Dakishimetai

"Dakishimetai"
Single by Mr. Children
from the album Kind of Love, 1/42, Mr. Children 1992–1995, and B-Side
Released December 1, 1992
Format CD single
Genre Pop/Rock
Length 15:03
Label Toy's Factory
Producer Takeshi Kobayashi
Mr. Children singles chronology
"Kimi ga Ita Natsu"
(1992)
"Dakishimetai"
(1992)
"Replay"
(1993)

Dakishimetai (抱きしめたい?) is the second single released by Mr. Children on December 1, 1992.

Contents

Overview

The single reached #56 on the Oricon Japanese charts selling 60,790 copies.[1]. The single was released on the same day as the group's second album, Kind of Love, which also included the single in it. "Dakishimetai" (抱きしめたい?) was included as a live recording on the group's live album, 1/42, released on September 8, 1999 and Mr. Children 1992–1995, which was released on July 11, 2001. The b-side track, "Kimi no koto igai wa nani mo kangaerarenai" (君の事以外は何も考えられない?), was included on the group's compilation album B-Side, released on May 10, 2007.

Over the years the title track, "Dakishimetai" (抱きしめたい?), has become a fan favorite in polls as a song desired to be played at weddings[2][3] and as a song used to charm women.[4] "Dakishimetai" (抱きしめたい?) has also been popular amongst other recording artists with Ryuichi Kawamura, lead singer of Luna Sea, covering the song on the anniversary edition of his album Evergreen released on December 5, 2007.[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Kazutoshi Sakurai

No. Title Length
1. "Dakishimetai (抱きしめたい?)"   5:27
2. "Kimi no koto igai wa nani mo kangaerarenai (君の事以外は何も考えられない?)"   4:09
3. "Dakishimetai (Instrumental Version) (抱きしめたい (Instrumental Version)?)"   5:27

Personnel

Production

References