Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (instrumental)

"Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence"
Single by Ryuichi Sakamoto
from the album Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence O.S.T
B-side	"Sowing the Seed"
Released	September 1983
Genre	Electronic
Length	4:38
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Ryuichi Sakamoto
Producer(s)	Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto singles chronology
"Forbidden Colours" (1983) "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" (1983) "Field Work" (1985)

"Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" is a 1983 instrumental single by Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto recorded for the film of the same name. The song has become a staple of Christmas music in the United States and Japan.^{[citation needed]} A vocal version, "Forbidden Colours", features former Japan frontman David Sylvian and charted in the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart.^{[citation needed]}