Manatsu no Tōriame

"Manatsu no Tōriame"
"Manatsu no Tōriame"
Single by Hikaru Utada
from the album Fantôme
Released	April 15, 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	J-pop
Length	5:41
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Hikaru Utada
Producer(s)	Hikaru Utada
Hikaru Utada singles chronology
Music video
	"Manatsu no Tōriame" on YouTube

"Manatsu no Tōriame" (真夏の通り雨, lit. "Midsummer Shower") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was released digitally on April 15 2016, alongside "Hanataba o Kimi ni" as joint singles for her album Fantôme. The song is the theme to NTV's news show News Zero. The single is Utada's first release since 2012's Evangelion: 3.0 theme song "Sakura Nagashi", and marks her official comeback to the Japanese music scene.^[1]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Hikaru Utada; all music is composed by Hikaru Utada

Digital version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Manatsu no Tōriame (真夏の通り雨)"	5:38

Credits[edit]

Credits adapted from Fantôme liner notes.^[2]

Hikaru Utada – vocals, songwriting, production, string arrangement, programming
Tamada Tom – drums
Yamaguchi Hiroo – electric bass
Kawano Kei – band leader, conductor, acoustic piano
Suhara Anzu – strings leader
Darren Heelis – synth bass
Tom Coyne – mastering
Steve Fitzmaurice – recording, mixing, additional drum programming
Komori Masahito – vocal recording
Darren Heelis – additional engineering, additional drum programming
Matsui Atsushi – recording

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Format
Japan	April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)	PC download

Charts[edit]

Weekly and monthly charts[edit]

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Japan Hot 100^[3]	5
JpopAsia Music Video Chart^[4]	1

Certifications[edit]

Chart	Amount
RIAJ digital downloads^[5]	250,000 (Platinum)

References[edit]

^ "[2016/07/08] Utada Hikaru Releases Her 6th Original Full Album, First in 8 Years, on Sep. 28!!". Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016.
^ Fantôme (booklet). Hikaru Utada. Virgin. 2016. TYCT-60101.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
^ "Utada Hikaru's "Manatsu no Tooriame" Tops JpopAsia's Music Video Chart For April 2016". JpopAsia. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
^ "有料音楽配信認定". RIAJ. Retrieved February 21, 2017.

[1] "[2016/07/08] Utada Hikaru Releases Her 6th Original Full Album, First in 8 Years, on Sep. 28!!". Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016.

[2] Fantôme (booklet). Hikaru Utada. Virgin. 2016. TYCT-60101.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.

[4] "Utada Hikaru's "Manatsu no Tooriame" Tops JpopAsia's Music Video Chart For April 2016". JpopAsia. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.

[5] "有料音楽配信認定". RIAJ. Retrieved February 21, 2017.

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Discography
1990s	"Automatic" "Time Will Tell" "Movin' On Without You" "First Love" "Addicted to You"
2000s	"Wait & See (Risk)" "For You" "Time Limit" "Can You Keep a Secret?" "Final Distance" "Traveling" "Hikari" "Sakura Drops" "Letters" "Colors" "Easy Breezy" "Devil Inside" "Exodus '04" "Be My Last" "You Make Me Want to Be a Man" "Passion / Sanctuary" "Keep Tryin'" "This Is Love" "Boku wa Kuma" "Flavor of Life" "Kiss & Cry" "Beautiful World" "Stay Gold" "Heart Station" "Prisoner of Love" "Come Back to Me" "Dirty Desire"
2010s	"Hymne à l'amour (Ai no Anthem)" "Goodbye Happiness" "Sakura Nagashi" "Hanataba o Kimi ni" "Manatsu no Tōriame" "Michi" "Ōzora de Dakishimete" "Forevermore" "Anata" "Play a Love Song" "Hatsukoi" "Chikai / Don't Think Twice" "Face My Fears"
2020s	"Time" "One Last Kiss" "Kimi ni Muchū" "Somewhere Near Marseilles"
Promotional releases	"Fight the Blues" "Eternally" "Can't Wait 'Til Christmas" "Show Me Love (Not a Dream)" "Nijikan Dake no Vacance"
Collaborations	"Do You" "Lonely One"