Sukiyaki (song)

"Ue o Muite Arukō"
"Ue o Muite Arukō"
	Japanese cover
Single by Kyu Sakamoto
from the album Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits (US)
Language	Japanese
English title	"Sukiyaki"
B-side	"Ano ko no namae wa nanten kana"
Released	15 October 1961
Recorded	1961
Genre	Kayōkyoku; orchestral pop;
Length	3:05
Label	Toshiba-EMI (Japan); Capitol/EMI (US and Canada); HMV/EMI (UK);
Composer(s)	Hachidai Nakamura
Lyricist(s)	Rokusuke Ei
Producer(s)	Kōji Kusano
Kyu Sakamoto singles chronology
Audio sample
	"Kyu Sakamoto – Sukiyaki" file; help;

"Ue o Muite Arukō" (Japanese: 上を向いて歩こう, "I Look Up as I Walk"), alternatively titled "Sukiyaki", is a song by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, first released in Japan in 1961. The song topped the charts in a number of countries, including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. The song grew to become one of the world's best-selling singles of all time, selling over 13 million copies worldwide.

^ Schanen, Naomi (11 July 2016). "'Sukiyaki' lyricist Rokusuke Ei dies at 83". The Japan Times. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ Breihan, Tom (23 May 2018). "The Number Ones: Kyu Sakamoto's 'Sukiyaki'". Stereogum. Retrieved 10 June 2023. ["Sukiyaki"] is a warm, graceful piece of orchestral jazz-informed pop with a whole lot of whistling.

[Schanen2016-1] Schanen, Naomi (11 July 2016). "'Sukiyaki' lyricist Rokusuke Ei dies at 83". The Japan Times. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[Breihan_2018-2] Breihan, Tom (23 May 2018). "The Number Ones: Kyu Sakamoto's 'Sukiyaki'". Stereogum. Retrieved 10 June 2023. ["Sukiyaki"] is a warm, graceful piece of orchestral jazz-informed pop with a whole lot of whistling.

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