| "A" | ||||
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| Single by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
| from the album Loveppears | ||||
| Released | August 11, 1999 | |||
| Format | JPN CD Single USA Digital Single [1] |
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| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 1:15:48 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Writer(s) | Ayumi Hamasaki | |||
| Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology | ||||
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"A" is Ayumi Hamasaki's tenth single, released on August 11, 1999. Hamasaki's best-selling single as well Japan's 57th best-selling single of all time[2], "A," is unique among Hamasaki's singles, as it is her only single with quadruple A-sides. However, the Recording Industry Association of Japan claimed that "A" is not a single but an album.[3]
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Commercial endorsement
"Trauma" and "Monochrome" were used as the background music of two TV commercials for the JT Peach Water drinks. "Too Late" was the theme song of a TV ad for Honda Giorno Crea. "End Roll (Hal's Mix)" featured in commercial for Morinaga as background music.
Ayumi appeared in the four commercials.
Track listing
- "Monochrome"
- "Too Late"
- "Trauma"
- "End Roll"
- "Monochrome" (Keith Litman's Big City Vocal Mix)
- "Too Late" (Razor 'N Guido Remix)
- "Trauma" (Heavy Shuffle Mix)
- "End Roll" (Hal's Mix)
- "Monochrome" (Instrumental)
- "Too Late" (Instrumental)
- "Trauma" (Instrumental)
- "End Roll" (Instrumental)
- "End Roll" (Neuro-mantic Mix)
- "Monochrome" (Dub's full color Remix)
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| 11 August 1999 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 1 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 1 | 508,940 | 1,670,000 | 17 | |
| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | 3 |
- Total Sales : 1,670,000 (Japan)
- RIAJ certification: Million
- "A" is Hamasaki's highest selling single and her second consecutive single to sell over a million copies.
Live performances
- August 13, 1999 - Music Station - Monochrome
- August 16, 1999 - Hey! Hey! Hey! - Too Late
- August 17, 1999 - J-Pop Night Channel A - End Roll
- August 17, 1999 - J-Pop Night Channel A - Monochrome
- August 17, 1999 - J-Pop Night Channel A - Too Late
- August 17, 1999 - J-Pop Night Channel A - Trauma
- September 2, 1999 - Utaban - Trauma
- September 24, 1999 - J-Pop Night in Velfarre - End Roll
- September 24, 1999 - J-Pop Night in Velfarre - Too Late
- September 24, 1999 - J-Pop Night in Velfarre - Trauma
- November 13, 1999 - Utaban - End Roll
- December 30, 1999 - Hit MMM - End Roll
References
- ^ http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=73951471
- ^ (Japanese) "歴代シングルランキング". http://www.musictvprogram.com/corner-ranking-single.html. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ (Japanese) "年度別ミリオンセラー一覧 1999年". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/million_list/1999.html. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
External links
- A information at Avex Trax Network.
- A information at Oricon.
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