Raise A Keyblade For Hikaru Utada’s English Re-Recording Of Kingdom Hearts’ ‘Simple And Clean’

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<p>Hot on the heels of the news that the <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/2024/05/21/the-entire-kingdom-hearts-saga-comes-to-steam-next-month”>Kingdom Hearts series is coming to Steam</a> next month, recording artist Hikaru Utada has released the English re-recording of the series’ hit theme, “Simple and Clean.”</p>

<p>This new version of what’s arguably Kingdom Hearts’ de facto theme song is part of Utada’s greatest hits album, Science Fiction, which was released last month and features multiple re-recordings of their hit songs. Last month, Utada <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2024/04/10/hikaru-utada-has-released-a-new-recording-of-kingdom-hearts-best-song”>released the re-recorded version of “Hikaru</a>”, the Japanese version of “Simple and Clean”.</p>

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<p>For more on what’s to come for the Kingdom Hearts series, check out the reveal trailer for <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/04/10/kingdom-hearts-4-revealed-in-20th-anniversary-trailer”>Kingdom Hearts IV</a> and our <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive-interview/2022/06/14/nomura-reveals-more-on-kingdom-hearts-iv-and-the-series-future-with”>interview with series creator Tetsuya Nomura</a> about the game.&nbsp;</p>