Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2

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. Along with Utada the Best, this remained Utada's last album release for six years, until 2016's Fantôme, due to an announced hiatus. Several of the new songs achieved commercial success, with "Goodbye Happiness" reaching number one on Billboard's Japan Hot 100 chart, and "Can't Wait 'Til Christmas" reaching number one on the Recording Industry Association of Japan's digital track chart. Both songs have been certified by the association as gold records for full-length cellphone downloads.

Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2
Greatest hits album by
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)

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. 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. The album is certified Double Platinum by RIAJ for shipping half-a-million units to Japanese record stores.

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