Chikai (Hikaru Utada song) explained

Chikai / Don't Think Twice
Type:single
Artist:Hikaru Utada
Album:Hatsukoi
Language:Japanese
Recorded:2017
Genre:
Length:4:33
Label:
Producer:Hikaru Utada
Prev Title:Hatsukoi
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Face My Fears
Next Year:2019

is a song by Japanese American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. Along with its English-language counterpart "Don't Think Twice", it serves as the ending theme song to the Square Enix video game, Kingdom Hearts III.[1] "Chikai" first appeared on Utada's seventh Japanese-language studio album, Hatsukoi, and was also included on the setlist of their Laughter In The Dark Tour.[2]

The song and the English version "Don't Think Twice" were released as a B-side of the single "Face My Fears" as a CD single on January 18, 2019, making it their first release on the format in eleven years since their 2008 single "Prisoner of Love". It is also their first release with original English songs since "This Is the One" in 2009.[3]

Promotion

On September 17, Utada performed "Chikai" live for the first time at Music Station Super FES 2018.[4]

Commercial performance

The song reached No. 8 in the Oricon download chart in the release week, despite the song not being released as a single officially to the date.[5] In Billboard Japan, it peaked at No. 51 in Japan Hot 100 and No. 10 in the Download Songs chart. Internationally, it's the best-selling Utada single to the date. In the iTunes store, it peaked No. 39 in the North American, No. 3 in Chile, No. 7 in Colombia and charted in up to 10 countries.[6] [7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[8] 51
Billboard Japan Download Songs[9] 10
Oricon Digital Download Songs[10] 8
US Billboard World Digital Song Sales[11] 3

Sales and certifications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Listen To Kingdom Hearts III's Theme Song By Utada Hikaru. Ashcraft. Brian. Kotaku. February 10, 2018. February 10, 2018.
  2. Web site: New song "Chikai" (Game「KINGDOM HEARTS III 」Theme song) announced! New trailer of the game released worldwide today! . Utadahikaru.jp . Hikaru Utada Official Website . February 10, 2018.
  3. Web site: 宇多田ヒカル、11年ぶりシングルCD発売決定 Skrillexと『キングダムハーツIII』OP制作. ORICON NEWS. October 31, 2018 . 2019-01-25.
  4. Web site: 「ミュージックステーション ウルトラFES 2018」にて『誓い』を歌唱!. Hikaru Utada Official Website. September 13, 2018. September 17, 2018.
  5. Web site: 週間 デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング . Oricon. Japanese. July 9, 2018 . July 4, 2018.
  6. Web site: Download Songs. Billboard Japan . Japanese . July 9, 2018 . July 4, 2018.
  7. Web site: Hot 100. Billboard Japan . Japanese . July 9, 2018 . July 4, 2018.
  8. Web site: Hot 100. Billboard Japan. Japanese. July 9, 2018. July 4, 2018.
  9. Web site: Download Songs. Billboard Japan. Japanese. July 9, 2018. July 4, 2018.
  10. Web site: 週間 デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング. Oricon. Japanese. July 9, 2018. July 4, 2018.
  11. Web site: World Digital Song Sales. Billboard. July 7, 2018. February 3, 2020.
  12. Web site: 週間 デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング . Oricon . japanese . September 17, 2018 . September 27, 2018.