"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. 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.
| "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" |
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| Single by SMAP |
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| from the album SMAP 015/Drink! Smap! |
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| B-side | "Boku wa Kimi o Tsurete Yuku" |
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| Released | 5 March 2003 (2003-03-05) |
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| Genre | J-pop |
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| Label | Victor Entertainment |
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| Songwriter | Noriyuki Makihara |
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| Producer | Noriyuki Makihara |
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| SMAP singles chronology |
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"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 over 3 million copies sold. This song became popular in karaoke.
Track list
12cm single| Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger |
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| 1. | "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" | Noriyuki Makihara | N. Makihara | N. Makihara | 4:40 |
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| 2. | "Boku wa Kimi o Tsurete Yuku" (僕は君を連れてゆく) | Tetsuo Kudō | Takashi Tsushimi | T. Tsushimi | 4:39 |
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| 3. | "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana (Music Track)" | N. Makihara | N. Makihara | N. Makihara | 4:40 |
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| 4. | "Boku wa Kimi o Tsurete Yuku (Music Track)" | T. Kudō | T. Tsushimi | T. Tsushimi | 4:39 |
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| Total length: | 17:58 |
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Charts and certifications
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