Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
1999.09.01

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVDD-20337

Price
¥1,020

Producer
Dallas Austin, Komuro Tetsuya

 

 


Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
1999.09.01

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVCD-30053

Price
¥1,260

 

 

 


Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
1999.11.19

Label
Rhythm Republic

Catalog Number
RR12-88137

Price
¥1,620

 

 

OVERSEAS VERSIONS


Country: Taiwan
Release date: 1999.09.03
Label: avex taiwan
Catalog number: AVJSG-40034
Country: Hong Kong
Release date: 1999.10.XX
Label: avex asia
Catalog number: AVTCDS-195

 

CD TRACKLIST

8cm – SINGLE

No. Title Lyrics Music Production Length
 1 SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS Dallas Austin,
Lysette Titi, Chan Hai		 Dallas Austin Dallas Austin 4:27
2 YOU ARE THE ONE (featuring IMAJIN) Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya 5:34
3 SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS (Instrumental) Dallas Austin Dallas Austin 4:25
Total Length: 14:26

 

12cm – MAXI SINGLE

No. Title Lyrics Music Production Length
 1 SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS Dallas Austin,
Lysette Titi, Chan Hai		 Dallas Austin Dallas Austin 4:27
2 YOU ARE THE ONE (featuring IMAJIN) Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya 5:34
3 SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS (THE ALL OUT MIX) Dallas Austin,
Lysette Titi, Chan Hai		 Dallas Austin Dallas Austin  5:54
4 SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS (Instrumental) Dallas Austin Dallas Austin 4:25
Total Length: 20:20

 

VINYL TRACKLIST

SIDE A

  1. SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS
 SIDE B

  1. SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS
    (THE ALL OUT MIX)
  2. SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS (INSTRUMENTAL)

CREDITS

SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS
Producer: Dallas Austin
Arrangement: Dallas Austin
Production Coordinator: Kimberly Smith
Publishers: Cyptron Music, EMI-Blackwood Music, Cyprock Songs, Prime Direction, Rising Publishers

Multiple Instruments: Rick Sheppard-Midi, Sound Design
Background Vocals: Debra Killings
Rap: “Mayor’ Julian Wright (12cm: #3)

Recorded By: Carlton Lynn assisted by Satake Teruyuki
Mixed By: Alvin Speights, assisted by Vernon J. Mungo

YOU ARE THE ONE
Producer: Komuro Tetsuya
Arrangement: Komuro Tetsuya
Chorus Arrangement: IMAJIN

Mixed By: Ken Kessie

 

TIES-IN

[ COMMERCIAL ]
KOSE VISEE
SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS

 

ORICON CHARTS

Peak Position
Oricon Singles Weekly Chart (8cm)
Oricon Singles Weekly Chart (12cm)
Oricon Singles Yearly Chart (12cm)

 #
#7
#3
#87

Chart Run
8 Weeks (top 100)

Total Reported Sales
115,880 (8cm)
253,500 (12cm)
369,380 (8cm+12cm)

Weekly Chart (8cm)

Week Week Rank Sales
1   7 → 49,160
2 15 ↓ 21,680
3 18 ↓ 15,610
4 ? ↓

 

Weekly Chart (12cm)

Week Week Rank Sales
1   3 → 130,510
2 7 ↓ 56,930
3 8 ↑ 23,130
4 17 ↓ 16,660
5 ? ↓

 

Yearly Chart (12cm)

Year Yearly Rank
1999 87 →

 

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Record Industry Association of Japan
Gold DiscThe 32nd Japan Cable Awards
Grand Prize “SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS”

 

MORE ABOUT THE SONGS

SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS
YOU ARE THE ONE