"BABY'S GROWING UP" (ベイビーズ グローイング アップ) is the fourth single of Japanese idol, Yuki Uchida. It served as the theme song for Hana Yori Dango (1995), a film also starring Uchida. Another song, titled "Nineteen," was also included on the single.
It was released by King Records on August 19, 1995 in Japan and reached #5 on the Oricon charts. Both songs on the single were written and composed by Tetsuya Komuro.
Background
"Baby's Growing Up" was released on August 19, 1995, the same day as the film Hana Yori Dango.[1] Yuki Uchida, who performed the song, starred in the film alongside Shosuke Tanihara and Naohito Fujiki. "Baby's Growing Up" was written and composed by Tetsuya Komuro.[2] Earlier in 1995, Komuro collaborated with Uchida on her single "Only You."[3][4] A then unknown Tomomi Kahala contributed to the chorus of "Baby's Growing Up".[5]
Uchida included the slow version of "Baby's Growing Up to her second studio album, Mi-Chemin (1995). The regular version was also included in the compilation albums, Present (1997) and Uchida Yuki Perfect Best (2010).
A music video was created for "Baby's Growing Up." In it Uchida plays a young delinquent. She is first shown in a prison cell, before being taken through a crowd onto a bus. She manages to escape and runs to freedom by the end of the video.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arrangers | Length |
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| 1. | "BABY'S GROWING UP" | Tetsuya Komuro | Tetsuya Komuro | 4:52 |
| 2. | "19" | Komuro | Komuro | 3:20 |
| 3. | "BABY'S GROWING UP (Karaoke)" | 4:52 |
Lyrics
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Baby Baby's Growing up love Baby Baby's Growing up love Baby Baby's Growing up love 朝日あびて いつもと変わらない笑顔 厳しさも 寂しさも 楽しみも この瞬間 Baby Baby's Growing up love Baby Baby's Growing up love 大人って楽じゃない 優しさを使いきって 毎日を生き抜いてる 少しそれがわかるの 恋愛は今までも 指折り数えてみたって Baby Baby's Growing up love Baby Baby's Growing up love
Baby Baby's Growing up love Baby Baby's Growing up love Baby Baby's Growing up love Asahi abite itsumo to kawaranai egao Kibishisa mo sabishisa mo tanoshimi mo Baby Baby's Growing up love Baby Baby's Growing up love Koutei wo hashiru houkago no gakusei-tachi wo mite Otona tte raku ja nai yasashisa wo Ren'ai wa ima made mo yubiori kazoete mita tte Baby Baby's Growing up love Baby baby's growing up love Baby Baby's Growing up love |
Videos
References
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/243102/products/143899/1/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.fujitv.co.jp/movie/01movie/19950000_04_M00.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.fujitv.co.jp/TKMC/BACK/TALK/yuki_uchida.html (Japanese)
- ↑ "Only You" on Japanese Wikipedia
- ↑ "Baby's Growing Up" on Japanese Wikipedia
- ↑ http://pinksideoflive.blogspot.com/2014/08/yuki-uchida-babys-growing-up.html
- ↑ http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/hana/baby.htm
See also
| Hana Yori Dango (1995) | ||||
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