Addicted to You (Hikaru Utada song)
1999 single by Hikaru Utada
"Addicted to You" is a song by Japanese-American recording artist Hikaru Utada from their third studio album Distance (2001). It was released as the album's lead single on November 10, 1999, by EMI Music Japan. "Addicted to You" was written by Utada and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, marking Utada's first collaboration with American producers and composers. The single artwork was shot by American photographer Richard Avedon and features two black-and-white figures of Utada. Musically, "Addicted to You" is an R&B song.
"Addicted to You" received positive reviews from music critics, who described it as "nostalgic" and highlighted it as a standout from the parent album. It was commercially successful in Japan, with a peak position of number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and a Million certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The single remains the fourth highest selling single in first week sales, and the thirty-ninth best selling single in Japan. A music video was shot in Hong Kong, and featured Utada inside a club. Utada has performed the song on several of their concert tours, beginning with the Bohemian Summer 2000 tour.
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