
Released	May 8, 2020
Recorded	2019
Genre	J-pop R&B
Length	4:57
Label	Epic Sony Music Japan
Songwriter	Hikaru Utada
Producers	Hikaru Utada, Nariaki Obukuro
Hikaru Utada singles chronology
"Face My Fears" (2019) "Time" (2020) "Darenimo Iwanai" (2020)
Music video
"Time" on YouTube

"Time" is a song by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada, released on May 8, 2020, by Epic Records Japan. It served as the theme song for the NTV drama Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro. ^[1] The song was certified Gold by RIAJ for selling more than 100,000 digital downloads, ^[2] and receiving more than 50 million streams in Japan. ^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [4]	7
Billboard Download Songs [5]	1
US Billboard World Digital Song Sales [6]	16
Oricon Digital Download Songs [7]	1

References

1. Pineda, Rafael (2020-04-05). "Hikaru Utada Performs Live-Action Bishoku Tantei Akechi Gorō Show's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
2. "The Recording Industry Association of Japan Releases Its Download Certifications for July". Arama Japan!. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
3. "Japanese single streaming certifications – Hikaru Utada – Time" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved October 30, 2025.Select 2025年9月 on the drop-down menu
4. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Week 05/18/2020" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. May 18, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
5. "【ビルボード】宇多田ヒカル「Time」がDLソング初登場1位、RADWIMPS新曲はトップ10デビュー" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. May 18, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
6. "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. May 23, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
7. "5/18付週間デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング1位は宇多田ヒカルの「Time」" (in Japanese). Oricon. May 18, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.