This Is the One

For the Stone Roses song, see This Is the One (The Stone Roses song).
This Is the One
Digital cover
Studio album by
Utada
ReleasedMarch 13, 2009 (2009-03-13)
Recorded2007–2009
Genre
Length37:09 (Standard version)
45:35 (Japanese version)
LabelIsland
Producer
Utada chronology
Heart Station
(2008) 		This Is the One
(2009) 		Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2
Utada the Best
(2010)
Singles from This Is the One
  1. "Come Back to Me"
    Released: February 10, 2009
  2. "Sanctuary"
    Released: July 21, 2009 (Japan only)[2]
  3. "Dirty Desire"
    Released: December 21, 2009[3]

This Is the One is the third English studio album by Japanese American pop singer-songwriter Utada, released by Island Records in the United States digitally on March 24, 2009 and physically on May 12, 2009. The album was originally set to be released in Japan on March 4 but was pushed back to March 14. The album was only released in North America, Japan and some parts of Asia. In Japan, the album topped the Oricon's International Album chart and peaked at number three on the Weekly chart. In the United States, the album peaked at number 69 on the Billboard 200 chart. This Is the One was the supporting album of Utada's 2010 tour Utada: In the Flesh 2010.[4] On December 21, 2009, the "Dirty Desire" remixes were released.[3]

This Is the One marked Utada's last album with Island Records, and the Universal Music Group at that time, not only due to the end of her contract, but also due to her 2010 global recording contract with EMI Music. All albums, regardless of language, will be released under "Hikaru Utada", thus also retiring her Western stage name, Utada.[5] In 2013, EMI Music Japan merged with Universal Music Japan following the global merger between the two music groups. Thus, her sixth Japanese album, Fantôme, marks the last release with Universal Music Group as a whole before she moves to Epic Records Japan.

  1. ^ "Utada sits down with Ningin and says "This Is The One" Part 1/2". blog.Ningin.com. 2009-02-03. Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  2. ^ "mora[モーラ] : Utadaの楽曲を試聴・ダウンロード". Mora.jp. 2009-12-28. Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  3. ^ a b "News : Dirty Desire Remixes". Wayback Machine / Utada. 2009-12-09. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  4. ^ "News : Utada Returns To The U.S. For Tour". Wayback Machine / Utada. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  5. ^ "EMI Music and Hikaru Utada agree new global recording deal". EMI Music. 2010-11-08. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-01-22.