"Manatsu no Tōriame"
Single by Hikaru Utada
from the album Fantôme
ReleasedApril 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)
Recorded2016
GenreJ-pop
Length5:41
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Hikaru Utada
Producer(s)Hikaru Utada
Hikaru Utada singles chronology
"Hanataba o Kimi ni"
(2016)
"Manatsu no Tōriame"
(2016)
"Michi"
(2016)
Music video
"Manatsu no Tōriame" on YouTube

"Manatsu no Tōriame" (真夏の通り雨, lit. "Midsummer Shower") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was released digitally on April 15 2016, alongside "Hanataba o Kimi ni" as joint singles for her album Fantôme. The song is the theme to NTV's news show News Zero. The single is Utada's first release since 2012's Evangelion: 3.0 theme song "Sakura Nagashi", and marks her official comeback to the Japanese music scene.[1]

Track listing

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

Digital version
No.TitleLength
1."Manatsu no Tōriame (真夏の通り雨)"5:38

Credits

Credits adapted from Fantôme liner notes.[2]

  • Hikaru Utada – vocals, songwriting, production, string arrangement, programming
  • Tamada Tom – drums
  • Yamaguchi Hiroo – electric bass
  • Kawano Kei – band leader, conductor, acoustic piano
  • Suhara Anzu – strings leader
  • Darren Heelis – synth bass
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Steve Fitzmaurice – recording, mixing, additional drum programming
  • Komori Masahito – vocal recording
  • Darren Heelis – additional engineering, additional drum programming
  • Matsui Atsushi – recording

Release history

Region Date Format
Japan April 15, 2016 PC download

Charts

References

  1. "[2016/07/08] Utada Hikaru Releases Her 6th Original Full Album, First in 8 Years, on Sep. 28!!". Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016.
  2. Fantôme (booklet). Hikaru Utada. Virgin. 2016. TYCT-60101.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  4. "Utada Hikaru's "Manatsu no Tooriame" Tops JpopAsia's Music Video Chart For April 2016". JpopAsia. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  5. "有料音楽配信認定". RIAJ. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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