Manatsu no Tōriame explained

Manatsu no Tōriame
Cover:	Manatsu no Tōriame.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Hikaru Utada
Album:	Fantôme
Recorded:	2016
Genre:	J-pop
Length:	5:41
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Hikaru Utada
Prev Title:	Hanataba o Kimi ni
Prev Year:	2016
Next Title:	Michi
Next Year:	2016

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]

Credits

Credits adapted from Fantôme liner notes.^[2]

Charts

Weekly and monthly charts

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Japan Hot 100^[3]	5
JpopAsia Music Video Chart^[4]	1

Certifications

Notes and References

1. Web site: [2016/07/08] Utada Hikaru Releases Her 6th Original Full Album, First in 8 Years, on Sep. 28!!]. dead. Universal Music Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20160501220505/http://www.utadahikaru.jp/news-e/. 1 May 2016.
2. 2016. TYCT-60101. Hikaru Utada. Virgin. Fantôme. booklet.
3. Web site: Japan Billboard Hot 100 . Billboard Japan . 30 April 2016 . 27 April 2016.
4. Web site: Utada Hikaru's "Manatsu no Tooriame" Tops JpopAsia's Music Video Chart For April 2016 . JpopAsia . 4 May 2016 . 4 May 2016.
5. Web site: 有料音楽配信認定 . RIAJ . 21 February 2017.