Bad Mode

Bad Mode (Japanese: BADモード, Hepburn: Baddo Mōdo) is the eighth Japanese-language studio album (eleventh overall) by Japanese–American singer Hikaru Utada. It is also their first bilingual album release, with songs in both Japanese and English. It was released by Sony Music Japan sublabel Epic Records Japan digitally on January 19, 2022, the same day as Utada's 39th birthday, and was released physically on CD and limited CD-DVD-BD format bundle on February 23, 2022. Six previously released songs were confirmed for the album track list, including the title track "Bad Mode", the Shiseido commercial song "Find Love" and the Kingdom Hearts III theme song "Face My Fears".[8] The album includes collaborations with a variety of producers, including Skrillex and Poo Bear, A. G. Cook, and Sam Shepherd.[9]

Bad Mode
Digital and standard cover
Studio album by
Hikaru Utada
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2022
Recorded2018–2021
Genre
Length73:36
Language
Label
Producer
Hikaru Utada chronology
One Last Kiss
(2021)		 Bad Mode
(2022)
Singles from Bad Mode
  1. "Face My Fears"
    Released: January 18, 2019
  2. "Time"
    Released: May 8, 2020
  3. "Dare ni mo Iwa Nai"
    Released: May 22, 2020
  4. "One Last Kiss"
    Released: March 9, 2021
  5. "Pink Blood"
    Released: June 8, 2021
  6. "Kimi ni Muchū"
    Released: November 26, 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Japan Times[4]
Pitchfork8.0/10[2]
PopMatters8/10[5]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[7]

The CD + DVD + Blu-ray release comes with the regular audio CD, five music videos ("Time", "One Last Kiss", "Pink Blood", "Kimi ni Muchū" and "Bad Mode") and the full recorded concert "Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios".[10] The concert was recorded at London's Air Studios, with bassist Jodi Milliner as the bandmaster. Sound engineer Steve Fitzmaurice worked in sound recording and mixing, and David Barnard in the video direction.[9] Hikaru Utada's son, who is six years old at the moment of the album's release, participated in the album, having violin credits in "Bad Mode" and vocal credits in "Not in the Mood" under the name The Artist's Son. He also appears on the album cover.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hikaru Utada unless noted.

Bad Mode
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bad Mode" (BADモード)
5:03
2."Kimi ni Muchū" (君に夢中) 
4:18
3."One Last Kiss" 
  • Utada
  • Cook
4:10
4."Pink Blood" 
3:17
5."Time" 
  • Utada
  • Obukuro
4:58
6."Not in the Mood" (気分じゃないの) 
  • Utada
  • Shepherd
7:28
7."Dare ni mo Iwa Nai" (誰にも言わない) 
  • Utada
  • Obukuro
4:40
8."Find Love" 
  • Utada
  • Obukuro
4:38
9."Face My Fears" (Japanese version)
  • Utada
  • Skrillex
  • Poo Bear
3:38
10."Somewhere Near Marseilles" (マルセイユ辺り) 
  • Utada
  • Shepherd
11:55
Total length:54:05
Bad Mode – Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Beautiful World" (Da Capo Version) 
  • Utada
  • Obukuro
5:58
12."Kirei na Hito (Find Love)" (キレイな人) 
  • Utada
  • Obukuro
4:38
13."Face My Fears" (English version)
  • Utada
  • Skrillex
  • Poo Bear
  • Utada
  • Skrillex
  • Poo Bear
3:39
14."Face My Fears" (A.G. Cook Remix)
  • Utada
  • Skrillex
  • Poo Bear
Cook5:22
Total length:73:36


Bad Mode – CD+DVD+Blu-ray music videos
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Mode" (music video) 
2."Kimi ni Muchū" (music video) 
3."Pink Blood" (music video) 
4."Time" (music video) 
5."One Last Kiss" (music video) 
6."Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios" 
7."Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios - Behind the Scenes" 
Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios –Concert tracklist
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Mode" 
2."One Last Kiss" 
3."Kimi ni Muchū" 
4."Dare ni mo Iwa Nai" 
5."Find Love" 
6."Time" 
7."Pink Blood" 
8."Face My Fears (English Version)" 
9."Hotel Lobby" 
10."Beautiful World (Da Capo Version)" 
11."About Me" 
12."Face My Fears (Japanese Version) [Bonus Track]" 

