Utada's new single 'Prisoner Of Love', to be released on 5/21

[Deneb]

OMG one of my favorite song from heart station just became a single!!

[Olw---A]

I really like this song and I'm ready for a good MV right now !!! Go Hikki !

[ayu-fan]

no new material huh?! i bet the quiet version is the actual song without the beat just like BoA's LOVE LETTER (winter acoustic mix). plus the cover is soo cheap.

but i'm looking forward for the PV.

[prussian blue]

so fast????
hikki is hard-working...

[bondingo]

Originally Posted by DA1SUK1DAY01691

Actually, "Last Friends", the drama which will feature this song, is (IMO) the powerhouse of the Spring. Artistes like Ueno Juri (Nodame), Nagasawa Masami (Proposal Daisakusen), Eita (Orange Days, WATER BOYS, Atsu-Hime), and Nishikido Ryo (1 Litre, vocalist for NEWS) really kill, to be honest. So many big names starring in one drama is bound to bring A LOT of attention. So those that didn't purchase HEART STATION will (or the single), and if the -quiet version- is featured, then that'll boost sales, chaku-uta or otherwise.

Well now I know. I had no idea it would be in a drama. I still don't care for the song though. It being in a drama doesn't influence my opinion on it. And I still don't see it being huge, because I think someone would be more likely to purchase the album since it has Flavor of Life and the other singles as well.

Originally Posted by prussian blue

so fast????
hikki is hard-working...

You know she probably didn't have to do anything for this to be released. The song was already on the album.

I definitely think this might be big with people who liked Flavor of Life but didn't feel like shelling out the money for Hikki's full album. Hikki doesn't have the hardcore fanbase that a lot of other artists have, and she relies heavily on casual fans. I think the tie-in may help this single do pretty well, especially for a re-cut single. It may help the album too.

[fanmail]

Originally Posted by milky_way

Would this count as a recut single?

Of course

Anyway, I'm really hyped about this. We get a PV and the instrumentals!!!!!!

[DestinyWishes]

Kinda disappointed really, I would have prefered a new song... But at least we get a PV, if that turnns out to be good. Anyway it's not the first time Hikki's done this.

[ayu_ready?]

official? r u sure???

ehh...cover sucks, sorry
but I luv the song

[KarenPang]

I'm surprised Prisoner Of Love's gonna be released as a recut single .

I guess record labels like EMI & Sony BMG want to cash in the fact both Prisoner Of Love & Ken Hirai's Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite mo are gonna be used as theme songs for a drama & movie respectively which's why they don't hesitate to jump into the wagon in a bid way to earn more $

honestly I wonder how both songs are gonna fare , in terms of chart & sales wise hmm

[TITANIC]

YES, prisoner of LOVe is one of my favorite song.
glad to hear she realese recut single again

[rikku411]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

I wonder why some people get upset at this release. For real...

-Album cuts are normal. It's the american way of releasing singles. It works if an exclusive album song was actually quite succesful. If PoL was a succesful song, Hikki has every right to milk on it.

-Hikki is not forcing anyone to buy this. You only buy it if you want the single. Don't like it, don't buy it. Simple as that. If you're a collector, then that's not Hikki's problem but yours.

Thank you.. I was just about to say the same thing, lol. And, it's an awesome song I must say. I might buy the other versions on iTunes... I still have a good amount of ¥ on that account,

Here's the CDJapan link: http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=TOCT-40220

[Dark_hated]

It was pretty obvious she was going to release Prisioner of Love as a single since she said in her blog she was filming a PV and looking to all the promotion the song has received, but I ever thought it would be a digital single ^^U

[criminal]

I don't like the colors of the picture, the cropping of the picture, the color of the text and the font of the text. The song doesn't also strike me as being overly single-worthy.
If Toshiba-EMI are going to pimp out the drama tie-in, why wouldn't they just let the customer get the more expensive album than the cheaper single? :/
I sure hope this isn't going to fall flat, though. If it could sell around HEART STATION / Stay Gold, then that'd be OK.

[Melon Panda]

I had no idea Last Friends had so many high-profile actors. I'm sure Prisoner Of Love can sell at least near HEART STATION/Stay Gold levels, though it probably won't hit Flavor Of Love status (but only because consumers will purchase more HEART STATION albums than Prisoner Of Love singles).

[Maemi]

i really didn't expect this ^^ i like this song though

[CoriKaru]

Like has been said already, some people may not want to purchase an entire Album of someone they don't listen to when they can just purchase 1 song that they like as a Single so it makes sense. Not to mention....the album doesn't have the instrumentals which I'm sure will draw people to the single as well.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

You need to stop.





And FYI, recut singles are generally defined as recut straight from the album. :| The "same song" is 2-3 minutes longer than the "album cut" :|

LOL, a recut XD wasn't it obvious that even HS single flopped, and the album wasn't even released XD

[fanmail]

Originally Posted by CoriKaru

Like has been said already, some people may not want to purchase an entire Album of someone they don't listen to when they can just purchase 1 song that they like as a Single so it makes sense. Not to mention....the album doesn't have the instrumentals which I'm sure will draw people to the single as well.

Perfect example. I'm only interested in this for the instrumental, lol. So it does work XD

[cloud♥honey]

Looks like this 'Quiet version' will be very different. The original one will be used for opening and ending of 'xxx Friends' dorama, and the 'quiet' one will be used on the scenes. So, probably, this is a ballad ver. (?)