Posted today on Utada Hikaru’s official website is news of her new upcoming single, 「Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry」. The track “Beautiful World” has been selected as the main theme song for the first film in the “Rebuild of Evangelion” — an alternate retelling of the original Eva TV series; which is set for release in theatres September 1st…

The track list for the new single are as follows:

Release Date – [August 29th / ￥1,260]

  • 01. Beautiful World
  • 02. Kiss & Cry
  • 03. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix-
  • 04. Beautiful World (Original Karaoke)
  • 05. Kiss & Cry (Original Karaoke)
  • 06. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix- (Original Karaoke)

Included on the CD is a remix of Hikaru’s “Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)” cover track, produced back in 2000. A sample of the song has been provided below:

[audio:Fly Me to the Moon.mp3]