Utada Hikaru’s latest single “Heart Station/Stay Gold” has gone #3 in the Oricon charts in Japan but intrestingly the Japanese Billboard charts rank it #2 as Billboard takes into account radio airplay as well as sales. Either way, it bodes well for the album released in just a few weeks.
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Utada Hikaru: Heart Station Single #3
Utada Hikaru: Heart Station Tracklist
Hikki’s new album Heart Station, released next month has had its track names released. We have Boka Wa Kuma on there and as a bonus track both versions of Flavour of Life are present! Once again half the albums already been released as singles which is more commonplace in Japan than the UK but I’m still very excited.
01. Fight The Blues
02. HEART STATION
03. Beautiful World
04. Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version-
05. Stay Gold
06. Kiss & Cry
07. Gentle Beast (Interlude)
08. Celebrate
09. Prisoner Of Love
10. Take 5
11. Boku wa Kuma
12. Niji-iro BASU
13. Flavor Of Life (Bonus Track)
Utada Hikaru: Heart Station/Stay Gold
Utada Hikaru is set to release her final single for the upcoming album “Heart Station” in under two weeks time. The album is to follow in March (and I’ve got it pre-ordered) The double A side contains the title track from the album which is a mid-tempo track that sounds like how I’d imagine a First Love track to be if she wrote that album after Ultra Blue. The PV is a simple affair and while its a great concept its not as fun as some of her other videos. You can see it here
I think more people are excited over the second A side “Stay Gold” which is a beautifully understated ballad that is sung so softly it makes you stand still. It’s piano led and sounds superb. You can hear a radio rip here if you don’t mind the lower quality sound.
Hikki, whom also has an English album in the works, has delivered for me with each album so I’m prepared to be bowled over with this new release.
