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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. 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 1,485,000 units in total.
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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.
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The [[PV]] features a robot called [[Wikipedia:PINO|PINO]]. Some of the filming took place on Utada's birthday.
  
 
==Song Information==
 
==Song Information==
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: Keyboards and Programming: [[Nishihira Akira]]
 
: Keyboards and Programming: [[Nishihira Akira]]
 
: Synthesizer Programming: [[Nakayama Nobuhiko]]
 
: Synthesizer Programming: [[Nakayama Nobuhiko]]
: Guitar: [[Toriyama Yuji]] (by the courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.)
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: Guitar: [[Toriyama Yuji]]
 
: Finger Snap: [[Utada Skingg Teruzane]]
 
: Finger Snap: [[Utada Skingg Teruzane]]
 
: Additional Keyboards: [[Honda Yuichiro]], [[Philipe Saisse]]
 
: Additional Keyboards: [[Honda Yuichiro]], [[Philipe Saisse]]
 
: Additional Programming: [[Nakamura Yutaka]]
 
: Additional Programming: [[Nakamura Yutaka]]
 
: Recording: [[Goh Hotoda]], [[Kudo Masahi]] and [[Ugajin Masaaki]] at The Hit Factory, NY, Bunkamura Studio
 
: Recording: [[Goh Hotoda]], [[Kudo Masahi]] and [[Ugajin Masaaki]] at The Hit Factory, NY, Bunkamura Studio
 
A special robot called [[Wikipedia:PINO|PINO]] featured in the music video for this song.
 
 
==Utada Quotes==
 
* "I never have like an image that I really wanna portray when I start making a song, but when I wrote it, I was a completely normal college girl (freshman). I think anyone can relate to the song part of it. I guess it's a pretty normal, everyday life song." --Utada Hikaru
 
 
* "(On the PV) It took a long time, as usual. I don't thik I'll ever forget is, as my birthday's on Janurary 19th. We began shooting it on the morning of the 18th, but it ended on the morning of the 19th, so everyone just gave me like a huge bouquet of flowers, The video has scenes where I am still 17 and scenes where I've already turned 18, so it's really cool. And the sets were beautiful, thanks to the staff. The robot was so...the robot is called Pino; he's really cute. He's cuter than me!" --Utada Hikaru
 
  
 
==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
In many of Utada's songs you are able to hear English lyrics that are not in the booklet or official lyrics. For Can You Keep A Secret?, 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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"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==
 
==Disambiguation==
There are five versions of Can You Keep A Secret? to be found in Utada's discography (listed chronologically). These different versions are:
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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:
  
 
; Can You Keep A Secret?
 
; Can You Keep A Secret?
: Found on Can You Keep A Secret? single as track one, [[Distance]] album as track two and [[Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol.1|Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1]] as track nine.
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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.
 
; Can You Keep A Secret? (Original Karaoke)
 
; Can You Keep A Secret? (Original Karaoke)
: Found on Can You Keep A Secret? single as track three. This version is the standard version except without the main vocals for the song.
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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.
 
; Can You Keep A Secret? (Budokan Live)
 
; Can You Keep A Secret? (Budokan Live)
: Found on [[Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 - Hikaru no 5]] DVD as track six. This version is more minimalistic than the original version.
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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.
; Can You Keep A Secret? (Harmony Orchestra)
 
: Found twice on the [[Harmony~J-Pop Meets Classics~For Slow Life|HARMONY~J-pop Meets Classics~for slow life]] collection; once as track #6 on the Utada Hikaru CD on the original boxed set and once again as track #9 of the 3rd CD (Dinner Time) on the second boxed set. This has no vocals, and is performed by [[The Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra]].
 
 
; Can You Keep A Secret? (Utada United Live)
 
; Can You Keep A Secret? (Utada United Live)
: Found on [[Utada United 2006|UTADA UNITED 2006]] DVD as track #15.
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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.
  
 
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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