Carols (Ayumi Hamasaki song)
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| Single by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||||||||
| from the album My Story | ||||||||||
| Released | September 29, 2004 | |||||||||
| Format | JPNCD Single, DVD-Audio, SACD USA Digital Single [1] |
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| Genre | J-pop | |||||||||
| Length | 23:41 | |||||||||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) Tomoya Kinoshita (music) |
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| Producer(s) | Max Matsuura | |||||||||
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"Carols" is the thirty-fourth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on September 29, 2004. It became her 21st single to claim the No. 1 spot on the Oricon charts and has sold over 340,000 copies to date. Carols is to date Hamasaki's only single to be released on the DVD-Audio and SACD formats. It was the last single to be released from the album My Story.
Music Video
The music video premiered a few days before the release and was directed by Masashi Muto. The video, filmed in black and white, features Hamasaki singing in an empty theatre.
Track listing
- Carols – 5:30
- Carols "Criminal Tribal Mix" – 6:45
- Carols "Hammond B-3 Whisper" – 5:47
- Carols "Original Mix ~instrumental~" – 5:30
- DVD
- Carols (PV)
Live performances
- September 24, 2004 – PopJam
- September 24, 2004 – Music Station
- September 26, 2004 – CDTV
- September 30, 2004 – AX Music
- October 8, 2004 – Music Station
- October 18, 2004 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
- December 15, 2004 – Best Artist
- December 24, 2004 – Music Station
Charts
- Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First Week Sales | Sales total | Chart run |
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| 29 September 2004 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 1 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 1 | 177,778 | 309,128 | 14 weeks | |
| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | 20 |
- Total Sales : 309,128 (Japan)
- Total Sales : 340,000 (Avex)
- RIAJ certification: Platinum
References
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- "Carols" information at Avex Network.
- "Carols" CD+DVD information at Avex Network.
- "Carols" information at Oricon.
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