Play a Love Song explained
| Play a Love Song |
| Cover: | Play a Love Song.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Hikaru Utada |
| Album: | Hatsukoi |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Recorded: | March 2018 |
| Length: | 4:14 |
| Label: |
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| Producer: | Hikaru Utada |
| Prev Title: | Lonely One |
| Prev Year: | 2018 |
| Next Title: | Hatsukoi |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
"Play a Love Song" is a song by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It is her fourth single under the label Epic Records Japan, from her seventh Japanese-language studio album Hatsukoi. The song was released as a digital download on April 25, 2018 and was being used as a tie-in for Tennensui Suntory Water.[1]
Commercial performance
On April 25, the first day of its chart run on the Oricon Digital Download Songs Chart, it debuted at #1 with 13,713 copies.[2] On the two days, it remained at the #1 position, selling 5,721 and 4,921 copies respectively.[3] The song reached #1 in 5 domestic services and #1 in iTunes in 6 international countries around Asia, such as the Philippines and Taiwan.[4]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak
position |
|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] | 4 |
| Billboard Japan Download Songs[6] | 1 |
| Oricon Digital Download Songs[7] | 1 | |
Sales and certifications
Notes and References
- Web site: Hikaru Utada To Appear in New Commercials For "Suntory Minami-Alps Sparkling" – Digital Single "Play A Love Song" (CM Song For "Suntory Minami-Alps Sparkling") To Be Released On April 25. Utadahikaru.jp . Hikaru Utada Official Website . April 18, 2018.
- Web site: デイリー デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング . Oricon . Japanese . April 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180427184455/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/d/2018-04-25/ . 27 Apr 2018 . April 26, 2018.
- Web site: デイリー デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング . https://web.archive.org/web/20180429024708/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/d/2018-04-27/ . 29 Apr 2018 . Oricon. Japanese. April 28, 2018. April 28, 2018.
- Web site: 宇多田ヒカルの新曲"Play A Love Song"が国内配信サイト5冠. Rockin' On!. Japanese. April 26, 2018. April 27, 2018.
- Web site: Hot 100. Billboard Japan. Japanese. May 7, 2018. May 8, 2018.
- Web site: Download Songs. Billboard Japan. Japanese. May 7, 2018. May 8, 2018.
- Web site: デイリー デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング. Oricon. Japanese. April 27, 2018. April 27, 2018.
- Web site: 有料音楽配信認定 . RIAJ . December 21, 2017.
- Web site: 年間デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 26位～50位. Oricon. Japanese. December 22, 2018.
