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Play a Love Song

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"Play a Love Song"
Single by Hikaru Utada
from the album Hatsukoi
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedApril 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)
RecordedMarch 2018
Genre
Length4:14
Label
Songwriter(s)Hikaru Utada
Producer(s)Hikaru Utada
Hikaru Utada singles chronology
"Lonely One"
(2018)
"Play a Love Song"
(2018)
"Hatsukoi"
(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

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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]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Hikaru Utada; all music is composed by Hikaru Utada

Digital version
No.TitleLength
1."Play a Love Song"4:14

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format
Worldwide April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25) Digital download

References

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  1. ^ "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. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ^ "デイリー デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. ^ "デイリー デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ^ "宇多田ヒカルの新曲"Play A Love Song"が国内配信サイト5冠" (in Japanese). Rockin' On!. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Download Songs" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  7. ^ "デイリー デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ^ "有料音楽配信認定". RIAJ. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  9. ^ "年間デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング 26位~50位" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 22 December 2018.