First Love (Hikaru Utada song)

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"First Love"
12cm single cover
Single by Hikaru Utada
from the album First Love
LanguageJapanese, English
ReleasedApril 28, 1999 (1999-04-28)
Recorded1998
Genre
Length4:18
LabelToshiba-EMI
Songwriter(s)Hikaru Utada
Producer(s)Akira Miyake
Utada Sking Teruzane
Hikaru Utada singles chronology
"
Movin' on Without You
"
(1999) 		"First Love"
(1999) 		"Addicted to You"
(1999)
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 her 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] The song and "Hatsukoi" from her 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]

Promotion

The song was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama

Unison
, released in 2001.

Track listing

8cm version
No.TitleArrangementLength
1."First Love"Kei Kawano4:18
2."First Love" (Strings Mix)Kawano4:22
3."First Love" (Original Karaoke)Kawano4:21
4."First Love" (John Luongo Mix)John Luongo4:08
Total length:17:09
12cm version
No.TitleArrangementLength
1."First Love"Kawano4:18
2."First Love" (featuring David Sanborn)Kawano4:17
3."First Love" (Strings Mix)Kawano4:20
4."First Love" (John Luongo Mix)Luongo4:08
Total length:17:13

Personnel

  • Hironori Akiyama – guitar
  • Yuichiro Goto – strings
  • Takahiro Iida – synthesizer programming
  • Kei Kawano – arrangement, string arrangement, keyboards, programming
  • Masayuki Momo – synthesizer programming
  • Hikaru Utada – lyrics, music, vocals
  • Goh Hotoda - mixing engineer

Charts

Certifications and sales

‹See Tfd›
Certifications and sales for "First Love"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[19]
12 cm version 		2× Platinum 500,000^
Japan
8 cm version 		— 303,000[20]
Japan (RIAJ)[21]
Full-length Ringtone 		Platinum 250,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[22] 2× Platinum 200,000,000†
Japan (RIAJ)[23]
2014 Remaster 		Gold 50,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "First Love"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Japan April 28, 1999
Original
[6][7]
Taiwan August 2000
[24]
Japan November 19, 2004
  • Toshiba-EMI
 [25]
Various December 9, 2022
2022 Mix
[26]
Japan
"First Love / Hatsukoi" 2022 Remastered
[5]

Juju version

"First Love"
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.[27] Juju performed the song at Hey! Hey! Hey! on September 20.[28]

Charts

Chart Peak
position
RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100[29] 5

Release history

Region Date Format
Japan September 8, 2010 (2010-09-08)[27] Ringtone
September 15, 2010 (2010-09-15)[27] Cellphone download

Other cover versions

References

  1. ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年5月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. May 1999 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 476. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 9. July 10, 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  2. ^ 失恋した時に聴きたい曲、男性はミスチル 女性はプリプリ. Oricon (in Japanese). March 11, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  3. ^ "宇多田ヒカル一時休止前ラスト公演で感涙＆Ust新記録樹立" (in Japanese). Natalie. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "満島ひかり×佐藤健の"10代の頃"を八木莉可子×木戸大聖が演じる『First Love 初恋』" (in Japanese). ORICON NEWS. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "宇多田ヒカル、デビュー記念日に「First Love」「初恋」のドルビーアトモス版＆7inchアナログリリース" [Hikaru Utada to Release Dolby Atmos & Vinyl Version of "First Love" and "Hatsukoi" on Debut Anniversary]. 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "First Love - 宇多田ヒカル／ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "First Love - 宇多田ヒカル／ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  8. RIAJ. September 11, 2009. Archived from the original
    on April 22, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of March 24, 2014". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Hikaru Utada Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "Hikaru Utada Chart History (Hong Kong Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of December 21, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  13. Oricon News
    . Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  14. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2022-12-19" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2022-12-19" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  16. ^ "RIAS Top Charts Week 50 (9 - 15 Dec 2022)". RIAS. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  17. ^ "Hikaru Utada Chart History (Taiwan Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  18. Billboard JAPAN
    . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  19. ^ "Japanese single certifications – Hikaru Utada – First Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 26, 2023. Select 2018年6月 on the drop-down menu
  20. ^ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  21. ^ "Japanese ringtone certifications – Hikaru Utada – First Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 26, 2023. Select 2009年8月 on the drop-down menu
  22. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Hikaru Utada – First Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 28, 2024. Select 2024年2月 on the drop-down menu
  23. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Hikaru Utada – First Love (2014 Remaster)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 29, 2024. Select 2023年2月 on the drop-down menu
  24. ^ "First Love (Overseas Ver.)". Yesasia. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  25. RIAJ
    (in Japanese). September 20, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  26. ^ "宇多田ヒカルのアナログ盤「First Love / 初恋」発売記念ポップアップ企画開催、DJイベントあり" [DJ Event to Commemorative Hikaru Utada's Vinyl Release of "First Love / Hatsukoi"]. 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  27. ^ a b c "JUJU インフォメーション" (in Japanese). Sony. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  28. ^ "今聴きたい！名曲HEY！HEY！HEY！伝説的アイドルの祭典！史上最多30人大集結スペシャル！！" (in Japanese). Fuji TV. September 20, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  29. RIAJ. September 24, 2009. Archived from the original
    on December 28, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2010.


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