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| Name = Can You Keep a Secret
 
| Type = Single
 
| Artist = [[Utada Hikaru]]
 
| Cover = Uhcanyoukeepasecret.jpg
 
| Background = BlanchedAlmond
 
| Released = 16 February 2001
 
| Genre = [[Pop]]
 
| Length = N/A
 
| Label = [[EMI Music Japan]]
 
| Last Release = ''[[For You/Time Limit]]'' <br /> (2000)
 
| This Release = '''Can You Keep A Secret?''' <br /> (2001)
 
| Next Release = ''[[FINAL DISTANCE]]'' (2001)
 
| Category = 2001 Singles
 
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Can You Keep a Secret is [[Utada Hikaru]]'s seventh single, and was the drama HERO's theme song. This single reached #1 in Oricon charts and charted for 11 weeks. This single became the #1 single of 2001 in Japan. In the World Charts, Can You Keep a Secret reached #37 for single airplay and #9 for sales. The most recent figures (May 26, 2006) show that the single sold 1,484,940 units in total.
 
  
==Track Listing==
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: [[Utada Hikaru]]
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: Can You Keep A Secret?
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: 2001.02.16
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; Catalog Number
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: TOCT-4301
|align="left"|Can You Keep A Secret?
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; Price
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: ¥1,100
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; Tracklist
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# Can You Keep A Secret?
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# [[Kettobase!]] (蹴っ飛ばせ!; ''Kick it Away!'')
|align="left"|Kettobase! (蹴っ飛ばせ!; Kick it Away!)
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# Can You Keep A Secret? (Original Karaoke)
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; Information
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"Can You Keep A Secret?" is [[Utada Hikaru]]'s seventh single. "Can You Keep A Secret?" was used as the theme song for the [[dorama]] ''[[Hero (dorama)|HERO]]''. It reached #1 in [[Oricon]] charts and charted for 11 weeks. The single became the #1 single of 2001 in Japan. In the World Charts, "Can You Keep A Secret?" reached #37 for single airplay and #9 for sales. In total the single sold over 1,485,000 units in total, and was Utada's last million-selling single.
|align="left"|Can You Keep A Secret? (Original Karaoke)
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The [[PV]] features a robot called [[Wikipedia:PINO|PINO]]. Some of the filming took place on Utada's birthday.
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==Song Information==
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; Lyrics
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: [[Utada Hikaru]]
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; Music
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: [[Utada Hikaru]]
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; Other Information
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: Arrangement: [[Nishihira Akira]]
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: Pre-Production Arrangement: [[Honda Yuichiro]]
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: Keyboards and Programming: [[Nishihira Akira]]
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: Synthesizer Programming: [[Nakayama Nobuhiko]]
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: Guitar: [[Toriyama Yuji]]
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: Finger Snap: [[Utada Skingg Teruzane]]
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: Additional Keyboards: [[Honda Yuichiro]], [[Philipe Saisse]]
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: Additional Programming: [[Nakamura Yutaka]]
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: Recording: [[Goh Hotoda]], [[Kudo Masahi]] and [[Ugajin Masaaki]] at The Hit Factory, NY, Bunkamura Studio
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==Lyrics==
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"Can You Keep A Secret" contains English lyrics that are not listed the booklet. They are: "Hey, can you take a time out too? I'll tell you something: but see; can you keep it a secret? Cause this guitar and this...it makes me wanna..."
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==Disambiguation==
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There are four versions of "Can You Keep A Secret?" to be found in Utada's discography. These different versions are:
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; Can You Keep A Secret?
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: Found on the "Can You Keep A Secret?" single as track #1, ''[[Distance (Utada Hikaru album)|Distance]]'' as track #2 and ''[[Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol.1|Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1]]'' as track #9.
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; Can You Keep A Secret? (Original Karaoke)
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: Found on the "Can You Keep A Secret?" single as track #3. This version is the standard version except without the main vocals for the song.
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; Can You Keep A Secret? (Budokan Live)
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: Found on the ''[[Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 - Hikaru no 5]]'' DVD as track #6. This version is more minimalistic than the original version.
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; Can You Keep A Secret? (Utada United Live)
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: Found on the ''[[Utada United 2006|UTADA UNITED 2006]]'' DVD as track #15. This version is similar to the standard version.
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* Oricon Profile
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* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/431733/1/ Oricon Profile]
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{{Utada Hikaru}}
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[[Category:J-R&B (releases)]]
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[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
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[[Category:2001 Singles]]
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[[Category:2001 Number 1 Singles]]
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[[Category:2001 Oricon Top 100 Singles]]
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[[Category:1,000,000 Plus Single Sales]]
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[[Category:2001 Songs]]
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[[Category:Utada Hikaru Songs]]
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[[Category:Dorama Theme Song]]
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[[Category:February 2001]]

Latest revision as of 16:13, 10 June 2012

Single Cover
Artist
Utada Hikaru
Single
Can You Keep A Secret?
Released
2001.02.16
Catalog Number
TOCT-4301
Price
¥1,100
Tracklist
  1. Can You Keep A Secret?
  2. Kettobase! (蹴っ飛ばせ!; Kick it Away!)
  3. Can You Keep A Secret? (Original Karaoke)


Information

"Can You Keep A Secret?" is Utada Hikaru's seventh single. "Can You Keep A Secret?" was used as the theme song for the dorama HERO. It reached #1 in Oricon charts and charted for 11 weeks. The single became the #1 single of 2001 in Japan. In the World Charts, "Can You Keep A Secret?" reached #37 for single airplay and #9 for sales. In total the single sold over 1,485,000 units in total, and was Utada's last million-selling single.

The PV features a robot called PINO. Some of the filming took place on Utada's birthday.

Song Information

Lyrics
Utada Hikaru
Music
Utada Hikaru
Other Information
Arrangement: Nishihira Akira
Pre-Production Arrangement: Honda Yuichiro
Keyboards and Programming: Nishihira Akira
Synthesizer Programming: Nakayama Nobuhiko
Guitar: Toriyama Yuji
Finger Snap: Utada Skingg Teruzane
Additional Keyboards: Honda Yuichiro, Philipe Saisse
Additional Programming: Nakamura Yutaka
Recording: Goh Hotoda, Kudo Masahi and Ugajin Masaaki at The Hit Factory, NY, Bunkamura Studio

Lyrics

"Can You Keep A Secret" contains English lyrics that are not listed the booklet. They are: "Hey, can you take a time out too? I'll tell you something: but see; can you keep it a secret? Cause this guitar and this...it makes me wanna..."

Disambiguation

There are four versions of "Can You Keep A Secret?" to be found in Utada's discography. These different versions are:

Can You Keep A Secret?
Found on the "Can You Keep A Secret?" single as track #1, Distance as track #2 and Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1 as track #9.
Can You Keep A Secret? (Original Karaoke)
Found on the "Can You Keep A Secret?" single as track #3. This version is the standard version except without the main vocals for the song.
Can You Keep A Secret? (Budokan Live)
Found on the Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 - Hikaru no 5 DVD as track #6. This version is more minimalistic than the original version.
Can You Keep A Secret? (Utada United Live)
Found on the UTADA UNITED 2006 DVD as track #15. This version is similar to the standard version.

External Links