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Addicted to You

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Single Cover
Artist
Utada Hikaru
Single
Addicted To You
Released
1999.11.03
Catalog Number
TOCT-4180
Price
¥1,100
Tracklist
  1. Addicted To You (UP-IN-HEAVEN MIX)
  2. Addicted To You (UNDERWATER MIX)
  3. Addicted To You (UP-IN-HEAVEN MIX) [Instrumental]
  4. Addicted To You (UNDERWATER MIX) [Instrumental]


Information

"Addicted To You" is Utada Hikaru's fourth single. "Addicted To You" was the CM song for Sony's Media & Battery RED HOT campaign, and there were limited edition MD's released with Utada's name on them. Two versions of the song were on the single: the "Up-In-Heaven Mix" and the "Underwater Mix", though only the "Up-In-Heaven Mix" had radio play and its own PV. The single reached #1 on Oricon charts and charted for 16 weeks. "Addicted To You" was the #6 single of 1999 in Japan, as it had sold 1,290,000 singles. It also became the #48 single of 2000, as it sold 493,960 units in that year. The single reached #27 on World Charts for single airplay, and reached #48 for sales. In total it sold over 1,784,000 units total, making it Utada's most successful single of all-time.

Song Information

Lyrics
Utada Hikaru
Music
Utada Hikaru
Other Information
Arrangement and Production: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions
Drum Programming: Alex Richbourg
Keyboards: Darnel Davis
Other Instruments: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Disambiguation

There are eight versions of "Addicted To You" to be found in Utada's discography . These different versions are:

Addicted To You (UP-IN-HEAVEN MIX)
Found on the "Addicted To You" single as track #1, on Distance as track #2, and on Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1 as track #5.
Addicted To You (UP-IN-HEAVEN MIX) (Instrumental)
Found on the "Addicted To You" single as track #3. It is the same as the "UP-IN-HEAVEN" mix of the song, except without Utada's vocals.
Addicted To You (UNDERWATER MIX)
Found on the "Addicted To You" single as track #2.
Addicted To You (UNDERWATER MIX) (Instrumental)
Found on the "Addicted To You" single as track #4. It is the same as the "UNDERWATER" mix of the song, except without Utada's vocals.
Addicted To You (Bohemian Summer Live)
Found on the Bohemian Summer 2000 concert DVD as track #1.
Addicted To You (Unplugged Live)
Found on Utada Hikaru Unplugged DVD as track #4. This version has an acoustic 'unplugged' arrangement to it, and features strings.
Addicted To You (Budokan Live)
Found on Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 - Hikaru no 5 DVD as track #7. The arrangement is similar to the "UP-IN-HEAVEN" mix of the song.
Addicted To You (Utada United Live)
Found on UTADA UNITED 2006 DVD as track #16. The arrangement is similar to the "UP-IN-HEAVEN" mix of the song.

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