Title
RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE

Artist
Amuro Namie

Year
1999

Lyrics: Komuro Tetsuya
Music: Komuro Tetsuya
Arrangement: Komuro Tetsuya, Rob Arbittier, Gary Adante

Producer: Komuro Tetsuya

 

 

VERSIONS


 Straight Run
[1999.03.17] RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE

 NYC Uptown Remix
[1999.03.17] RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE

 Instrumental
[1999.03.17] RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE

 Album Version
[2000.01.26] GENIUS 2000
[2000.03.10] GENIUS 2000

 New Mix
[2002.03.13] LOVE ENHANCED ♥ single collection

 Finally Version
[2017.11.08] Finally

 

PRE-VERSION


 Kose Visée CM Version

 

CREDITS


Amuro Namie: vocals

Additional Producers: Rob Arbitter, Gary Adante for Noisy Neighbors Productions

Mixed By: Eddie DeLena
Remixed By (NYC Uptown Remix): Roland Clark for Fantaskstick IV Productions

Album Version
Guitars: Michael Thompson
Synthesizer Programming: Iwasa Toshihide
Background Vocals: Will Wheaton Jr., Terry Bradford, Maxayn Lewis, Alex Brown

Recorded By: Chris Puram, Steve Durkee, assisted by Pete Novak, Christine Sirois, Erik Shemkovitz, Jenny Knotts
Mixed By: Mike Butler, assisted by Skye Correa
Mixed By (New Mix): Eddie Delena

 

COMMENTARY


RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE was released the same day Amuro Namie’s mother was murdered. The artist consequentely canceled promotional activities on the days that followed.

In January 2000, Amuro announced on her official website that she had thought about retiring, but her fans’ encouragement helped her to go on. She added that she would not have been able to sing any other song than RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE at the time.

The music video was shot at Coyote Dry Lake, California, just like Madonna’s “Frozen” one year before.

 

MUSIC VIDEO


Director: Muto Masashi
Producer: Fushimizu Sumitaka
Director of Photography: Martin Coppen

[2001.03.17] filmography
[2002.03.13] 181920 films + filmography
[2002.12.11] BEST CLIPS

 

LIVE TOURS


[1999] Final Summer Dream Stage
[2000] Tour Genius 2000
[2000] Live in Hawaii “Big Wave Honolulu”
[2001] Tour 2001 Break the rules
[2001] Tour “AmR” 01
[2003-2004]  So Crazy Tour featuring Best singles 2003-2004
[2007] Play Tour 2007 [selected venues]
[2012] Five Major Domes Tour 2012 ~20th Anniversary Best~

 

TV & EVENTS


[1999.03.12] Music Station
[1999.03.15] Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
[1999.03.23] Utaban
[1999.03.27] Pop Jam
[1999.03.29] Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
[1999.04.02] Music Station
[1999.04.17] Pop Jam
[1999.12.27] SmapxSmap
[1999.12.31] NHK Kouhaku Utagussen
[2001.07.15] Music Fest Peace of Ryukyu

TIES-IN


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RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE

 

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS


Record Industry Association of Japan
Platinum