"Flavor Of Life"

"Flavor Of Life"
Single information
Artists	Hikaru Utada
Released	February 28, 2007
Length	25:49
Label	EMI Music Japan

"Flavor Of Life" (フレイバー オブ ライフ () , "Flavor Of Life") is a single by Japanese artist, Hikaru Utada. Two different versions of the song were recorded and released as a single on February 28, 2007 under EMI Music Japan. The "ballad version" was used as the insert song for Hana Yori Dango Returns. It was a hit in Japan, topping the Oricon charts and selling over 600,000 copies.

Background

"Flavor of Life" was released as a single on February 28, 2007. The regular and ballad of the title song were included on it, while a second remix, called "Antidote Mix," was a CD only bonus track. The song was requested by the staff of Hana Yori Dango Returns who wanted something similar to Hikaru Utada's "First Love" to express the heroine's "wavering feelings." "Flavor of Life" was her first single used for a drama since 2002's "Sakura Drops" for TBS's First Love. The single was later included on Utada's album Heart Station (2008), and the compilation album Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2 (2010).

The song was a huge success, reaching #1 on the Oricon charts and selling over 651,000 copies. It was also downloaded over three million times. The single was on Japan Gold Disc Award's list of the Best 10 Singles of 2008, along with "Love So Sweet" by Arashi.

Track listing

No.	Title	Arrangers	Length
1.	"Flavor of Life"	Hikaru Utada	4:50
2.	"Flavor of Life -Ballad Version-"	Utada, Alexis Smith, Yuzuru Tomita, Takuo Yamamoto	5:26
3.	"Flavor of Life" (Karaoke)		4:49
4.	"Flavor of Life -Ballad Version-" (Karaoke)		5:25

CD only
No.	Title	Arrangers	Length
1.	"Flavor of Life -Antidote Mix-"	Alexis Smith	5:19

Lyrics

"Flavor of Life"

Japanese Romaji ありがとう、と君に言われると なんだかせつない さようならの後も解けぬ魔法 淡くほろ苦い The flavor of life, ありがとう、と君に言われると なんだかせつない さようならの後も解けぬ魔法 淡くほろ苦い The flavor of life 友達でも恋人でもない中間地点で 収穫の日を夢見てる 青いフルーツ, 友達でも恋人でもない中間地点で 収穫の日を夢見てる 青いフルーツ あと一歩が踏み出せないせいで じれったいのなんのってbaby, あと一歩が踏み出せないせいで じれったいのなんのってbaby ありがとう、と君に言われると なんだかせつない さようならの後も解けぬ魔法 淡くほろ苦い The flavor of life, ありがとう、と君に言われると なんだかせつない さようならの後も解けぬ魔法 淡くほろ苦い The flavor of life 甘いだけの誘い文句 味っけの無いトーク そんなものには興味をそそられない, 甘いだけの誘い文句 味っけの無いトーク そんなものには興味をそそられない 思い通りにいかない時だって 人生捨てたもんじゃないって, 思い通りにいかない時だって 人生捨てたもんじゃないって どうしたの?と急に聞かれると ううん、なんでもない さようならの後に消える笑顔 私らしくない, どうしたの?と急に聞かれると ううん、なんでもない さようならの後に消える笑顔 私らしくない 信じたいと願えば願うほど なんだかせつない 「愛してるよ」よりも 「大好き」の方が 君らしいんじゃない? The flavor of life, 信じたいと願えば願うほど なんだかせつない 「愛してるよ」よりも 「大好き」の方が 君らしいんじゃない? The flavor of life 忘れかけていた人の香りを 突然思い出す頃 降りつもる雪の白さをもっと 素直に喜びたいよ, 忘れかけていた人の香りを 突然思い出す頃 降りつもる雪の白さをもっと 素直に喜びたいよ ダイアモンドよりもやわらかくて あたたかな未来 手にしたいよ 限りある時間を 君と過ごしたい, ダイアモンドよりもやわらかくて あたたかな未来 手にしたいよ 限りある時間を 君と過ごしたい Arigato, to kimi ni iwareru to Nandaka setsunai Sayonara no ato mo tokenu maho Awaku horo nigai The flavor of life Tomodachi demo koibito demo nai chuukanchiten de Shuukaku no hi wo yumemiteru Aoi furu-tsu Ato ippo ga fumi dase nai sei de Jirettai no nan notte baby Arigato, to kimi ni iwareru to Nandaka setsunai Sayonara no ato mo tokenu maho Awaku horo nigai The flavor of life Amai dake no sasoi monku Ajikke no nai doku Sonna mono ni wa kyoumi wo sosorare nai Omoi doori ni ika nai toki datte Jinsei suteta mon ja nai tte Doushita no? to kyuu ni kikareru to Uun, nan demo nai Sayonara no ato ni kieru egao Watashi rashiku nai Shinjitai to negaeba negau hodo Nandaka setsunai "Aishiteru yo" yori mo "Daisuki" no hou ga Kimi rashiin ja nai? The flavor of life Wasure kakete ita hito no kaori wo Totsuzen omoidasu goro Furi tsumoru yuki no shiro sa wo motto Sunao ni yorokobitai yo Daiyamondo yori mo yawarakakute Atataka na mirai Te ni shitai yo Kagiri aru jikan wo Kimi to sugoshitai

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See also

Hana Yori Dango (2005-2008)

Hana Yori Dango episodes (2005) Episode 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 Hana Yori Dango Returns episodes (2007) Episode 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 Hana Yori Dango Final (2008) Hana Yori Dango Final (novel) | Hana Yori Dango Final: Photo Book "Hana Yori Dango Special" Music Hana Yori Dango Original Soundtrack | Returns Original Soundtrack | Final Original Soundtrack "Flavor of Life" | "KissHug" | "Love So Sweet" | "One Love" | "Planetarium" | "Wish" Events Hana Yori Dango Final Completion Preview | Hana Yori Dango Final Event Related pages Filming locations | Gallery | International broadcast and release | Merchandise | Promotion

External links

• "Flavor of Life" at Hikaru Utada's website
• "Flavor of Life" on Wikipedia
• "Flavor of Life" on Japanese Wikipedia