Dakishimete!

"Dakishimete!"
Single by Arisa Mizuki
from the album Cute
Released	May 24, 1995
Format	CD single
Genre	Pop
Length	5:09
Label	Nippon Columbia
Writer(s)	Masanori Nagaoka, Yasuhiko Hoshino
Producer	Takayuki Hijikata
Arisa Mizuki singles chronology
"Anata no Sedai e Kuchizuke o" (1995) "Dakishimete!" (1995) "Don't Be Shy" (1995)

"Dakishimete!" (抱きしめて!^?, lit. "Hold Me!") is the ninth single by Japanese recording artist Arisa Mizuki. It was released on May 24, 1995 as the second single from Mizuki's fourth studio album Cute. Both the title track and B-side, "Zutto Soba ni Ite," were written by Masanori Nagaoka, and composed by Yasuhiko Hoshino. "Dakishimete!" was used in commercials for Umi to Taiyō no Megumi de Arau Body Soap by Shiseido, starring Mizuki herself.

Chart performance

"Dakishimete!" debuted on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart at number 20 with 52,150 copies sold in its first week.^[1] The single charted for six weeks and has sold a total of 96,140 copies.^[2][3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Masanori Nagaoka, all music composed by Yasuhiko Hoshino.

No.	Title	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Dakishimete!" (抱きしめて! "Hold Me!")	Takayuki Hijikata	5:09
2.	"Zutto Soba ni Ite" (ずっとそばにいて "Always by My Side")	Takao Konishi	5:23
3.	"Dakishimete! (Original Karaoke)"	Hijikata	5:09
Total length:			15:41

Charts and sales

Chart (1995)	Peak position	Sales
Oricon Weekly Singles[1]	20	96,140[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "1995年06月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=1995&month=6&week=1&submit4.x=36&submit4.y=18. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
2. ^ "抱きしめて！/観月ありさ" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/79185/1/. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "ヴィジョンファクトリー（旧ライジング）＠売上データ補完スレ" (in Japanese). 2004-01-20. http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1068830546/18. Retrieved 2011-08-07.