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Utada Hikaru covered [[Wikipedia:Kaye Ballard|Kaye Ballard]]'s 1954 love ballad (though made famous by [[Wikipedia:Frank Sinatra|Frank Sinatra]] in the 60's) as one of the the b-sides to her [[Wait & See ~Risk~]] single. However, a month later this was released on vinyl with exclusive remixes. Included with the vinyl release was a sweepstakes competition for a DVD that included the animated [[PV]] for Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words). Utada Hikaru later sung this live at the [[Wikipedia:World Economic Forum 2002|World Economic Forum]] on Jan. 31st in New York City.
 
Utada Hikaru covered [[Wikipedia:Kaye Ballard|Kaye Ballard]]'s 1954 love ballad (though made famous by [[Wikipedia:Frank Sinatra|Frank Sinatra]] in the 60's) as one of the the b-sides to her [[Wait & See ~Risk~]] single. However, a month later this was released on vinyl with exclusive remixes. Included with the vinyl release was a sweepstakes competition for a DVD that included the animated [[PV]] for Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words). Utada Hikaru later sung this live at the [[Wikipedia:World Economic Forum 2002|World Economic Forum]] on Jan. 31st in New York City.
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In the year 2007, a remix version called ''Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix-'' was released and used as the trailer's song for the movie [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone]].
  
 
==Utada Quotes==
 
==Utada Quotes==

Revision as of 02:00, 28 June 2009

Wait & See ~Risk~ Cover
Artist
Utada Hikaru
Song
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
Lyrics
Bart Howard
Music
Bart Howard
Other Information
Production: Utada Sking Teruzane and Miyake Akira
Arrangement: Kawano Kei
String Arrangement: Kawano Kei
Recording: Ugaijin Masaaki at Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo
Mixing: Goh Hotoda at Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo
Keyboards & programming: Kawano Kei
Synthesizer programming: Iida Takahiro
Guitar: Akiyama Hironori
Strings: Goto Yuichiro strings
All Vocals: Utada Hikaru


Utada Hikaru covered Kaye Ballard's 1954 love ballad (though made famous by Frank Sinatra in the 60's) as one of the the b-sides to her Wait & See ~Risk~ single. However, a month later this was released on vinyl with exclusive remixes. Included with the vinyl release was a sweepstakes competition for a DVD that included the animated PV for Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words). Utada Hikaru later sung this live at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 31st in New York City.

In the year 2007, a remix version called Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix- was released and used as the trailer's song for the movie Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone.

Utada Quotes

  • "In the whole world this is the most wonderful song. To suit my own tastes, I translated the song myself. I think how I translated it was okay. In other words, since this is the first time I've translated a song for you, please appreciate it☆" --Utada Hikaru
  • (On the song meaning) "In short, because I don't want you to be a lie, I'll tell you in simple words how much I love you. (And don't say anything)" --Utada Hikaru

Disambiguation

There are eight versions of Fly Me to the Moon to be found in Utada's discography (listed chronologically). These different versions are:

Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
Found on Wait & See ~Risk~ single as track three.
Fly Me To The Moon (Mike Brown Remix)
Found on the Fly Me To The Moon vinyl as track one. This remix is a reasonably layed back dance mix.
Fly Me To The Moon (James McQuade Remix)
Found on the Fly Me To The Moon vinyl as track two. This remix has a strong electronic beat to it.
Fly Me To The Moon (VC2's Club Mix)
Found on the Fly Me To The Moon vinyl as track three. This remix is a heavy trance mix.
Fly Me To The Moon (Bob Allecca Remix)
Found on the Fly Me To The Moon vinyl as track four. This remix is backed by electric pianos and a shimmery beat.
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) (Bohemian Summer Live)
Found on the Bohemian Summer 2000 DVD as track #6.
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix-
Found on the Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry single as track three.
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix- (Original Karaoke)
Found on the Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry single as track six.