"Chikai" (誓い, lit. "Vow") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Utada Hikaru. Along with its English-language counterpart "Don't Think Twice", it serves as the ending theme song to the Square Enix video game, Kingdom Hearts III. "Chikai" first appeared on Utada's seventh Japanese-language studio album, Hatsukoi, and was also included on the setlist of her Laughter In The Dark Tour.
The song and the English version "Don't Think Twice" were released as a B-side of the single "Face My Fears" as a CD single on January 18, 2019, making it her first release on the format in eleven years since her 2008 single "Prisoner of Love". It is also her first release with original English songs since "This Is the One" in 2009.
Promotion
On September 17, Utada performed "Chikai" live for the first time at Music Station Super FES 2018.
Commercial performance
The song reached No. 8 in the Oricon download chart in the release week, despite the song not being released as a single officially to the date. In Billboard Japan, it peaked at No. 51 in Japan Hot 100 and No. 10 in the Download Songs chart. Internationally, it's the best-selling Utada single to the date. In the iTunes store, it peaked No. 39 in the North American, No. 3 in Chile, No. 7 in Colombia and charted in up to 10 countries.
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2018) |
Peak
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Billboard Japan Hot 100 |
51 |
Billboard Japan Download Songs |
10 |
Oricon Digital Download Songs |
8 |
US Billboard World Digital Song Sales |
3 |
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Sales and certifications
Chart |
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RIAJ digital downloads |
20,343 (none) |
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First Love |
- "Automatic"
- "First Love"
- "Movin' On Without You"
- "Time Will Tell"
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Distance |
- "Addicted to You"
- "Can You Keep a Secret?"
- "Eternally"
- "For You"
- "Time Limit"
- "Wait & See (Risk)"
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Deep River |
- "Final Distance"
- "Hikari"
- "Letters"
- "Sakura Drops"
- "Traveling"
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Exodus |
- "Devil Inside"
- "Easy Breezy"
- "Exodus '04"
- "You Make Me Want to Be a Man"
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Ultra Blue |
- "Be My Last"
- "Colors"
- "Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro"
- "Keep Tryin'"
- "Passion"
- "This Is Love"
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Heart Station |
- "Beautiful World"
- "Boku wa Kuma"
- "Fight the Blues"
- "Flavor of Life"
- "Heart Station"
- "Kiss & Cry"
- "Prisoner of Love"
- "Stay Gold"
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This Is the One |
- "Come Back to Me"
- "Dirty Desire"
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Single Collection Vol. 2 |
- "Can't Wait 'Til Christmas"
- "Hymne à l'amour (Ai no Anthem)"
- "Goodbye Happiness"
- "Show Me Love (Not a Dream)"
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Fantôme |
- "Bōkyaku"
- "Hanataba o Kimi ni"
- "Manatsu no Tōriame"
- "Michi"
- "Tomodachi"
- "Nijikan Dake no Vacance"
- "Sakura Nagashi"
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Hatsukoi |
- "Anata"
- "Chikai"
- "Forevermore"
- "Hatsukoi"
- "Ōzora de Dakishimete"
- "Play a Love Song"
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Games |
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HD Collections |
- HD 1.5 Remix
- HD 2.5 Remix
- HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
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Characters |
- Sora
- Organization XIII
- Terra
- Ventus
- Aqua
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Music |
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People |
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Other |
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