Passion (single)
{{Single infobox
Name = Passion | Cover = Utada Hikaru - Passion.jpg | Artist = Utada Hikaru | from Album = ULTRA BLUE | Released = December 14,2005 | Format = CD, DVD, Regular Single | Recorded = â€" | Genre = Pop | Length = 10:17 | Label = Toshiba-EMI | Writer = Utada Hikaru | Producer = Utada Hikaru | Chart position = | Reviews = | Last single = "You Make Me Want to Be a Man"
(2005) | This single = "Passion"
(2005) | Next single = "Keep Tryin'"
(2006)"Passion" is a single by Utada Hikaru. It was released in Japan on December 14, 2005, with a price of ¥1,575 (roughly 13.62 USD) and includes a DVD of the "Passion" music video. A ¥1,050 (roughly 9.08 USD) version was also released, which contains only the audio CD in a paper case.
This is her 15th Japanese single (20th overall) and has also featured in the game Kingdom Hearts II, developed by Square Enix and Buena Vista Games, as its theme song. Passion's music video was filmed in China by her husband, combined with an animation segment in the beginning of the video created by Koji Morimoto. Utada Hikaru has also previously done a song for the game Kingdom Hearts entitled "Hikari" in Japan and "Simple and Clean" in North America.
In an interview, Utada Hikaru said, "It's like... as if 'Hikari' was the dawn, and 'Passion' has a concluding or 'dusk' feeling to it. The lyrics of 'Passion' show how phases of the past, present and future of the character in my song relate to each other."One interesting feature of the song is the use of reversed lyrics. The reversed phrase "I need more affection than you know" is heard periodically in the background. It is conjectured that other features of Kingdom Hearts II have similar themes of reversal.It is worth noting that the version of Passion found in this single differs slightly from the version used for Kingdom Hearts II, which is missing the last verse, and also has the added lines, "Hito shirezu/My heart's a battleground" (Nobody knows/ My heart's a battleground.) It has been titled the "~opening version~" on the Kingdom Hearts II soundtrack.
For the International Release of Kingdom Hearts II, Utada Hikaru also recorded an English version of this song, titled "Sanctuary".
In the "Sanctuary" version (English), there are several more reversed sections during the "My Heart's a Battle Ground" section. From the time the rock section begins, the reversed parts are thus:
"So many ups and downs <-reversed (this replaces "Hito Shirezu" from the Japanese version)
My Heart's a battle ground
I need true emotions <-reversed
I need more affection then you know <-reversed
I need true emotions <-reversed"
*CD Version # Passion ~single version~ - 4:36 # Passion ~after the battle~ - 5:57
*CD+DVD Version CD Tracklist # Passion ~single version~ - 4:36 # Passion ~after the battle~ - 5:57 DVD Tracklist #Passion ~single version~ (Music Video)"Passion" - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)| Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total | Chart Run | | December 14, 2005 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | #3 | align="left"|- | December 14, 2005 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #4 | 106,002 | 4 weeks | | December 14, 2005 | Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | align="left"|align="left"|- |
*Interview with Hikaru Utada
*Kingdom Hearts II.Net
*Kingdom Hearts Ultimania
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