arrangers:
- link: artist/1742
  names:
    en: Hikaru Utada
    ja: 宇多田ヒカル
barcode: '4988006202825'
catalog: TOCT-5003
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Vocal
composers: []
covers:
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  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Passion ~single version~
    track_length: '4:44'
  - names:
      English: Passion ~after the battle~
    track_length: '5:57'
link: album/296
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2006-08-03T21:36
  edited_date: 2022-05-02T22:12
  fetched_date: 2026-01-11T10:22
  freedb: 7
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 7702
name: Passion / Hikaru Utada
names:
  en: Passion / Hikaru Utada
  ja: Passion / 宇多田ヒカル
  ja-latn: Passion / Hikaru Utada
notes: 'Written by Hikaru Utada

  Arranged by Hikaru Utada

  Keyboard and Programming: Hikaru Utada, Matt Rohde

  Additional Programming: Alexis Smith

  Guitar: Ben Mauro

  Acoustic Piano: Matt Rohde

  Drums: Forrest Robinson

  All Vocals: Hikaru Utada

  Mixed by Goetz B. for 365 Artists

  Mixed at Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo

  Recorded by Pat Woodward and Matsui Atsushi

  Pro-Tools Operation: Glenn Erwin

  Recorded at Westlake Audio, LA., Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo

  Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound, NY

  Art Direction and Photography: Kiriya Kazuaki

  Art Direction and Design: Shindo Mitsuo for Contemporary Production

  Design: Aoya Takayuki for Contemporary Production

  Stylist: Hibino Kozue

  Hair and Make-up: Inagaki Ryoji

  Produced by Utada Hikaru, Miyake Akira and Utada Skingg Teruzane

  Directed by Okita Hidenobu

  Overseas Coordination: Honda Yuuko for Fourth Dimension Production, Michael T. Martin
  for UnderCover Inc.

  ''Passion'' served as the theme song for Kingdom Hearts II.'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/700
  names:
    en: EASTWORLD
    ja: EASTWORLD
    ja-latn: EASTWORLD
  role: label
- link: org/19
  names:
    en: Toshiba EMI Ltd.
    ja: 東芝EMI株式会社
    ja-latn: Toshiba EMI Ltd.
  role: manufacturer
performers: []
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platforms:
- Sony PlayStation 2
products:
- link: product/237
  names:
    en: Kingdom Hearts II
    ja: キングダムハーツII
    ja-latn: Kingdom Hearts II
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: TOCT-5004
  link: album/702
  names:
    en: Passion / Hikaru Utada [Limited Edition]
    ja: Passion / 宇多田ヒカル
    ja-latn: Passion / Hikaru Utada [Limited Edition]
  type: game
- catalog: TOCT-25871~2
  link: album/301
  names:
    en: KINGDOM HEARTS II ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
    ja: キングダムハーツ II オリジナル・サウンドトラック
    ja-latn: KINGDOM HEARTS II ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/34077
  names:
    en: Sanctuary / Utada
    ja: Sanctuary / Utada
    ja-latn: Sanctuary / Utada
  type: game
- catalog: UICL-1110
  link: album/124833
  names:
    en: utada the best
    ja: utada the best
    ja-latn: utada the best
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/35352
  names:
    en: Birth
    ja: Birth
    ja-latn: Birth
  type: doujin
- catalog: JOY-410
  link: album/35744
  names:
    en: Passion from Kingdom Hearts II (Piano Solo) / K...
    ja: Passion from Kingdom Hearts II (Piano Solo) / K...
    ja-latn: Passion from Kingdom Hearts II (Piano Solo) / K...
  type: game
- catalog: MCOL-0403
  link: album/132553
  names:
    en: 'Music Box Classics: KINGDOM HEARTS II'
    ja: 'Music Box Classics: KINGDOM HEARTS II'
    ja-latn: 'Music Box Classics: KINGDOM HEARTS II'
  type: game
release_date: '2005-12-14'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 1050.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=TOCT-5003
  name: CDJapan (OOP)
- link: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-na-49-en-70-11rz.html
  name: Play-Asia
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/296?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Review:
  - link: https://www.rpgfan.com/music-review/hikaru-utada-passion/
    name: RPGFan's Review
