Addicted to You (Utada Hikaru song)

Single infobox
Name = Addicted to You


Artist = Utada Hikaru
from Album = Distance
Released = November 10, 1999
Format = CD, regular single
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label = EMI Music Japan
Writer = Utada Hikaru
Producer = Utada Hikaru, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Alex Richbourg
Reviews =
Last single = "First Love"
(1999)
This single = "Addicted to You"
(1999)
Next single = "Wait & See ~Risk~"
(2000)

"Addicted to You" is a song by Utada Hikaru, released as her fifth overall single (4th Japanese-language), released on November 10, 1999. It sold 1,784,000 copies and hit number one on the Oricon charts for two consecutive weeks, selling 1,067,510 in its first week. It was her breakthrough single into Japan being her highest first week sales ever. The single was produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions. In addition, the cover photos of the single were taken by the late legendary photographer, Richard Avedon. It currently holds the record for the second-highest one-week sales in Japan.

Addicted To You was the CM song for Sony's Media & Battery RED HOT Campaign, and there were even limited edition MD's released with Utada's name on them. Two versions were on the single, the Up-In-Heaven Mix and the Underwater Mix, though only the Up-In-Heaven Mix had radio play and its own PV. Produced & arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions. This single reached #1 on Oricon charts and charted for 16 weeks. Addicted To You was the #6 single of 1999 in Japan, as it had sold 1,290,000 singles by this point. Strangely, Addicted To You also became the #48 single of 2000, as into 2000 it sold 493,960 units. If the single were released earlier in 1999 or in 2000, it could have made the #2 spot easily in either of these yearly charts. This single reached #27 on World Charts for single airplay, and reached #48 for sales. The most recent figures (May 26, 2006) show that the single sold 1,784,050 units total, making this Utada's most successful single of all-time [ [http://wiki.theppn.org/Addicted_to_You Addicted to You - Wiki.theppn ] ] .

Included in the single is a Japanese/English message, in which on the Japanese part Utada talks about starting up a new project (Distance). The English message was:

Jim, Terry, and everyone at Flyte Tyme Productions, making music with you guys is about as good as it gets! We have to do it again soon :) Dick, I really meant it when I said that you're one of the most attractive men I've met! ∞love∞ hikaru+

Track listing

#"Addicted to You" (Up-in-Heaven mix)*
#"Addicted to You" (Underwater mix)
#"Addicted to You" (Up-in-Heaven mix) (instrumental)*
#"Addicted to You" (Underwater mix) (instrumental)

The tracks with (*) were produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

Charts

;Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

References

External links

* [http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/hikki/ Hikaru's website] — official Toshiba EMI site