"Keep Tryin'" | ||||
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Single by Hikaru Utada | ||||
from the album Ultra Blue | ||||
B-side | "Wings" | |||
Released | February 22, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 4:53 | |||
Label | EMI Music Japan | |||
Songwriter(s) | Hikaru Utada | |||
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"Keep Tryin'" on YouTube |
"Keep Tryin'" is a song recorded by Japanese American recording artist Hikaru Utada for her sixth studio and fourth Japanese album, Ultra Blue (2006). It premiered on February 22, 2006 as the fifth single from the album in Japan. It was written and composed by Utada, whilst production was handled by Utada, her father Teruzane Utada, and Miyake Akira. It included the B-side track "Wings", which also appeared on the parent album. Musically, "Keep Tryin'" is a pop song with lyrics that contain self-empowerment themes. Upon its release, the track received generally mixed reviews from music critics.
The single was successful in Japan, peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart. The single has been certified within four different categories by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). It was also the best selling digital single in Japan of 2006. An accompanying music video was shot by Utada's then husband Kazuaki Kiriya, and is his final collaboration with her; it features Utada in several different costumes, channeling several different roles in a cartoon-influenced city. The song had been promoted through several Japanese commercials and television shows.