[Raleigh]

In Japan? Not really. A load of singles suck but they still sell well because of other factors apart from quality. Utada sold well for a number of reasons. Firstly it was a sad ballad and Japanese are suckers for ballads. Also HYD pushed her single much more. Finally her divorce made people think she sang the song for her break up and people felt sad for her. I still think the divorce was too conveniently announced during the release of the single. Finally her name still contains a lot of weight and her fanbase is strong. FoL was good but seriously it's overrated.