Holidays in the Sun (album)

Holidays in the Sun is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yui. It was released on July 14, 2010, by gr8! Records. This was her first album release in about one year and eight months since My Short Stories (2008), and her first original album release in two years and three months since I Loved Yesterday (2008). The title of the album comes from the song of the same name by the English band Sex Pistols. Beginning in early 2008, the album's production was handled by longtime collaborator Hisashi Kondō. Yui served as the sole lyricist and composer on Holidays in the Sun, as she had on all of her preceding albums. Holidays in the Sun is primarily a J-pop album with numerous elements of pop rock, folk pop, bossa nova, gospel music, and pop ballads.

Upon its release, Holidays in the Sun was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom complimented the singles, composition, and labelled it as Yui's strongest album to date. However, some questioned the memorability of some of the songs. Commercially, Holidays in the Sun was a success, becoming her third studio album to reach the top spot on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 250,000 units.

Five singles were released from Holidays in the Sun between 2008 to 2010, with all of them going to number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart. In addition, "Never Say Die," which was included in the double A-side single "It's All Too Much/Never Say Die," is not included in this album. Yui promoted the album on her Hotel Holidays in the Sun tour, which ran from September to November 2010 in major cities across the Japanese archipelago.