Movin' On Without You
| "Movin' On Without You" | ||||
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| Single by Hikaru Utada | ||||
| from the album First Love | ||||
| B-side | "B&C" | |||
| Released | February 17, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | October 1998 | |||
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| Length | 4:38 | |||
| Label | EMI Music Japan | |||
| Songwriter | Hikaru Utada | |||
| Producer | Hikaru Utada | |||
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| "Movin' On Without You" on YouTube | ||||
"Movin' On Without You" is a song written and recorded by Japanese–American singer and producer Hikaru Utada. It serves as the second single from their debut studio album First Love (1999), and is the first song that Utada wrote and composed by themselves. "Movin' On Without You" was incepted while Utada was attending high school in Tokyo, Japan, during 1997. Utada, who received a recording contract by Toshiba-EMI, also wrote an English-language version of the song, which remains unreleased.
Musically, the song utilizes dance-oriented music from the mid-1990s, and also incorporates R&B music from the parent album as well as house music. Lyrically, the song talks about an independent woman who can thrive outside of a relationship. The song received favorable reception from music critics, who praised its musical arrangement and Utada's vocals and songwriting. Some have dubbed the song a "J-Pop classic" and view it as a memorable song in the Japanese music landscape. An accompanying music video was shot for the single, which featured Utada dancing to the song on a chair in a computer lab.
Commercially, the song was successful in Japan. Both released as an 8 cm and normal compact disc, the song peaked at number five and number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, with the latter format becoming Utada's first number-one single in Japan. To date, the song is their fifth-best selling physical single, with over 1.22 million units sold in the country. Utada has performed "Movin' On Without You" live on several occasions, including their Utada United 2006 tour.