A (song)

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“A”
“A” cover
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album Loveppears
Released August 11, 1999
Format JPN CD Single
USA Digital Single [1]
Genre J-pop
Length 1:15:48
Label Avex Trax
Writer(s) Ayumi Hamasaki
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Boys & Girls"
(1999)
"A"
(1999)
"appears"
(1999)

"A" is Ayumi Hamasaki's tenth single, released on August 11, 1999. Hamasaki's best-selling single as well Japan's 57th best-selling single of all time[2], "A," is unique among Hamasaki's singles, as it is her only single with quadruple A-sides.

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[edit] Commercial endorsement

"Trauma" and "monochrome" were used as the background music of two TV commercials for the JT Peach Water drinks.[3] [4]

"Too Late" was the theme song of a TV ad for HONDA Giorno CREA.[5]

"End Roll (HAL'S MIX)" featured in commercial for Morinaga as background music.

Ayumi appeared in the four commercials.

[edit] Track listing

  1. monochrome
  2. too late
  3. Trauma
  4. End roll
  5. monochrome (Keith Litman's Big City Vocal Mix)
  6. too late (Razor 'N Guido Remix)
  7. Trauma (Heavy Shuffle Mix)
  8. End roll (HΛL's Mix)
  9. monochrome (Instrumental)
  10. too late (Instrumental)
  11. Trauma (Instrumental)
  12. End roll (Instrumental)
  13. End roll (Neuro-mantic Mix)
  14. monochrome (Dub's full color Remix)


[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
11 August 1999 Oricon Daily Singles Chart #1
11 August 1999 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart #1 (2 weeks at #1) 508,940 1,670,000 17
11 August 1999 Oricon Yearly Singles Chart #3
  • Total Sales : 1,670,000 (Japan)
  • "A" is Hamasaki's highest selling single and her second consecutive single to sell over a million copies.

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