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Without You (Debbie Gibson song)

is a single by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson. Written by Gibson and Tatsuro Yamashita, the single was released exclusively in Japan in 1990 by Warner Pioneer under the Atlantic label. It was featured in the 1990 TBS drama series . Originally released as a stand-alone single, "Without You" was included as a bonus track in the Japanese releases of Gibson's 1990 album Anything Is Possible and 1995 Greatest Hits album. It was also included in her 2017 box set We Could Be Together and the 2021 Deluxe Edition release of her 1989 album Electric Youth.

The single peaked at No. 26 on the Oricon weekly singles chart and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.

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Weekly charts

Certifications

Tatsuro Yamashita version

Six months after the release of "Without You", Yamashita rewrote the song as , released as one of the lead singles for his 1991 album Artisan. The lyrics were based on Yamashita's memories during his high school years. The song was used by Dai-ichi Life for their corporate commercial.

The B-side, "Morning Shine", was used as the theme song of the TBS morning program .

The single peaked at No. 12 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and charted for 20 weeks, selling over 185,000 copies.

In 2021, Warner Music Japan released an animated music video of "Sayonara Natsu no Hi" to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Artisan.

Track listing

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Debbie Gibson version

Tatsuro Yamashita version

  • (Tatsuro Yamashita)
  • (Warner Music Japan)