Dear Diary

"Dear Diary" is a song by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro, released as a double A-side single with her track "Fighter". It was released on October 26, 2016 via Dimension Point and Avex Trax as Amuro's seventh consecutive non-album single, and is the theme song to the Japanese drama–horror film, Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016). It was distributed with "Dear Diary" in two physical formats—standard CD and CD/DVD bundle. "Dear Diary" was written, composed and produced by Matthew Tishler, Felicia Barton, Aaron Benward, and frequent collaborator Tiger. Musically, the recording is a pop ballad that lyrically focuses on the films title and recurring theme; furthermore, it delves into themes of empowerment and rising from pain and sorrow. Upon its release, "Dear Diary" received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Majority of them commended the production and songwriting, alongside praising the singers vocals. Commercially, both recordings experienced success in Japan, peaking at number three on the daily and weekly Oricon Singles Chart and on component Billboard charts in that region. An accompanying music video was directed by Ryouhei Shingu, whom previously worked with Amuro on her July 2016 single "Hero"; it depicts her on a beach front, gazing at large glass bottles that encompass several houses, people and fauna. In order to promote the track, "Dear Diary" was broadcast on several Japanese television shows and was included on the singers 2016–17 Live Style tour in Japan. Background and composition In December 2015, Amuro returned to releasing non-album singles with "Red Carpet"; this was after distributing her eleventh studio album Genic in June that same year. Alongside this, the singer released the singles: "Mint" (May 2016), and "Hero" (July 2016), with the latter being used as the official theme song to the NHK broadcasting of the Summer Olympics and Paralympics. In August, Amuro confirmed her involvement with the Japanese drama–horror film, Death Note: Light Up the New World, based on the anime and manga series of the same name. Originally, Takahiro Sato, the film's co-producer, wanted to enlist Western musicians to provide songs to the movie, which he used Red Hot Chili Peppers or Lenny Kravitz as examples. However, knowing that the series was already popular around the globe, Sato decided to enlist Amuro in order to get the audience to recognized the "power of foreign artists" and also promote her work overseas.