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|[[Image:Firstlove 8cmsingle.jpg|thumb|175px|8cm CD Cover]]
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|[[Image:Firstlove 12cmsingle.jpg|thumb|300px|12cm CD Cover]]
| Name = First Love
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| Type = Single
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| Artist = [[Utada Hikaru]]
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; Artist
| Cover = Firstlove_8cmsingle.jpg
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: [[Utada Hikaru]]
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; Single
| Released = 28 April 1999
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: First Love
| Genre = [[Pop]]
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; Released
| Length = N/A
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: 1999.04.28
| Label = [[EMI Music Japan]]
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; Catalog Number
| Last Release = ''[[Movin' on Without You|Movin' on without you]]'' <br /> (1999
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: TODT-5300 <small>(8cm CD)</small>
| This Release = '''First Love''' <br /> (1999)
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: TOCT-4150 <small>(12cm CD)</small>
| Next Release = ''[[Addicted To You]]'' (1999)
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; Price
| Category = 1999 Singles
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: ¥1,020
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First Love is Utada Hikaru's third single. There were two versions of this released: An 8cm single as well as a standard 12cm single. This song is a popular ballad to sing among karaoke-goers in Japan. Originally, different versions of the same product were given different placings on Oricon charts. This meant that the 12cm single reached #2 on Oricon charts while the 8cm version reached #6. Both versions stayed in the charts for 13 weeks. The 12cm sold 500,890 units in Japan, while the 8cm version sold 303,430 units in Japan. The sales of the First Love singles are lower than the prior single sales because this single was released after the First Love album. However, if the sales total of both versions of the single were added together, this would give the single 804,320 sales, which would have made it the #18 single for 1999. This single reached #26 on World Charts for single airplay, and reached #20 for sales. The song First Love was used as the theme of the drama "Majo no Jouken" starring Takizawa Hideaki.  
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; Tracklist
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* 8cm CD
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# First Love
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# First Love (Strings Mix)
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# First Love (Original Karaoke)
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# First Love (John Luongo Remix)
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* 12cm CD
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# First Love
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# First Love (featuring [[Wikipedia:David Sanborn|David Sanborn]])
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# First Love (Strings Mix)
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# First Love (John Luongo Remix)
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; Information
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"First Love" is the third single released by [[Utada Hikaru]]. It was released in two formats: an 8cm mini CD and 12cm standard CD both featuring different mixes. The single is a re-cut from her best selling debut album  also called ''[[First Love (Utada Hikaru album)|First Love]]''. The song was used as the theme for the [[Dorama|dorama]] series ''[[Majo no Jouken]]''.
  
==Track Listing==
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When "First Love" was released the different versions charted separately on the weekly [[Oricon]] chart. The 12cm standard CD single reached #2 on weekly Oricon chart, while the mini 8cm CD version reached #6. Both versions stayed in the charts for 13 weeks. The 12cm CD sold 500,890 units and was the #42 single of 1999, while the 8cm version sold 303,430 units and was the #72 single of the year. Combining the sales of both versions, the single had 804,320 sales, which would have made it the #18 single for 1999. The single reached #26 on World Charts for single airplay, and reached #20 for sales. It was Utada's first single to not sell a million copies, but was still highly successful for being an album-cut song.
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In 2016, "First Love" started to appear within the top 100 download song chart on [[Recochoku]] after the release of Utada's sixth Japanese studio album ''[[Fantome]]''. At this time, several other Utada staples started appearing on the chart.
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==Song Information==
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; Lyrics
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: [[Utada Hikaru]]
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; Music
|align="left"|First Love
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: [[Utada Hikaru]]
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; Other Information
!align="left"|Utada Hikaru
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: Arrangement & Strings Arrangement: [[Kawano Kei]]
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: Keyboards & Programming: [[Kawano Kei]]
|align="left"|2.
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: Synthesizer Programming: [[Momo Masayuki]], [[Iida Takahiro]]
|align="left"|First Love (Strings Mix)
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: Guitar: [[Akiyama Hironori]]
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: Strings: [[Goto Yuichiro strings]]
!align="left"|Utada Hikaru
 
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|align="left"|3.
 
|align="left"|First Love (Original Karaoke)
 
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|align="left"|4.
 
|align="left"|First Love (John Luongo Remix)
 
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==Concert Performances==
| Name = First Love (12cm)
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* [2000] [[Bohemian Summer 2000]]
| Type = Single
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* [2001] [[Utada Hikaru Unplugged]]
| Artist = [[Utada Hikaru]]
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* [2004] [[Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 - Hikaru no 5|Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 Hikaru no 5]]
| Cover = Firstlove_12cmsingle.jpg
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* [2006] [[Utada United 2006|UTADA UNITED 2006]]
| Background = DimGray
 
| Released = 09 December 1998
 
| Genre = [[Pop]]
 
| Length = N/A
 
| Label = [[EMI Music Japan]]
 
| Category = 1998 Singles
 
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==Track Listing==
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==Disambiguation==
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There are four versions of "First Love" to be found in Utada's discography . These different versions are:
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!align="left"|Track Name
 
