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The original edit and PlanitB remix of "Simple & Clean" first appeared on Utada's single "Colors" as a B-side, which was released on January 29, 2003. [44] It was also available on the Taiwanese versions of "Colors", released in mid-2003. [ 40 ]
Hikaru Utada (宇多田ヒカル, Utada Hikaru, born January 19, 1983), also known mononymously as Utada, [2] is a Japanese and American singer, songwriter, and producer. She is considered to be one of the most influential and best-selling musical artists in Japan.
Its English counterpart, "Simple and Clean", is the theme song to the English release of the games as well as the Japanese re-release of the first game, Kingdom Hearts Final Mix. Both songs were written and performed by Hikaru Utada . [ 1 ]
"Colors" (stylized as COLORS) is Hikaru Utada's 12th Japanese-language single (14th overall), and is the only single they released in 2003. It was released on January 29, 2003, and debuted at number one on the Oricon charts with 437,903 copies sold in the first week, and became their fifth single to achieve two consecutive weeks at the number one slot, a comparatively rare feat.
Utada Hikaru Utada Hikaru Charlene Harrison Precious: 1998 English "A.S.A.P." Utada Hikaru Utada Hikaru Deep River: 2002 Japanese "About Me" Utada Hikaru Utada Hikaru Exodus: 2004 English "Addicted to You" † Utada Hikaru Utada Hikaru Distance: 2001 Japanese "Amai Wana: Paint It, Black (甘いワナ～: Paint It, Black); Sweet Trap: Paint It ...
It was released as a digital download on June 28, 2009. Utada worked with Russell McNamara, who had previously made remixes of her songs "Distance", "Traveling", "Hikari" and "Simple and Clean" between 2001–2002. The song was commercially successful, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. [15]
Similarly to "Hikari" and "Simple and Clean", both "Passion" and "Sanctuary" were successful worldwide, due to its success with Kingdom Hearts II; by March 2007, the English adaption of the game sold over four million units worldwide. [73]
This Is the One marked Utada's last album with Island Records, and the Universal Music Group at that time, not only due to the end of her contract, but also due to her 2010 global recording contract with EMI Music. All albums, regardless of language, will be released under "Hikaru Utada", thus also retiring her Western stage name, Utada. [5]