Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2011.12.07

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVCD-48268

Price
¥1,050

Producers
T.KURA, MICHICO, T-SK, Nao’ymt

 

 


Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2011.12.07

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVCD-48267/B

Price
¥1,890

 

 

 

OVERSEAS VERSIONS



Country: 
Taiwan
Release date: 
2011.12.14
Label: 
avex taiwan
Catalog number: 
AVJSG-40670

Country: 
Taiwan
Release date:
2011.14.14
Label: 
avex taiwan
Catalog number:
AVJSG-40670/A

Country: 
South Korea
Release date: 
2011.XX.XX
Label: 
S.M. Entertainment
Catalog number: 
[unknown]

Country: 
Hong Kong
Release date: 
2011.12.23
Label: 
avex asia
Catalog number: 
[unknown]

Country: 
Hong Kong
Release date: 
2011.12.23
Label: 
avex asia
Catalog number:
AAJGS-50034/D

 

CD TRACKLIST


No. Title Lyrics Music Production Length
 1 Sit! Stay! Wait! Down! MICHICO T.KURA, MICHICO T.KURA 3:15
2 Love Story TIGER T-SK, Kim Tesung, Liv Nervo, Mim Nervo T-SK 4:44
3 Higher Nao’ymt Nao’ymt Nao’ymt 4:29
4 arigatou <thank the world for LOVE…gift song for 2011> MICHICO T.KURA, MICHICO T.KURA 4:13
5 Sit! Stay! Wait! Down! (Instrumental) T.KURA, MICHICO T.KURA 3:14
6 Love Story (Instrumental) T-SK, Kim Tesung, Liv Nervo, Mim Nervo T-SK 4:44
7 Higher (Instrumental) Nao’ymt Nao’ymt 4:27
Total Length: 29:06

 

DVD TRACKLIST


No. Title Film Director Film Producer Length
 1 Love Story (Music Video) Kawamura Kensuke Noguchi Akiko
Total Length:

 

CREDITS


Producers: T.KURA, T-SK, Nao’ymt
Strings Arrangement: Murayama Tatsuya (#4)
Vocal Production: MICHICO (#1, 4)
Music Direction: Kawada Hide (#2, 6)

Art Direction: Through.
Hair & Make-up: Nakano Akemi
Stylist: Takeda Toshio
Photography: Kumada Takaki

Strings: Tokunaga Tomomi Strings (#4)

Recorded By: Kataoka Ryosuke, Hatakeyama Kohei (#2, 6)
Strings Recorded By: Karasawa Chifumi (#4)
Mastered By: Tom Coyne
Mixed By: D.O.I.

Recorded at Prime Sound Studio Form, Bunkamura Studio, Sound City, Azabu O Studio. Mixed at Daimonion Rcordings.

 

SPECIAL FEATURE


arigatou is a present from Amuro Namie as a thank you gift to everyone who came forward to help out Japan during the nation’s tough times this year when it was hit by the tsunami and earthquake. It was freely made available to download for a limited period of time on the artist’s official facebook page.

A performance from namie amuro LIVE STYLE 2011 was also uploaded on her official youtube channel with an English translation of the lyrics.

 

TIES-IN


[ DRAMA ]
Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu
Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!
Love Story

[ COMMERCIAL ]
NTT docomo
Love Story

[ COMMERCIAL ]
COCA COLA ZERO “WILD HEALTH”
Higher

[ COMMERCIAL ]
KOSE ESPRIQUE
Arigatou

 

ORICON CHARTS


Peak Position
Oricon Singles Daily Chart
Oricon Singles Weekly Chart
Oricon Singles Monthly Chart
Oricon Singles Yearly Chart
#
#2
#3
#6
#94

Chart Run
11 Weeks (top 100)
20 Weeks (top 200)

Total Reported Sales
161,659

Daily and Weekly Chart

Week Day 1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 Weekly
Rank & Sales
1  – 2     2    2    2    3   3
77,758
2   4    4 
28,384
3
21,110
4 11 
11,233
5 10 
7,036
6 17 
4,123
7 24 
2,491
8 43 
1,971
9 50 
1,339
10 69 
1,139
11 74 
950
12 105 
756
13   105 
652
14 139 
566
15 157 
414
16 107 
585
17 133 
400
18 161 
295
19 184 
238
20 200 
219
21
 

Monthly Chart

Month Yearly Rank
December 2011 6
January 2012 30 

 

Yearly Chart

Year Yearly Rank
2011 94

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS


Record Industry Association of Japan
Gold Disc

 

MORE ABOUT THE SONGS


Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!
Love Story
Higher
arigatou