This Is the One

This Is the One is the third English studio album (eighth overall) by Japanese and American 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. On December 21, 2009, the "Dirty Desire" remixes were released.

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 their contract, but also due to their 2010 global recording contract with EMI Music. It was the last album to be released under their Western stage name Utada, with further releases using their full name. In 2013, EMI Music Japan merged with Universal Music Japan following the global merger between the two music groups. Thus, their sixth Japanese album, Fantôme, marked the last release with Universal Music Group as a whole before they moved to Epic Records Japan.