Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2008.03.12

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVCD-31394

Price
¥1,060

Producers
T.KURA, MICHICO, MURO, Osawa Shinichi

 


Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2008.03.12

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVCD-31393/B

Price
¥2,000

 

 

 

OVERSEAS VERSIONS



Country: 
Taiwan
Release date: 
2008.03.14
Label: 
avex taiwan
Catalog number: 
AVJSG-40545

Country: 
Taiwan
Release date:
2008.03.14
Label: 
avex taiwan
Catalog number: 
AVJSG-40545/A

Country: 
South Korea
Release date: 
2008.03.19
Label: 
S.M. Entertainment
Catalog number: 
[unknown]

Country: 
Hong Kong
Release date: 
2008.03.XX
Label: 
avex asia
Catalog number: 
AAJSG-50007/D

Country: 
Hong Kong
Release date: 
2008.03.XX
Label: 
avex asia
Catalog number: 
AAJSG-50007/D

 

CD TRACKLIST


No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
 1 NEW LOOK MICHICO, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland,
Brian Holland
MICHICO, T.KURA, Lamont Dozier,
Eddie Holland, Brian Holland
T.KURA 3:58
2 ROCK STEADY MICHICO, Aretha Franklin MURO, MICHICO, Aretha Franklin MURO 3:29
3 WHAT A FEELING MICHICO, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara Osawa Shinichi, MICHICO, Giorgio Moroder Osawa Shinichi 3:47
4 NEW LOOK (Instrumental) MICHICO, T.KURA, Lamont Dozier,
Eddie Holland, Brian Holland
T.KURA 3:59
5 ROCK STEADY (Instrumental) MURO, MICHICO, Aretha Franklin MURO 3:29
6 WHAT A FEELING (Instrumental) Osawa Shinichi, MICHICO, Giorgio Moroder Osawa Shinichi 3:47
Total Length: 22:29

 

DVD TRACKLIST


No. Title Director of Photography Film Director Film Producer Length
 1 NEW LOOK (Music Video) Uchida Shoji Kodama Yuichi
Creative Director: Sato Hidekazu
Okukawa Izumi, Sugaya Shigeki,
Kubota Takumi, Ishii Yoshiki
2 ROCK STEADY (Music Video) Uchida Shoji Tanaka Yusuke
Creative Director: Sato Hidekazu
Okukawa Izumi, Sugaya Shigeki,
Kubota Takumi, Ishii Yoshiki
WHAT A FEELING (Music Video) Uchida Shoji Nakamura Takeshi
Creative Director: Sato Hidekazu
Okukawa Izumi, Sugaya Shigeki,
Kubota Takumi, Ishii Yoshiki
Total Length:

 

CREDITS


Producers: T.KURA, MICHICO, MURO, Shinichi Osawa
Arrangement: T.KURA, MURO, Shinichi Osawa
Vocal Production: MICHICO
Creative Coordination: Mori Hayato
General Producers: Hayashi Shinji, Araki Takashi, Taniguchi Hajime, Tschiya Junichi
Specially Coordinated By: masato “max” matsuura

A&R: Amano Hiromi
Art Direction: Sato Hidekazu, Shimizu Katsuhiro
Hair & Make-up: Nakano Akemi
Stylist: Goto Noriko
Nail: Ishiguro Yumi
Photography: Uchida Shoji

Programmation & Keys: SUI (#2, 5)
Multiple Instruments: T.KURA (#1, 3), Osawa Shinichi (#3, 6)
Background Vocals: Amuro Namie, MICHICO (#1, 3), TIGER (#1, 4)

Recorded By: Kataoka Ryosuke
Mastered By: Tom Coyne
Mixed By: T.KURA (#1, 4),  D.O.I. (#2-3, 5-6), Osawa Shinichi (#3, 6)

Recorded and mixed at Giant Swing Studio (Tokyo). Mixed at Daimonion Recordings.

 

SPECIAL COLLABORATION


The three songs contained in 60s 70s 80s were used for the collaborative campaign FASHION, MUSIC, VIDAL SASSOON, launched by the famous shampoo and conditioner brand.

Each track represents a decade and contains a sample from an American song. New Look represents the 1960s with a sample from The Supreme’s “Baby Love”. Rock Steady is rooted in the 1970s with a sample from Aretha Franklin’s song of the same title. What a Feeling is inspired by the 1980s with a sample from Irene Cara’s “What a Feeling”, theme song of the movie “Flashdance”.

Amuro Namie collaborated for the music videos with famous costume designer and stylist Patricia Field (known for her work for the HBO TV series “Sex and the City” and the movie “The Devil Wears Prada”) and hair artist Orlando Pita.

 

ORICON CHARTS


Peak Position
Oricon Singles Daily Chart
Oricon Singles Weekly Chart
Oricon Singles Monthly Chart
Oricon Singles Yearly Chart
Billboard Japan Hot Singles
#
#1
#1
#1
#18
#1

Chart Run
19 Weeks (top 100)
21 Weeks (top 200)

Total Reported Sales
293,097

Daily and Weekly Chart

Week Day 1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 Weekly
Rank & Sales
1  – 2     2    2    1    1   2
114,719
2   1    1    1    1 
38,162
3   1    1    1    1 
37,212
4   1    4    4    2 
24,067
5   4    5 
17,932
6 11    6    6 
14,784
7 21  17  14  16  12  14 
9,903
8 10  11    11    8 
8,806
9 15  19  17    17  16  12  16 
6,402
10   12  22  19  21  17  21  17  21 
4,680
11 14  50  38  26  30  25  39 
3,184
12 27  44  38  36  39  34  32  39 
2,846
13 24  38  35  51 
2,002
14 34  45  43  53 
1,616
15 45  68 
1,279
16 34  68 
1,657
17 80 
1,155
18 83 
866
19 99 
673
20 133 
619
21 140 
533
22
 

Yearly Chart

Year Yearly Rank
2008 18 

 

Global Charts

Chart Peak Position
Global Chart 34 
Hong Kong Japanese Chart 12 

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS


Record Industry Association of Japan
Platinum

 

MORE ABOUT THE SONGS


NEW LOOK
ROCK STEADY
WHAT A FEELING