Hikaru Utada's 2007 double A-side single pairs the introspective ballad "Kiss & Cry" with the more upbeat "Beautiful World", the latter serving as the theme for the anime film Evangelion: 1.0 You Can (Not) Advance.
- "Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry" reached number 2 on the Oricon charts and remained on the charts for 22 weeks.
- The single was released on CD and digital download by Universal Music LLC.
- "Kiss & Cry" was co-written with Utada's father, Teruzane Utada, and features a prominent hip-hop beat.
Hikaru Utada is a Tokyo-born artist, best known for her Shibuya-kei-influenced pop music and prolific English-language releases. At the time of this 2007 single, Utada was between her sophomore English album "This Is The One" and her Japanese album "Heart Station".
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