Final Distance
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| "FINAL DISTANCE" | ||
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| Single by Utada Hikaru | ||
| from the album Deep River | ||
| Released | July 25, 2001 | |
| Format | CD, Maxi Single | |
| Recorded | — | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 5:27 | |
| Label | Toshiba-EMI | |
| Writer(s) | Utada Hikaru | |
| Producer(s) | Utada Hikaru | |
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| Utada Hikaru singles chronology | ||
| "Can You Keep a Secret?" (2001) |
"FINAL DISTANCE" (2001) |
"traveling" (2001) |
"FINAL DISTANCE" is Utada Hikaru's 9th single and the 1st single on her Deep River album. "FINAL DISTANCE" is the first song that Utada Hikaru's husband Kazuaki Kiriya filmed the music video to. This is also the first time that Utada Hikaru has worked with m-flo. The song debuted at #2 on the Oricon charts with 225,860 in its first week.
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[edit] Song history
"Distance" originally appeared in the Distance album, and was planned to be released as a single. However, Utada heard of a school stabbing rampage in which schoolgirl Reina Yamashita (山下玲奈) had died. Reina had previously won an essay competition; writing about how she wanted to become a singer just like Utada. Utada decided to change the song entirely, creating the song "FINAL DISTANCE". The Japanese Ministry of Education decided to incorporate Utada Hikaru's ballad "FINAL DISTANCE" in the high school music textbook starting spring semester 2001, which was announced on 8th of April. In order to pass the proposal, they needed 313 points. The proposal was passed with 319 points. They will be targeting high school students in their second year to test the new curriculum. According to the publisher of arts in education, the song was chosen because it is closely familiar with high school students.
[edit] Critical and commercial response
The single sold 582,000 units in Japan, making it #2 in Oricon charts. It charted for 13 weeks. The single was the #24 single of 2001 in Japan. This single, as well as "Hikari" and "SAKURA Drops / Letters", strangely did not chart in the world charts airplay charts or sales charts.
[edit] Track listing
- FINAL DISTANCE
- Distance (PLANITb Remix)
- Distance (m-flo remix produced by TAKU) (m-flo)
- Distance
- Distance (Original Karaoke)
- FINAL DISTANCE (instrumental)
[edit] Charts
"FINAL DISTANCE" - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| July 25, 2001 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | |||
| July 25, 2001 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #2 | 582,120 | 13 |
| July 25, 2001 | Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | #24 |
[edit] External links
- Hikki's Website — official Toshiba EMI site
| Utada Hikaru |
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| Albums |
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Japanese:
First Love | Distance | Deep River | Ultra Blue Compilation Album: Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 |
| Singles |
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Japanese:
Automatic / time will tell | Movin' on without you | First Love Addicted To You | Wait & See ~Risk~ | For You / Time Limit | Can You Keep A Secret? Final Distance | traveling | Hikari | Sakura Drops / Letters Colors | Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro | Be My Last | Passion | Keep Tryin' Boku wa Kuma | Flavor Of Life Digital Single: This Is Love English:
Close To You REMIX: Fly Me To The Moon Easy Breezy | Devil Inside | Exodus '04 | You Make Me Want To Be A Man Digital Single: Easy Breezy | Devil Inside |
| Theme Songs |
| Various |
| Full discography | Albums | Singles |
