Baby Don't Cry (Namie Amuro song)

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“Baby Don't Cry”
Single by Namie Amuro
from the album Play
B-side Nobody
Released January 24, 2007
Format CD Single, CD&DVD
Recorded On Air Azabu Studio
Genre Pop/R&B
Length
  • 25:32 (CD&DVD)
Label Avex Trax
Writer(s) Nao'ymt
Producer Nao'ymt
Namie Amuro singles chronology
"Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick / 人魚"
(2006)		 "Baby Don't Cry"
(2007)		 "Funky Town"
(2007)
Alternate cover
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"Baby Don't Cry" is Namie Amuro's 31st solo single under the avex trax label. It was released as CD and CD&DVD January 24, 2007, eight months after her last single "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick / 人魚".

Contents

[edit] Overview

The titular track is a midtempo pop song produced by recent collaborator, Nao'ymt. The b-side track, "Nobody", was originally supposed to be included on the "White Light / Violet Sauce" single, but was taken off before the single's release. "Nobody" is described as a direct sequel to "White Light", and shares an almost identical composition with "White Light". The melody is altered in the verses but is identical in the prechorus and the chorus.

Upon release, the single became her best selling single for its first week on the Oricon Charts since "Say the word" in 2001. After two weeks, it had already outsold her last single of 2005, "White Light / Violet Sauce", and her last single, "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick / Ningyo". It sold 108,562 copies after four weeks on the charts and outsold "Want Me, Want Me" and "Girl Talk / The Speed Star". "Baby Don't Cry" eventually sold 144,081 copies during its fourteen week chart run, making this her best selling single since "Say the word".

[edit] Commercial endorsements

"Baby Don't Cry" is being used as the theme song to the drama Himitsu no Hanazono. It is also being used for JoySound CMs.

[edit] Music Video

The "Baby Don't Cry" PV premiered on January 10, 2007. It features her walking in several uncrowded places in Japan including streets, and parks.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD only format

  1. "Baby Don't Cry" (Nao'ymt) – 5:21
  2. "Nobody" (Nao'ymt) – 4:46
  3. "Baby Don't Cry (TV Mix)" (Nao'ymt) – 5:21
  4. "Nobody (TV Mix)" (Nao'ymt) – 4:43

[edit] CD and DVD

[edit] CD portion

  1. "Baby Don't Cry" (Nao'ymt) – 5:21
  2. "Nobody" (Nao'ymt) – 4:46
  3. "Baby Don't Cry (TV MIX)" (Nao'ymt) – 5:21
  4. "Nobody (TV MIX)" (Nao'ymt) – 4:43

[edit] DVD portion

  1. "Baby Don't Cry" (Video clip) – 5:26

[edit] Personnel

  • "Baby Don't Cry"
    • Namie Amuro – vocals
    • Hiromi – additional chorus
  • "Nobody"
    • Namie Amuro – vocals

[edit] Production

  • Producers – Nao'ymt
  • Mixing – Yoshiaki Onishi
  • Creative Direction – Hidekazu Sato
  • Art Direction – Hidekazu Sato & Yuhei Takeyama
  • Photographer – YASUNARI KIKUMA
  • Photo Graphic Operator – MAKOTO
  • Hair & Make Up – Akemi Nakano
  • Stylist – Noriko Goto

[edit] TV performances

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
January 24, 2007 Oricon Daily Singles Chart #3
January 24, 2007 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart #3 52,168 144,081 14 weeks
January 24, 2007 Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 48

[edit] RIAJ certification

"Baby Don't Cry" has been certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[1]

"Baby Don't Cry" has also been certified a platinum for ringtone downloads of over 1,000,000[2] , and gold for PC downloads of over 100,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ ゴールド等認定作品認定　2007年2月 (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
  2. ^ レコード協会調べ　5月度有料音楽配信認定 (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  3. ^ レコード協会調べ　2月度有料音楽配信認定 (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
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