is a single by American singer-songwriter

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. Written by Gibson and

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, the single was released exclusively in

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under the

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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 ''

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'' 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

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weekly singles chart and was certified Gold by the

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Tatsuro Yamashita version

Six months after the release of "Without You", Yamashita rewrote the song as , released as one of the

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s for his 1991 album ''

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''. The lyrics were based on Yamashita's memories during his high school years. The song was used by

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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

's weekly singles chart and charted for 20 weeks, selling over 185,000 copies. In 2021,

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Debbie Gibson version * Tatsuro Yamashita version * (Tatsuro Yamashita) * (Warner Music Japan) * * {{Debbie Gibson 1990 singles 1990 songs 1991 singles Debbie Gibson songs Tatsuro Yamashita songs Songs written by Debbie Gibson Japanese television drama theme songs Japanese-language songs Atlantic Records singles Warner Music Japan singles