Kimi no Uta (song)

"Kimi no Uta"
Regular edition cover
Single by Arashi
from the album 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019
B-side
  • "Sky Again"
  • "Fake It"
  • "Count on Me"
  • "White on White"
Released 24 October 2018
Length 4:33
Label J Storm
Songwriter(s)
  • Asil
  • Shinya Tada
  • A.K. Janeway
  • Hirofumi Sasaki
Arashi singles chronology
"Natsu Hayate"
(2018) 		"Kimi no Uta"
(2018) 		"Brave"
(2019)

"Kimi no Uta" (君のうた) is the 56th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on 24 October 2018 through their record label J Storm. "Kimi no Uta" debuted at number 69 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart before moving up to number one the following week. It also debuted number one on the Oricon weekly chart. The song was used as the theme song for the TV Asahi television series Boku to Shippo to Kagurazaka.

Background and release

On 12 June 2018, it was announced that member Masaki Aiba would star in the television series Boku to Shippo to Kagurazaka. Two months later, on 12 September, Arashi announced that their next single would be used as the theme song for the television series. On 15 September, Arashi's commercial for Japan Airlines' "Fly For It!" campaign, featuring the B-side "Sky Again", began airing nationwide in Japan. On 22 September, the full song was revealed on Aiba's radio show. The track listing and jacket covers were revealed on 28 September. A 34-second preview of the music video was published on the group's official website on 5 October. Morning news programs began airing previews of the music video on the same day. Aiba played the B-side "White on White" on his radio show on 13 October. Song previews for "Kimi no Uta" and "Sky Again" were added to the group's official website on 18 October.

Arashi performed "Kimi no Uta" on Music Station on 19 October 2018. They performed the song on VS Arashi (ja) on 27 October. The single was released on 24 October 2018 in Japan.

Chart performance

"Kimi no Uta" debuted at number 69 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart on the date ending 15 October 2018. The single debuted at number one on the Oricon daily single chart, selling 207,787 copies upon its release.

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
1. "Kimi no Uta" (君のうた, "Your Song") Asil
  • Shinya Tada
  • A.K. Janeway
 Hirofumi Sasaki 4:33
2. "Sky Again" Goro.T Erik Lidbom Lidbom 5:06
3. "Fake It" Hikari
  • Hikari
  • Kevin Charge
 Charge 3:48
4. "Count on Me" Funk Uchino
  • Lidbom
  • Saori Tsuchiya
 Tomoki Ishizuka 4:28
5. "Kimi no Uta" (instrumental)       4:33
6. "Sky Again" (instrumental)       5:06
7. "Fake It" (instrumental)       3:48
8. "Count on Me" (instrumental)       42:37
Total length: 74:02
Limited edition
No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
1. "Kimi no Uta" Asil
  • Tada
  • Janeway
 Sasaki 4:33
2. "White on White" Iroco-Star Josef Melin Melin 4:10
3. "White on White" (instrumental)       4:06
4. "Kimi no Uta video clip" (DVD)        
5. "Kimi no Uta making-of" (DVD)        
Total length: 12:49

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1
South Korean Albums (Gaon) 43
South Korean International Albums (Gaon) 3