Ōzora de Dakishimete

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"Ōzora de Dakishimete"
Utada Hikaru Oozora de Dakishimete.jpg
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]

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Commercial performance

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

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

RegionDateFormat
WorldwideJuly 10, 2017Digital download

Charts

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