Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2

Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2
Greatest hits album / EP by
Hikaru Utada
ReleasedNovember 24, 2010 (2010-11-24)
Recorded2004–2009 (Disc 1)
2009–2010 (Disc 2)
StudioBunkamura Studio (Shibuya, Tokyo)
Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Strongroom Studios (London, United Kingdom)
Genre
Length
85:46 (total)
  • 61:39 (Single Collection Vol. 2)
    24:07 (EP Hymne à L'amour)
Language
LabelEMI Music Japan
ProducerSan-e Ichii (executive producer), Hikaru Utada, Akira Miyake, Teruzane Skingg Utada
Hikaru Utada chronology
This Is the One
(2009) 		Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2
(2010) 		Fantôme
(2016)
Singles from Single Collection Vol. 2
  1. "Hymne à L'amour (Ai no Ansemu)"
    Released: October 9, 2010 (digital download)
  2. "Goodbye Happiness"
    Released: November 10, 2010 (digital download)
  3. "Show Me Love (Not a Dream)"
    Released: November 17, 2010 (digital download)

Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2 is Japanese pop singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada's second compilation album, released on November 24, 2010, by EMI Music Japan, the same day as her Universal-released English language compilation album, Utada the Best. The album includes two discs, with the first being a 13-track greatest hits album spanning 2004–2009, while the second is an extended play (named Hymne à L'amour) featuring new material.[1][2] Along with Utada the Best, this remained Utada's last album release for six years, until 2016's Fantôme, due to an announced hiatus.[2] Several of the new songs achieved commercial success, with "Goodbye Happiness" reaching number one on Billboard's Japan Hot 100 chart,[3] and "Can't Wait 'Til Christmas" reaching number one on the Recording Industry Association of Japan's digital track chart.[4] Both songs have been certified by the association as gold records for full-length cellphone downloads.[5][6]

According to Oricon, the album sold 334,000 copies by the end of 2010, being the 20th best-selling album of the year in Japan.[7] The album also became the 56th best-selling album for 2011 in Japan, selling 108,000 copies since early 2011, summing up to a total of 443,000 units since its release date; however, Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2 still remains Utada's lowest-selling Japanese album to date.[8] The album is certified Double Platinum by RIAJ for shipping half-a-million units to Japanese record stores.[9]

  1. ^ "[CD] Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.2 / 宇多田ヒカル". Neowing (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Hikaru Utada (August 9, 2010). 久しぶりの大事なお知らせ [A nostalgic important message] (in Japanese). U3 Music. Archived from the original on August 16, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
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  5. ^ レコード協会調べ 12月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：12月度認定＞ [Record Association Analysis: December Paid Digital Download Certifications (Abbreviated: December Certifications)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). January 20, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  6. ^ レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：1月度認定＞ [Record Association Analysis: January Paid Digital Download Certifications (Abbreviated: January Certifications)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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  8. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－".
  9. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年11月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (November 2010)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). December 10, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.