Depend on You

"Depend on You"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album A Song for XX
B-side	Two of Us
Released	December 9, 1998
Format	JPN CD Single USA Digital Single [1]
Recorded	1998
Genre	J-pop
Length	14:59
Label	Avex Trax
Writer(s)	Ayumi Hamasaki
Producer	Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"For My Dear..." (1998) "Depend on You" (1998) "Whatever" (1999)

"Depend on you" is the fifth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on December 9, 1998. The single contains a b-side, "Two of Us," which was never released on an album. Both songs were featured in the Playstation RPG "Thousand Arms."

Track listing

1. "Depend on You"
2. "Two of Us"
3. "Depend on You" (instrumental)

"Depend on You"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	February 28, 2001
Format	CD single
Recorded	1998
Genre	J-pop
Label	Avex Trax
Writer(s)	Ayumi Hamasaki
Producer	Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Whatever" (2001) "Depend on You" (2001) "For My Dear..." (2001)

Rerelease

This single was re-released on February 28, 2001, featuring five new tracks. The single was re-released for the fact that it was initially released in 1999 only in the 3" CD format which was being replaced by the new standard "maxi" CD format. The single was re-released in the standard maxi format for wider compatibility.

Track listing

1. "Depend on You"
2. "Two of Us
3. "Depend on You" (Dub's Electro Remix)
4. "Depend on You" (44XL dub)
5. "Depend on You" (Bodyguard mix)
6. "Two of Us" (PPS Connection mix)
7. "Two of Us" (Touch of Mohagany mix)
8. "Depend on You" (Instrumental)

Depend on You was also remixed and released in Mirrorcle World for her 10^th anniversary of chart-topping singles.

Live performances

• December 8, 1998 - Utaban - Depend on You
• December 10, 1998 - Hit MMM - Depend on You
• December 11, 1998 - Music Station - Depend on You
• December 16, 1998 - Pocket Music - Depend on You
• December 19, 1998 - Countdown TV - Depend on You
• December 21, 1998 - Hey! Hey! Hey! - Depend on You
• December 24, 1998 - Happy Christmas Special - Depend on You
• December 25, 1998 - Music Station - Depend on You
• December 30, 1998 - Super Live - Depend on You
• December 31, 1998 - Countdown TV - Depend on You
• January 23, 1999 - Pop Jam - Depend on You
• March 3, 1999 - Japan Gold Disc Awards - Depend on You
• December 22, 1999 - Fresh Live - Depend on You

Chart positions

¹Original version

²Re-release version

European version

In 2004, "Depend on You" was also released in Europe as a trance single. The CD single was only released in Germany but the digital single was released worldwide.

1. "Depend on You" (Svenson & Gielen radio edit)
2. "Depend on You" (DJ Shog radio edit)
3. "Depend on You" (DJ Shog dub mix)
4. "Depend on You" (Svenson & Gielen club mix)
5. "Depend on You" (Svenson & Gielen instrumental mix)

Bentley Jones Cover Version

TRANS//LATION ～J.ポップ・ダンス・カヴァーズ～
Studio album by Bentley Jones

In 2009 "Depend on you" was covered by British J-pop recording artist Bentley Jones and was released on his album TRANS//LATION^[2]. Jones' version, titled "Depend on you ~Depend on Me~" was produced and arranged by himself and features brand new, original, English lyrics written by Jones. Hamasaki personally contacted Jones' label expressing her support and approval of Jones' cover and his lyrics after reviewing the track^[3].

References

External links

• "Depend on You" information at Avex Network.
• "Depend on You" re-release information at Avex Network.
• "Depend on You" information at Oricon.
• "Depend on You" re-release information at Oricon.