"Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" (世界に一つだけの花, "The One and Only Flower in the World") is a song recorded by Japanese boy band SMAP. The Noriyuki Makihara composed song was released as a single in 2003 and sold more than 2.57 million copies, becoming the third best-selling single in Japan in Oricon history.[1] Along with Hikaru Utada's "Colors", it was one of the only two singles to sell over a million copies in 2003, a year that saw CD sales declining due to the Japanese economic slump.[2]
| "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" | ||||
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| Single by SMAP | ||||
| from the album SMAP 015/Drink! Smap! | ||||
| B-side | "Boku wa Kimi o Tsurete Yuku" | |||
| Released | 5 March 2003 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Victor Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Noriyuki Makihara | |||
| Producer(s) | Noriyuki Makihara | |||
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The single made it to the top of the Oricon 2003 Yearly singles chart. As of December 2016 it is the third best-selling single in Japan, with 3.000 million copies sold.[3] This song became popular in karaoke.
Track list
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger | Length |
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| 1. | "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" | Noriyuki Makihara | N. Makihara | N. Makihara | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Boku wa Kimi o Tsurete Yuku" (僕は君を連れてゆく) | Tetsuo Kudō | Takashi Tsushimi | T. Tsushimi | 4:39 |
| 3. | "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana (Music Track)" | N. Makihara | N. Makihara | N. Makihara | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Boku wa Kimi o Tsurete Yuku (Music Track)" | T. Kudō | T. Tsushimi | T. Tsushimi | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 17:58 | ||||
Charts and certifications
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References
edit- ^ 「およげ！たいやきくん」がギネス認定、再評価の気運高まる (in Japanese). Oricon. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ 年度別ミリオンセラー一覧 2003年. RIAJ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ SMAP「世界に一つだけの花」300万枚突破 ファンの「購買運動」目標達成 (in Japanese). Oricon News. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana (CD single back cover). SMAP. Victor Entertainment. VICL-35477.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "世界に一つだけの花 | SMAP" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100: September 26, 2011". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100: January 25, 2016". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2016年8月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (August 2016)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2 December 2017.