Sukiyaki (song)
| "Ue o Muite Arukō" | ||||
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Japanese cover | ||||
| Single by Kyu Sakamoto | ||||
| from the album Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits (US) | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | "Sukiyaki" | |||
| B-side | "Ano ko no namae wa nanten kana" | |||
| Released | 15 October 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 1961 | |||
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| Length | 3:05 | |||
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| Composer(s) | Hachidai Nakamura | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Rokusuke Ei | |||
| Producer(s) | Kōji Kusano | |||
| Kyu Sakamoto singles chronology | ||||
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"Kyu Sakamoto – Sukiyaki"
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"Ue o Muite Arukō" (Japanese: 上を向いて歩こう; "I Look Up as I Walk"), alternatively titled "Sukiyaki", is a song by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, first released in Japan in 1961. The song topped the charts in a number of countries, including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. The song grew to become one of the world's best-selling singles of all time, selling over 13 million copies worldwide.