 " Traveling " ( stylized as " traveling " ) is a song recorded by Japanese – American recording artist Utada Hikaru . It was released as the second single from her fourth studio and third Japanese language album , Deep River ( 2002 ) . The track was written and composed by Utada , whilst production was handled by Utada , her father Teruzane Utada , and Yūsuke Nakamura . " Traveling " was released in Japan on March 13 , 2002 . It was a commercial success , peaking at number 12 on the Oricon Singles Chart .

## Background and release