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

  • Hikaru Utada – production (1–13), writing (all tracks), vocals (all tracks), keyboards, programming (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 12); piano (1), additional drum programming (9, 13), additional keyboards and programming (11), shaker (10), Korean WaveDrum (10), vocals recording (1–3, 6–8, 10, 12)
  • Nariaki Obukuro – production, keyboards (5, 7, 8, 11, 12); programming (5, 7, 8, 11, 12), vocals recording (11)
  • Sam Shepherd – production, keyboards, programming (1, 6, 10); Rhodes piano (1), piano (6)
  • A. G. Cook – production (2, 3, 14), keyboards (3), programming (2, 3), remix (14)
  • Skrillex – production, programming (9, 13); writing (9, 13, 14), mixing (9, 13)
  • Poo Bear – production (9, 13), writing (9, 13, 14)
  • Jodi Milliner – writing (1), bass (1, 4, 6, 11, 13), synth bass (2, 3, 9), Moog bass & Juno pad (5)
  • Ben Parker – guitar (1, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (11)
  • Reuben James – Wurlitzer piano (4), acoustic piano (9, 13), piano (11)
  • Will Fry – percussion (1, 7, 10)
  • Leo Taylor – drums (1)
  • Ash Soan – percussion (6)
  • Freddie Gavita – trumpet (1)
  • Soweto Kinch – saxophone
  • Chris Dave – percussion (9, 13)
  • Yuta Bandoh – string arrangement, conducting (11)
  • Ensemble FOVE – strings (11)
  • Darren Heelis – additional drum programming (5)
  • Tom Norris – additional drum programming (9, 13), mixing (9, 13)
  • Nobuaki Tanaka – additional programming (11)
  • The Artist's Son – violin (1), vocals (6)

Technical

  • Steve Fitzmaurice – recording (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11), mixing (1–8, 10–12), additional instrumental recording (9)
  • Masahito Komori – vocals recording (4, 5, 9), strings recording (11), vocal tracks editing (4)
  • Yuya Saito – vocal tracks editing (1–8, 10–12)
  • Darren Heelis – additional recording (5), vocal recording assistance, additional engineering (7)
  • Marek Deml – recording, additional vocals recording (4)
  • Matt Jones – additional engineering assistance (7)
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Charts
Chart performance for Bad Mode
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[12] 1
UK Download Albums (OCC)[13] 83

Release history
Release dates and formats for Bad Mode
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various January 19, 2022
[14]
February 23, 2022 CD
April 27, 2022 LP

References
  1. TOMC (23 February 2022). 宇多田ヒカル『BADモード』 “越境”するベッドルーム・ソウルを読み解く [Hikaru Utada "Bad Mode": [I will] read the bedroom soul that "crosses the border."]. Nikkan Cyzo (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. Kim, Joshua Minsoo (February 15, 2022). "Hikaru Utada: BADモード Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  3. Stern, Bradley (19 January 2022). "Hikaru Utada Returns, With 'Bad Mode' & A Better Sense of Self". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. St. Michel, Patrick (January 29, 2022). "'Bad Mode' delivers some of the best songs of Hikaru Utada's career". The Japan Times. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  5. Piatkowski, Peter (January 27, 2022). "Hikaru Utada's 'Bad Mode' Is an Energetic Homage to Millennium Disco-Pop". PopMatters. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  6. Russell, Erica (19 January 2022). "Hikaru Utada Looks Into The Mirror". MTV. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. "Utada Hikaru: Bad Mode". Sputnikmusic. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  8. "8th Studio Album BAD MODE Available Digitally on January 19 and CD Releasing February 23". Hikaru Utada Official Website. Sony Music Labels Inc. 9 December 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  9. "Hikaru Utada Will Release 8th Studio Album Bad Mode Wednesday, January 19 From Milan Records". Anime News Network. 11 January 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  10. "Utada Hikaru Releases Information on Their New Album". Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  11. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-03-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  12. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums | Chars". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  13. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 21 January 2022 - 27 January 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  14. "BADモード". Hikaru Utada Official Website (in Japanese). Sony Music Labels Inc. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  • Bad Mode on Hikaru Utada's official website
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