Uchiage Hanabi Explained

Uchiage Hanabi
Cover:	Uchiage_Hanabi.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Daoko featuring Kenshi Yonezu
Album:	Thank You Blue
Language:	Japanese
B-Side:	"Forever Friends" "Cinderella Step"
Recorded:	2017
Studio:	Aobadai Studio Inc. (Meguro, Tokyo, Japan) aLIVE Recording (Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan) Sound City (Minato, Tokyo, Japan)
Genre:	J-pop^[1]
Label:	Toy's Factory
Producer:	Kenshi Yonezu

"Uchiage Hanabi" (; English title: "Fireworks") is a song by Daoko featuring Kenshi Yonezu released in August 2017. "Uchiage Hanabi" means "launching fireworks". The song is used for the 2017 anime film Fireworks and the album Thank You Blue. There are two solo versions, Yonezu's solo version released for Bootleg for minimalist rearrangement, and Daoko's solo version for Shiteki Ryoko. It ranked number one in Billboard Japan Hot Animation for 25 weeks.^[2] It won Song of the Year of Space Shower Music Awards in 2018.^[3]

Reception

The song received many positive reviews, and was described as merging the light sadness of summer and floweriness of fireworks, mixing delicate piano and strings with an electro effect and producing a beautiful scene.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]} The music video for the song has garnered over 550 million views on YouTube.^[8]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes^[9]

• Kenshi Yonezu – music (track 1), lyrics (track 1), producer (track 1) arrangement (track 1), vocals (track 1),
• Daoko – vocals (tracks 1–3), composer (track 3), lyrics (track 3)
• Hayato Tanaka – arrangement (track 1)
• Youhei Makabe – guitar (track 1)
• Masaki Hori – drums (track 1)
• Hiroaki Yokoyama – piano (track 1)
• Koichiro Muroya – strings (track 1)
• Yoshio Arimatsu – drum technician (track 1)
• Remedios – music (track 2), lyrics (track 2)
• Satoru Kosaki – arrangement (track 2)
• Hitoshi Konno – strings (track 2)
• Takato Saijo – horn (track 2)
• Yu Kumai – horn (track 2)
• Hitoshi Watanabe – bass (track 2)
• Masahiro Itami – guitar (track 2)
• Satoru Kosaki – piano (track 2), programming (track 2)
• Yuri Misumi – sound coordinate (track 2)
• Kazuo Sudo – sound coordinate (track 2)
• Keiichi Ejima – arrangement (track 3)
• Masashi Uramoto – recording (track 3), mixing (track 3)
• Keiji Kondo – recording (track 3), ProTools operation (track 3)
• Tetsuro Sawamoto – assistant
• Masayuki Yoshii – assistant
• Ted Jensen – mastering (all tracks)
• Genki Kawamura – executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)^[10]	9
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[11]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
Japan Hot 100^[12]	3
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)^[13]	1

Chart (2018)	Position
Japan Hot 100^[14]	4
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)^[15]	1

Chart (2019)	Position
Japan Hot 100^[16]	21
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)^[17]	2

Chart (2020)	Position
Japan Hot 100^[18]	75
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)^[19]	9

All-time charts

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Result
2018	32nd Japan Gold Disc Award	Song of the Year by Download
	Space Shower Music Awards	Song of the Year

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uchiage Hanabi（DAOKO）- playasia.com . 2021 . . en . 2024-05-14 . Genre：J-Pop.
2. Web site: 【ビルボード】DAOKO×米津「打上花火」がアニメ・チャート26週ぶり首位、ロングヒット曲が続々と浮上 Daily News. Billboard JAPAN. ja. 2019-04-11.
3. Web site: WINNERS. SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2018. ja. 2019-04-11.
4. Web site: 打上花火 / DAOKO. Department. Skream! Editorial. Skream! 邦楽ロック・洋楽ロック ポータルサイト. 2019-04-11.
5. Web site: 星野源、DAOKO、DISH//……今夏注目の主題歌・OP曲揃い踏み！. Real Sound｜リアルサウンド. 15 August 2017 . ja. 2019-04-11.
6. Web site: DAOKO『打上花火』／2017年のアンセム、出ました－rockinon.com｜https://rockinon.com/disc/detail/165468. rockinon.com. ja. 2019-04-11.
7. Web site: 『打ち上げ花火、下から見るか?横から見るか?』とDAOKO×米津玄師"打上花火"について－rockinon.com｜https://rockinon.com/news/detail/165851. rockinon.com. ja. 2019-04-11.
8. Web site: DAOKO × 米津玄師『打上花火』MUSIC VIDEO. DAOKO x Kenshi Yonezu "Uchiage Hanabi" Music Video. YouTube. October 26, 2017. February 18, 2021. DAOKO. daoko_jp.
9. Uchiage Hanabi . Daoko . 2017 . booklet . Toy's Factory. . TFCC-89632 . Japan.
10. Web site: 打上花火 DAOKO. ORICON NEWS. 2019-04-11.
11. Web site: Japan Hot 100 Week of 30 August 2017. Billboard Japan. ja. 5 May 2021.
12. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2017. Billboard Japan. ja. 2019-04-11.
13. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year End 2017. Billboard Japan. ja. 2020-04-11.
14. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2018. Billboard Japan. ja. 2019-04-11.
15. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year End 2018. Billboard Japan. ja. 2020-04-11.
16. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2019. Billboard Japan. ja. 2019-04-11.
17. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year End 2019. Billboard Japan. ja. 2020-04-11.
18. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2020. Billboard Japan. ja. 2021-04-11.
19. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year End 2020. Billboard Japan. ja. 2021-04-11.
20. News: "JAPAN HOT 100"15周年を記念したオールタイムTOP50発表 1位は米津玄師「Lemon」 . December 30, 2023 . . March 31, 2023 . ja.