!align="left"|Length
 
!align="left"|Credits
 
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|align="left"|1.
 
|align="left"|First Love
 
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!align="left"|Utada Hikaru
 
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|align="left"|2.
 
|align="left"|First Love (featuring David Sanborn)
 
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!align="left"|Utada Hikaru
 
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|align="left"|3.
 
|align="left"|First Love (Original Karaoke)
 
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|align="left"|4.
 
|align="left"|First Love (John Luongo Remix)
 
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; First Love
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: Found on both "First Love" singles as track #1 and on ''[[First Love (Utada Hikaru album)|First Love]]'' and on ''[[Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol.1|Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1]]'' as track #4.
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; First Love (Original Karaoke)
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: Found on the 8cm "First Love" single as track #3. It is the standard version of the song, except without Utada's vocals.
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; First Love (Strings Mix)
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: Found on the "First Love" 8cm single as track #2 and on the 12cm single as track #3. It is similar to the standard version of the song, except that Utada's vocals are replaced by strings.
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; First Love (John Luongo Remix)
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: Found on both "First Love" singles as track #4. This is an upbeat dance remix of "First Love".
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* Oricon Profile (12cm Version)
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* Oricon Profile: [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/272380/1/ 8cm CD] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/267379/1/ 12cm CD]
* Oricon Profile (8cm Version)
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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:April 1999]]
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[[Category:1999 Singles]]
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[[Category:1999 Oricon Top 100 Singles]]
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[[Category:Post-Album Single]]
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[[Category:1999 Songs]]
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[[Category:Utada Hikaru Songs]]
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[[Category:Dorama Theme Song]]
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[[Category:World Charts]]
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[[Category:Gold Streaming]]

Latest revision as of 09:03, 6 May 2023

8cm CD Cover
12cm CD Cover
Artist
Utada Hikaru
Single
First Love
Released
1999.04.28
Catalog Number
TODT-5300 (8cm CD)
TOCT-4150 (12cm CD)
Price
¥1,020
Tracklist
  • 8cm CD
  1. First Love
  2. First Love (Strings Mix)
  3. First Love (Original Karaoke)
  4. First Love (John Luongo Remix)
  • 12cm CD
  1. First Love
  2. First Love (featuring David Sanborn)
  3. First Love (Strings Mix)
  4. First Love (John Luongo Remix)


Information

"First Love" is the third single released by Utada Hikaru. It was released in two formats: an 8cm mini CD and 12cm standard CD both featuring different mixes. The single is a re-cut from her best selling debut album also called First Love. The song was used as the theme for the dorama series Majo no Jouken.

When "First Love" was released the different versions charted separately on the weekly Oricon chart. The 12cm standard CD single reached #2 on weekly Oricon chart, while the mini 8cm CD version reached #6. Both versions stayed in the charts for 13 weeks. The 12cm CD sold 500,890 units and was the #42 single of 1999, while the 8cm version sold 303,430 units and was the #72 single of the year. Combining the sales of both versions, the single had 804,320 sales, which would have made it the #18 single for 1999. The single reached #26 on World Charts for single airplay, and reached #20 for sales. It was Utada's first single to not sell a million copies, but was still highly successful for being an album-cut song.

In 2016, "First Love" started to appear within the top 100 download song chart on Recochoku after the release of Utada's sixth Japanese studio album Fantome. At this time, several other Utada staples started appearing on the chart.

Song Information

Lyrics
Utada Hikaru
Music
Utada Hikaru
Other Information
Arrangement & Strings Arrangement: Kawano Kei
Keyboards & Programming: Kawano Kei
Synthesizer Programming: Momo Masayuki, Iida Takahiro
Guitar: Akiyama Hironori
Strings: Goto Yuichiro strings

Concert Performances

Disambiguation

There are four versions of "First Love" to be found in Utada's discography . These different versions are:

First Love
Found on both "First Love" singles as track #1 and on First Love and on Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1 as track #4.
First Love (Original Karaoke)
Found on the 8cm "First Love" single as track #3. It is the standard version of the song, except without Utada's vocals.
First Love (Strings Mix)
Found on the "First Love" 8cm single as track #2 and on the 12cm single as track #3. It is similar to the standard version of the song, except that Utada's vocals are replaced by strings.
First Love (John Luongo Remix)
Found on both "First Love" singles as track #4. This is an upbeat dance remix of "First Love".

External Links