Wait & See ~Risk~
- Artist
- Utada Hikaru
- Single
- Wait & See ~Risk~ (Wait & See ～リスク～)
- Released
- 2000.04.19
- Catalog Number
- TOCT-22070
- Price
- ¥1,260
- Tracklist
- Wait & See ~Risk~
- Hayatochiri (はやとちり)
- Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
- Wait & See ~Risk~ (Baton Girl Mix) (バトンガール Mix)
- Wait & See ~Risk~ (Original Karaoke)
- Artist
- Utada Hikaru
- DVD Single
- Wait & See ~Risk~ (Wait & See ～リスク～)
- Released
- 2000.06.30
- Catalog Number
- TOBF-5031
- Price
- ¥1,500
- Tracklist
- Wait & See ~Risk~
- Making of Wait & See ~Risk~
- Information
Wait & See ~Risk~ is Utada Hikaru's fifth single. This was the first single of Utada's to have a DVD Single released as well. This single, like Addicted To You, was produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions. This single reached #1 on Oricon charts and charted for 21 weeks. It became the #3 single of 2000 in Japan. This single reached #29 on World Charts for single airplay, and reached #18 for sales. The most recent figures (May 26, 2006) show that the single sold 1,662,060 units in total.
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Utada Hikaru
- Music
- Utada Hikaru
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Utada Hikaru and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
- Drum Programming: Xaviar Smith
- Guitar: Dave Barry
- All Other instruments: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
- Recording: Steve Hodge at Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, MN
- Vocal Recording: Indoh Mitsuhiro and Ugajin Masaaki at Studio Terra
- Mastering: Steve Hodge at Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, MN
Utada Quotes
- "I'm really intersted in how everyone's gonna react to it over there [Japan] because I tried a lot of new things in it. I participated a bit in the arrangement also and kinda added a rock flavour to it. So it's new for me and I hope it's new for everyone. I hope you will enjoy the song, and I hope you'll enjoy the video cause the video is...I just love how I turned out. So...please watch it." --Utada Hikaru
Lyrics
In many of Utada's songs you are able to hear English lyrics that are not in the booklet or official lyrics. For Wait & See ~Risk~, they are: "Is is all for you? Give it all for you" and "Wait and see, until you see all there is to see".
Disambiguation
There are eight versions of Wait & See ~Risk~ to be found in Utada's discography (listed chronologically). These different versions are:
- Wait & See ~Risk~
- Found on Wait & See ~Risk~ single as track one, Distance album as track one and Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1 as track six.
- Wait & See ~Risk~ (Baton Girl Mix) (バトンガール Mix)
- Found on Wait & See ~Risk~ single as track four. This version was mixed by Utada's usual production company; Baton Girl.
- Wait & See ~Risk~ (Original Karaoke)
- Found on Wait & See ~Risk~ as track five. This is the standard version except without Utada's main vocals.
- Wait & See ~Risk~ (Bohemian Summer Live)
- Found on Bohemian Summer 2000 DVD as track 17. This live version has a longer ending and is more drum-heavy.
- Wait & See ~Risk~ (Unplugged Live)
- Found on Utada Hikaru Unplugged DVD as track two. This version is an acoustic version filled with orchestral instruments.
- Wait & See ~Risk~ (Budokan Live)
- Found on Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 - Hikaru no 5 as track 13. The arrangement has changed slightly to accomodate the instruments present, and is more heavy in electric guitars.
- Wait & See ~Risk~ (Harmony Orchestra)
- Found once on the HARMONY~J-pop Meets Classics~for slow life collection, as track #8 of the 3rd CD (Dinner Time) on the second boxed set. This has no vocals, and is performed by The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Wait & See ~Risk~ (Utada United Live)
- Found on UTADA UNITED 2006 DVD as track #17.
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