Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro

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"Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro"
"誰かの願いが叶うころ"
"Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro""誰かの願いが叶うころ" cover
Single by Utada Hikaru
from the album ULTRA BLUE
Released April 21, 2004
Format CD, DVD, Regular Single
Recorded
Genre Pop
Length N/A
Label Toshiba-EMI
Writer(s) Utada Hikaru
Producer(s) Utada Hikaru
Chart positions
Utada Hikaru singles chronology
"COLORS"
(2003)
"Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro"
(2004)
"Easy Breezy"
(2004)

"Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro" (誰かの願いが叶うころ? lit. "When Someone's Wish Comes True") is Utada Hikaru's 14th single and her 1st and only Japanese single for 2004. She released 2 versions of Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro: CD and DVD. It was released on April 21, 2004. Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro is also included in the "Our Last Days" - "Casshern" OST and it is the "Casshern" theme song. Utada Hikaru had only performed it live once on television and it was on the program, Music Station. Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro had sold 365,000 copies and hit #1 on Oricon chart.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  • CD Version
  1. Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro
  2. Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro [Instrumental]
  • DVD Version
  1. Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro
  2. Making of Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro


[edit] Charts

"Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro" - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position Sales Total Chart Run
April 21, 2004 Oricon Daily Singles Chart #1
April 21, 2004 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart #1 365,206
April 21, 2004 Oricon Yearly Singles Chart #14

[edit] Trivia

  • A music box shown at the beginning of the single's promotional video is playing the "Blue Danube Waltz".
  • The single's promotional video is the first to show Utada playing an instrument (the piano) as she sings. In her promotional video for Keep Tryin' she plays the guitar.

[edit] External links

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Albums
Japanese: First Love | Distance | DEEP RIVER | ULTRA BLUE
Compilation Album: Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1
English: Precious | EXODUS
Singles
Japanese:
Automatic / time will tell | Movin' on without you | First Love
Addicted To You | Wait & See ~Risk~ | For You / Time Limit | Can You Keep A Secret?
FINAL DISTANCE | traveling | Hikari | SAKURA Drops / Letters
COLORS | Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro | Be My Last | Passion | Keep Tryin'
Boku wa Kuma
Digital Single: This Is Love
English:
Close To You
REMIX: Fly Me To The Moon
Easy Breezy | Devil Inside | Exodus '04 | You Make Me Want To Be A Man
Digital Single: Easy Breezy | Devil Inside
Theme Songs
Kingdom Hearts: Hikari | Passion | Simple And Clean | Sanctuary
Nintendo DS: Easy Breezy
Various
Full discography | Albums | Singles
In other languages