"Dakishimete!" | ||||
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Single by Arisa Mizuki | ||||
from the album Cute | ||||
Released | May 24, 1995 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 5:09 | |||
Label | Nippon Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Masanori Nagaoka, Yasuhiko Hoshino | |||
Producer(s) | Takayuki Hijikata | |||
Arisa Mizuki singles chronology | ||||
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"Dakishimete!" (抱きしめて!, lit. "Hold Me!") is the ninth single by Japanese recording artist Arisa Mizuki. It was released on May 24, 1995 as the second single from Mizuki's fourth studio album Cute. Both the title track and B-side, "Zutto Soba ni Ite," were written by Masanori Nagaoka, and composed by Yasuhiko Hoshino. "Dakishimete!" was used in commercials for Umi to Taiyō no Megumi de Arau Body Soap by Shiseido, starring Mizuki herself.
"Dakishimete!" debuted on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart at number 20 with 52,150 copies sold in its first week. The single charted for six weeks and has sold a total of 96,140 copies.
All lyrics written by Masanori Nagaoka; all music composed by Yasuhiko Hoshino.