"Ue o Muite Arukō" | ||||
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![]() Japanese cover | ||||
Single by Kyu Sakamoto | ||||
from the album Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits (US) | ||||
Language | Japanese | |||
English title | "Sukiyaki" | |||
B-side | "Ano ko no namae wa nanten kana" | |||
Released | 15 October 1961 | |||
Recorded | 1961 | |||
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Length | 3:05 | |||
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Composer(s) | Hachidai Nakamura | |||
Lyricist(s) | Rokusuke Ei | |||
Producer(s) | Kōji Kusano | |||
Kyu Sakamoto singles chronology | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
"Kyu Sakamoto – Sukiyaki" |
"Ue o Muite Arukō" (Japanese: 上を向いて歩こう, "I Look Up as I Walk"), alternatively titled "Sukiyaki", is a song by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, first released in Japan in 1961. The song topped the charts in a number of countries, including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. The song grew to become one of the world's best-selling singles of all time, selling over 13 million copies worldwide.
["Sukiyaki"] is a warm, graceful piece of orchestral jazz-informed pop with a whole lot of whistling.
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