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Uchiage Hanabi

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"Uchiage Hanabi"
Single by Daoko feat. Kenshi Yonezu
from the album Thank You Blue
LanguageJapanese
B-side
  • "Forever Friends"
  • "Cinderella Step"
ReleasedAugust 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)
Recorded2017
Studio
  • Aobadai Studio Inc. (Meguro, Tokyo, Japan)
  • aLIVE Recording (Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan)
  • Sound City (Minato, Tokyo, Japan)
GenreJ-pop[1]
LabelToy's Factory
Producer(s)Kenshi Yonezu
Music video
"打上花火" on YouTube
Alternative cover
First press limited edition front cover

"Uchiage Hanabi" (Japanese: 打上花火; English title: "Fireworks") is a song by Daoko featuring Kenshi Yonezu released in August 2017. "Uchiage Hanabi" means "launching fireworks". The song is used for the 2017 anime film Fireworks and the album Thank You Blue. There are two solo versions, Yonezu's solo version released for Bootleg for minimalist rearrangement, and Daoko's solo version for Shiteki Ryoko. It ranked number one in Billboard Japan Hot Animation for 25 weeks.[2] It won Song of the Year of Space Shower Music Awards in 2018.[3]

Reception

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The song received many positive reviews, and was described as merging the light sadness of summer and floweriness of fireworks, mixing delicate piano and strings with an electro effect and producing a beautiful scene.[4][5][6][7] The music video for the song has garnered over 550 million views on YouTube.[8]

Track listing

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Uchiage Hanabi standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Uchiage Hanabi (打上花火)[a]"Kenshi YonezuDaoko, Yonezu4:49
2."Forever Friends[b]"RemediosDaoko4:08
3."Cinderella Step[c]"DaokoDaoko4:02
Total length:12:59
Uchiage Hanabi first press limited edition – disc 1 CD
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Uchiage Hanabi (打上花火)[a]"YonezuDaoko, Yonezu4:49
2."Forever Friends[b]"RemediosDaoko4:08
Total length:8:57
Uchiage Hanabi first press limited edition – disc 2 DVD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Intro"  1:11
2."JK[d]"DaokoDaoko, Ray Kunimoto3:43
3."Takai Kabe ni wa Ikusen no Doa (高い壁には幾千のドア)[d]"DaokoDaoko, Akito Bros.4:46
4."Kakete Ageru (かけてあげる)[d]"DaokoDaoko, Hideya Kojima from Oresama4:22
5."Myūjikku (ミュージック)[d]"DaokoDaoko, Parkgolf3:58
6."Boku (ぼく)[d]"DaokoDaoko, Kojima5:10
7."Fashion[d]"DaokoDaoko, 岩崎太整3:25
8."Suisei (水星)[d]"Daoko, Onomatope Daijin, TofubeatsTofubeats4:19
9."Kimi (きみ)[d]"DaokoDaoko4:41
10."Boy[d]"DaokoDaoko4:08
11."Fog[d]"DaokoDaoko4:26
12."Interlude"  2:37
13."Daisuki (ダイスキ)[d]" (with TeddyLoid)DaokoDaoko, TeddyLoid3:54
14."Samishii Kamisama (さみしいかみさま)[d]"DaokoDaoko, Kojima4:03
15."Me!Me!Me!" (featuring Daoko_pt.1)DaokoDaoko, TeddyLoid2:25
16."ShibuyaK[d]"DaokoDaoko, Kojima8:20
17."Moshimo Bokura ga Game no Shuyaku de (もしも僕らがGAMEの主役で)[d]"DaokoDaoko, Kojima4:25
18."Bang! (EN)"DaokoDaoko, Kojima5:12
19."Outro"  3:13
Total length:78:18

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the CD liner notes[9]

  • Kenshi Yonezu – music (track 1), lyrics (track 1), producer (track 1) arrangement (track 1), vocals (track 1),
  • Daoko – vocals (tracks 1–3), composer (track 3), lyrics (track 3)
  • Hayato Tanaka – arrangement (track 1)
  • Youhei Makabe – guitar (track 1)
  • Masaki Hori – drums (track 1)
  • Hiroaki Yokoyama – piano (track 1)
  • Koichiro Muroya – strings (track 1)
  • Yoshio Arimatsu – drum technician (track 1)
  • Remedios – music (track 2), lyrics (track 2)
  • Satoru Kosaki – arrangement (track 2)
  • Hitoshi Konno – strings (track 2)
  • Takato Saijo – horn (track 2)
  • Yu Kumai – horn (track 2)
  • Hitoshi Watanabe – bass (track 2)
  • Masahiro Itami – guitar (track 2)
  • Satoru Kosaki – piano (track 2), programming (track 2)
  • Yuri Misumi – sound coordinate (track 2)
  • Kazuo Sudo – sound coordinate (track 2)
  • Keiichi Ejima – arrangement (track 3)
  • Masashi Uramoto – recording (track 3), mixing (track 3)
  • Keiji Kondo – recording (track 3), ProTools operation (track 3)
  • Tetsuro Sawamoto – assistant
  • Masayuki Yoshii – assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering (all tracks)
  • Genki Kawamura – executive producer

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[21] 2× Platinum 500,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[22] 2× Platinum 200,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

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Year Award Category Result
2018 32nd Japan Gold Disc Award Song of the Year by Download Won
Space Shower Music Awards Song of the Year Won

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Anime film Fireworks theme song
  2. ^ a b Anime film Fireworks insert song
  3. ^ TV anime Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul 2nd ending theme
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n live recording of Daoko 2016 tour "Aoiro Jidai" (青色主義) at Akasaka Blitz

References

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  1. ^ "Uchiage Hanabi（DAOKO）- playasia.com". Play-Asia. 2021. Retrieved 2024-05-14. Genre：J-Pop
  2. ^ "【ビルボード】DAOKO×米津「打上花火」がアニメ・チャート26週ぶり首位、ロングヒット曲が続々と浮上 | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  3. ^ "WINNERS". SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2018 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  4. ^ Department, Skream! Editorial. "打上花火 / DAOKO". Skream! 邦楽ロック・洋楽ロック ポータルサイト. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  5. ^ "星野源、DAOKO、DISH//……今夏注目の主題歌・OP曲揃い踏み！". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  6. ^ "DAOKO『打上花火』／2017年のアンセム、出ました－rockinon.com｜https://rockinon.com/disc/detail/165468". rockinon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  7. ^ "『打ち上げ花火、下から見るか?横から見るか?』とDAOKO×米津玄師"打上花火"について－rockinon.com｜https://rockinon.com/news/detail/165851". rockinon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  8. ^ DAOKO (October 26, 2017). "DAOKO × 米津玄師『打上花火』MUSIC VIDEO" [DAOKO x Kenshi Yonezu "Uchiage Hanabi" Music Video]. daoko_jp. YouTube. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Daoko (2017). Uchiage Hanabi (booklet). Japan: Toy's Factory. TFCC-89632.
  10. ^ "打上花火 | DAOKO". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  11. ^ "Japan Hot 100 Week of 30 August 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  13. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year End 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2018". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year End 2018". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  16. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2019". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  17. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year End 2019". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  18. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2020". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  19. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year End 2020". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  20. ^ ""JAPAN HOT 100"15周年を記念したオールタイムTOP50発表 1位は米津玄師「Lemon」". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). March 31, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  21. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi – Uchiage Hanabi" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 12 December 2019. Select 2018年1月 on the drop-down menu
  22. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi – Uchiage Hanabi" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 5 May 2021. Select 2023年8月 on the drop-down menu
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