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[[Image:Uhwaitsee.jpg|thumb|250px|Wait & See ~Risk~ Cover]]
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[[Image:UHFMTTMoon.jpg|thumb|250px|Record Cover]]
  
 
; Artist
 
; Artist
 
: [[Utada Hikaru]]
 
: [[Utada Hikaru]]
; Song
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; Single
 
: Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
 
: Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
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; Released
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: 2000.05.10
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; Catalog Number
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: TOJT-4211
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; Price
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; Side A Tracklist
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# Fly Me To The Moon (Mike Brown Remix)
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# Fly Me To The Moon (James McQuade Remix)
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; Side B Tracklist
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# Fly Me To The Moon (VC2's Club Mix)
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# Fly Me To The Moon (Bob Allecca Remix)
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"Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)" is [[Utada Hikaru]]'s cover of [[Wikipedia:Kaye Ballard|Kaye Ballard]]'s 1954 [[Wikipedia:Fly Me to the Moon|love ballad]] made famous by [[Wikipedia:Frank Sinatra|Frank Sinatra]]. It was first released as one of the the B-sides to her "[[Wait & See ~Risk~]]" single. A month later it 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 later sung the song live at the [[Wikipedia:World Economic Forum 2002|World Economic Forum]] on Jan. 31st in New York City.
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In 2007, a remix version called "Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix-" was released and used as the trailer song for the movie ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone]]''.
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==Song Information==
 
; Lyrics
 
; Lyrics
 
: [[Wikipedia:Bart Howard|Bart Howard]]
 
: [[Wikipedia:Bart Howard|Bart Howard]]
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: [[Wikipedia:Bart Howard|Bart Howard]]
 
: [[Wikipedia:Bart Howard|Bart Howard]]
 
; Other Information
 
; Other Information
: Production: [[Utada Sking Teruzane]] and [[Miyake Akira]]
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: Production: [[Utada Sking Teruzane]], [[Miyake Akira]]
 
: Arrangement: [[Kawano Kei]]
 
: Arrangement: [[Kawano Kei]]
 
: String Arrangement: [[Kawano Kei]]
 
: String Arrangement: [[Kawano Kei]]
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: Guitar: [[Akiyama Hironori]]
 
: Guitar: [[Akiyama Hironori]]
 
: Strings: [[Goto Yuichiro strings]]
 
: Strings: [[Goto Yuichiro strings]]
: All Vocals: [[Utada Hikaru]]
 
 
 
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.
 
 
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==
 
* "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==
 
==Disambiguation==
There are eight versions of Fly Me to the Moon to be found in Utada's discography (listed chronologically). These different versions are:
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There are eight versions of "Fly Me to the Moon" to be found in Utada's discography. These include:
  
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
: Found on [[Wait & See ~Risk~]] single as track three.
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: Found on the "[[Wait & See ~Risk~]]" single as track #3.
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (Mike Brown Remix)
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (Mike Brown Remix)
: Found on the [[Fly Me to the Moon|Fly Me To The Moon]] vinyl as track one. This remix is a reasonably layed back dance mix.
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: Found on the "Fly Me To The Moon" vinyl as track #1. This remix is a reasonably laid back dance mix.
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (James McQuade Remix)
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (James McQuade Remix)
: Found on the [[Fly Me to the Moon|Fly Me To The Moon]] vinyl as track two. This remix has a strong electronic beat to it.
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: Found on the "Fly Me To The Moon" vinyl as track #2. This remix has a strong electronic beat to it.
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (VC2's Club Mix)
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (VC2's Club Mix)
: Found on the [[Fly Me to the Moon|Fly Me To The Moon]] vinyl as track three. This remix is a heavy trance mix.
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: Found on the "Fly Me To The Moon" vinyl as track #3. This remix is a heavy trance mix.
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (Bob Allecca Remix)
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (Bob Allecca Remix)
: Found on the [[Fly Me to the Moon|Fly Me To The Moon]] vinyl as track four. This remix is backed by electric pianos and a shimmery beat.
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: Found on the "Fly Me To The Moon" vinyl as track #4. This remix is backed by electric pianos and a shimmery beat.
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) (Bohemian Summer Live)
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) (Bohemian Summer Live)
: Found on the [[Bohemian Summer 2000]] DVD as track #6.
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: Found on the ''[[Bohemian Summer 2000]]'' DVD as track #6.
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix-
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix-
: Found on the [[Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry]] single as track three. This track has the same arrangement as the original from the [[Wait & See ~Risk~]] single, but the vocals are edited to sound smoother and clearer.
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: Found on the "[[Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry]]" single as track #3. This track has the same arrangement as the standard version, but the vocals are edited to sound smoother and clearer.
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix- (Original Karaoke)
 
; Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix- (Original Karaoke)
: Found on the [[Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry]] single as track six.
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: Found on the [[Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry]] single as track #6. It is the same as the "-2007-" mix but without Utada's main vocals.
  
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==External Links==
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[http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/272884/1/ Oricon Profile]
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{{Utada Hikaru}}
 
[[Category:2000 Songs]]
 
[[Category:2000 Songs]]
 
[[Category:Utada Hikaru Songs]]
 
[[Category:Utada Hikaru Songs]]
 
[[Category:Covered Songs]]
 
[[Category:Covered Songs]]

Revision as of 02:19, 17 February 2010

Record Cover
Artist
Utada Hikaru
Single
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
Released
2000.05.10
Catalog Number
TOJT-4211
Price
Side A Tracklist
  1. Fly Me To The Moon (Mike Brown Remix)
  2. Fly Me To The Moon (James McQuade Remix)
Side B Tracklist
  1. Fly Me To The Moon (VC2's Club Mix)
  2. Fly Me To The Moon (Bob Allecca Remix)


"Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)" is Utada Hikaru's cover of Kaye Ballard's 1954 love ballad made famous by Frank Sinatra. It was first released as one of the the B-sides to her "Wait & See ~Risk~" single. A month later it 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 later sung the song live at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 31st in New York City.

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


Song Information

Lyrics
Bart Howard
Music
Bart Howard
Other Information
Production: Utada Sking Teruzane, 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

Disambiguation

There are eight versions of "Fly Me to the Moon" to be found in Utada's discography. These include:

Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
Found on the "Wait & See ~Risk~" single as track #3.
Fly Me To The Moon (Mike Brown Remix)
Found on the "Fly Me To The Moon" vinyl as track #1. This remix is a reasonably laid back dance mix.
Fly Me To The Moon (James McQuade Remix)
Found on the "Fly Me To The Moon" vinyl as track #2. 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 #3. 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 #4. 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 #3. This track has the same arrangement as the standard version, but the vocals are edited to sound smoother and clearer.
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix- (Original Karaoke)
Found on the Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry single as track #6. It is the same as the "-2007-" mix but without Utada's main vocals.

External Links

Oricon Profile