Boku wa Kuma
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- Artist
- Utada Hikaru
- Single
- Boku wa Kuma (ぼくはくま)
- Released
- 2006.11.22
- Catalog Number
- TOCT-40063 (Special Package)
- TOCT-40069 (CD+DVD)
- TOCT-40064 (CD Only)
- Price
- ¥1,100 (Special Package)
- ¥1,200 (CD+DVD)
- ¥600 (CD Only)
- CD Tracklist
- Boku wa Kuma (ぼくはくま; I'm a Bear)
- Boku wa Kuma (Original Karaoke) (ぼくはくま (オリジナル・カラオケ); I'm a Bear)
- DVD Tracklist
- Boku wa Kuma (NHK 'Minna no Uta' Yori) (ぼくはくま (NHK「みんなのうた」より; I'm a Bear (from NHK's 'Everyone's Song'))
- Information
Boku wa Kuma is Utada Hikaru's 17th single, and was used in the television commercial break special show Minna no Uta for October and November 2006. The song is about the gigantic teddy bear that Utada owns, called Kuma Chang. The photobook from the Special Package edition was drawn by Utada herself. Because this single sold 76,785 copies in 2006, it became the #127 single of the year. There was no music video to Boku wa Kuma, except for the Minna no Uta animation.
Contents |
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Utada Hikaru
- Music
- Utada Hikaru
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Tomita Yuzuru, Utada Hikaru
- Keyboards and programming: Tomita Yuzuru
- Additional Programming: Utada Hikaru
- Vocal: Utada Hikaru
- Recording/Mixing: Matsui Atsushi at Bunkamura Studio
- Mastering: Nakazato Nasao at Onkio Haus
- Production: Utada Hikaru, Miyake Akira, Utada Skingg Teruzane
Disambiguation
There are two known versions of Boku wa Kuma to be included in Utada Hikaru's discography. These include:
- Boku wa Kuma
- Found on the Boku wa Kuma single as track one, as well as track #11 on the HEART STATION album. This is the version set to the PV.
- Boku wa Kuma (Original Karaoke)
- Found on the Boku wa Kuma single as track two. This is the standard version but without the vocals.
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales | Total Sales | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 39,715 | 39,715 | 2006.12.04 |
| 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22,028 | 61,743 | 2006.12.11 |
| 8 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 15,042 | 76,785 | 2006.12.18 |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12,200 | 88,985 | 2006.12.25 |
| 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11,979 | 100,964 | 2007.01.01 |
| 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | - | ------ | 100,964 | ---------- |
| 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14,523 | 115,487 | 2007.01.08+15 |
| 10 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 5,274 | 120,761 | 2007.01.22 |
| 17 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 4,731 | 125,492 | 2007.01.29 |
| 17 | - | 47 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 45 | 3,594 | 129,086 | 2007.02.05 |
| ?? | 41 | 38 | ?? | ?? | ?? | 27 | 34 | 2,904 | 131,990 | 2007.02.12 |
| 29 | - | 46 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 19 | 40 | 2,775 | 134,765 | 2007.02.19 |
| 21 | - | - | - | 44 | 40 | 38 | 49 | 2,534 | 137,299 | 2007.02.26 |
| 47 | - | - | - | - | ?? | - | 76 | 1,880 | 139,179 | 2007.03.05 |
| ?? | - | - | - | ?? | ?? | ?? | 61 | 2,200 | 141,379 | 2007.03.12 |
| 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 1,600 | 142,979 | 2007.03.19 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | 1,080 | 144,063 | 2007.03.26 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118 | 865 | 144,928 | 2007.04.02 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120 | 775 | 145,703 | 2007.04.09 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 129 | 609 | 146,312 | 2007.04.16 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 165 | 371 | 146,683 | 2007.04.23 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 178 | 358 | 147,041 | 2007.04.30 |
Total Reported Sales: 147,041
External Links
| Utada Hikaru (edit) | 
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| Japanese Singles: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||
| English Singles: 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | ||
| Japanese Albums: | First Love | Distance | DEEP RIVER | Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1 | ULTRA BLUE | HEART STATION | ||
| English Albums: Precious (Cubic U) | EXODUS | ||
| Concert DVDs: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | ||
| Single Clip Collection DVDs: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 |
