Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana

"Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" (世界に一つだけの花, "The One and Only Flower in the World") is a song recorded by Japanese boy band SMAP. The Noriyuki Makihara composed song was released as a single in 2003 and sold more than 2.57 million copies, becoming the third best-selling single in Japan in Oricon history.[1] Along with Hikaru Utada's "Colors", it was one of the only two singles to sell over a million copies in 2003, a year that saw CD sales declining due to the Japanese economic slump.[2]

"Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana"
Single by SMAP
from the album SMAP 015/Drink! Smap!
B-side	"Boku wa Kimi o Tsurete Yuku"
Released	5 March 2003
Genre	J-pop
Label	Victor Entertainment
Songwriter(s)	Noriyuki Makihara
Producer(s)	Noriyuki Makihara
SMAP singles chronology
"Freebird" (2002) "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" (2003) "Tomodachi e (Say What You Will)" (2005)

The single made it to the top of the Oricon 2003 Yearly singles chart. As of December 2016 it is the third best-selling single in Japan, with 3.000 million copies sold.[3] This song became popular in karaoke.

Track list

12cm single[4]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger	Length
1.	"Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana"	Noriyuki Makihara	N. Makihara	N. Makihara	4:40
2.	"Boku wa Kimi o Tsurete Yuku" (僕は君を連れてゆく)	Tetsuo Kudō	Takashi Tsushimi	T. Tsushimi	4:39
3.	"Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana (Music Track)"	N. Makihara	N. Makihara	N. Makihara	4:40
4.	"Boku wa Kimi o Tsurete Yuku (Music Track)"	T. Kudō	T. Tsushimi	T. Tsushimi	4:39
Total length:					17:58

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2003) Peak position Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[5] 1 Chart (2011) Peak position Billboard Japan Hot 100[6] 90 Chart (2016) Peak position Billboard Japan Hot 100[7] 2

Certifications Country Provider Certifications Japan[8] RIAJ 3× Million

References

1. 「およげ！たいやきくん」がギネス認定、再評価の気運高まる (in Japanese). Oricon. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
2. 年度別ミリオンセラー一覧 2003年. RIAJ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
3. SMAP「世界に一つだけの花」300万枚突破 ファンの「購買運動」目標達成 (in Japanese). Oricon News. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
4. Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana (CD single back cover). SMAP. Victor Entertainment. VICL-35477.CS1 maint: others (link)
5. "世界に一つだけの花 | SMAP" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
6. "Billboard Japan Hot 100: September 26, 2011". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
7. "Billboard Japan Hot 100: January 25, 2016". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
8. ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2016年8月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (August 2016)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2 December 2017.