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"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. TitleWriter(s)Arrangers Length
1. "BABY'S GROWING UP"  Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro 4:52
2. "19"  KomuroKomuro 3:20
3. "BABY'S GROWING UP (Karaoke)"     4:52

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Hana Yori Dango (1995)
Music

"Baby's Growing Up" | "Overnight Sensation"

Related pages

Filming locations | Gallery

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