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"Michi" (道, lit. "Road") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was released on the main Japanese radio stations on September 13, 2016, and digitally on September 16, 2016.[1]

"Michi"
Single by Hikaru Utada
from the album Fantôme
Released	September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
Recorded	2016
Genre	J-pop, Dance
Length	3:36
Label	Universal Music Japan
Songwriter(s)	Hikaru Utada
Producer(s)	Hikaru Utada
Hikaru Utada singles chronology
"Manatsu no Tōriame" (2016) "Michi" (2016) "Ōzora de Dakishimete" (2017)

Background and composition

"Michi" is an up-tempo J-pop song with an arrangement made entirely out of electronic synthesizers and drums. Apart from a few anglicisms and three lines in its chorus, it is completely in Japanese. It features an optimistic melody, while its lyrics talk about the singer walking a "lonely road", even though she couldn't feel completely alone, as the memory of the person she lost is still with her and guiding her through dark times.[2] In an interview, she explained that it is a "danceable" song, meant to "reiterate that she is doing okay" after the loss of her mother Keiko Fuji to suicide in 2013.[3] Bradley Stern from pop music website MuuMuse found "Michi" surprising, compared to the more "muted tone" of the previously released singles from Fantôme; instead playing like "a continuation of 2010's "Goodbye Happiness", even down to similar-sounding melodies".[4]

Track listing

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Japan	September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13)	Radio airplay
	September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)	PC download

Charts

References

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