Duty (album)
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Duty | |||||||||||
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Studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki | |||||||||||
Released | September 27, 2000 | ||||||||||
Genre | J-pop | ||||||||||
Length | 51:45 | ||||||||||
Label | AVEX Trax | ||||||||||
Producer | Max Matsuura | ||||||||||
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Ayumi Hamasaki chronology | |||||||||||
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Duty is the third full-length studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki, as well as being her best-selling studio album to date, with over 2.9 million copies sold. The single "SURREAL," an initial pressing-only single, was released simultaneously along with the album and the DVD ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A Part I. All three claimed the top position on the Oricon Weekly charts, making Ayumi Hamasaki the first person to hold the top position on all three charts. Prior to this, the most number of charts that a single artist or musical act topped was two. Duty is also Ayumi Hamasaki's highest selling studio album with sales of 2,904,420 in Japan. It debuted at the number-one position and held that position for four weeks. Duty is the 22nd best-selling album in Japan of all times[1].
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[edit] Singles
This album features five singles, two of which were able to reach the number-one position on the Oricon charts.
The first three singles, "vogue," "Far away," and "SEASONS" were released from April to June of 2000. Vogue and Far away sold over 700,000 and 500,000 copies, respectively. "SEASONS" is the most successful single of the album and one of Ayumi's best-selling singles, with over 1.3 million units sold.
"SURREAL," the fourth single, was released on the same day as Duty, and the final single, Audience, was released as a recut single a month after the album. It debuted at the number-two position and sold over 290,000 units. Unlike Hamasaki's previous singles, no music video was shot for the song.
[edit] Commercials tie-ups and themes songs
Duty was used in a commercial promoting the Takano Yuri beauty clinics.[2]
vogue was used as background music in a tv commercial promoting a lipstick for Kose Visee.[3][4]
The original version of Far away featured in three ad campaigns for the Tu-Ka cellphones.[5] The song End of the world was also used in a commercial for the brand.[6]
SEASONS was the theme song of a popular Japanese drama broadcast on Fuji TV called Tenki Yoho No Koibito (Weather Reporter Lover).[7]
[edit] Track listing
- "Starting Over" – 1:36
- "Duty" – 5:15
- "Vogue" – 4:27
- "End of the World" – 4:40
- "Scar" – 4:17
- "Far Away" – 5:34
- "Surreal" – 4:42
- "Audience" – 4:06
- "Seasons" – 4:15
- "Teddy Bear" – 4:18
- "Key ~eternal tie ver.~" – 3:14
- "Girlish" – 4:55
[edit] Credits
- "Starting Over" – 1:36
Music: Ken Harada
Arrangement: Ken Harada
Programming: Masayuki Kumahara - "Duty" – 5:15
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Ken Harada
Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki & Ken Harada
Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
B.G. Vocal: Junko Hirotani
Programming: Takahiro Iida - "Vogue" – 4:27
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki & Kazuhito Kikuchi
Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
Programming: Takahiro Iida - "End of the World" – 4:40
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Yasuhiko Hishino
Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki
Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
Programming: Takahiro Iida - "Scar" – 4:17
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Kunio Tago
Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki
Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
B.G. Vocal: Junko Hirotani
Programming: Takahiro Iida - "Far Away" – 5:34
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi & DAI
Arrangement: HAL
Keyboards: HAL
Guitar: Naoya Akimoto
B.G. Vocal: Junko Hirotani
Programming: HAL
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori - "Surreal" – 4:42
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
Arrangement: HAL
Keyboards: HAL
Guitar: Naoya Akimoto
Programming: HAL - "Audience" – 4:06
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: DAI
Arrangement: HAL
Keyboards: HAL
Guitar: Naoya Akimoto
Programming: HAL - "Seasons" – 4:15
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: DAI
Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki
Keyboads: Naoto Suzuki
Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
B.G. Vocal: Junko Hirotani
Programming: Takahiro Iida - "Teddy Bear" – 4:18
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: DAI
Arrangement: Shingo Kobayashi
Acoustic Piano: Shingo Kobayashi
Keyboards: Shingo Kobayashi
Synthesizer Operator: Keishi Urata - "Key ~eternal tie ver.~" – 3:14
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Kunio Tago
Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki
Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
B.G. Vocal: Junko Hirotani
Programming: Takahiro Iida - "Girlish" – 4:55
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Arrangement: Shingo Kobayashi
Keyboards: Shingo Kobayashi
Wurlitzer: Yoshihiro Tomonari
Drums: Kaoru Abe
Electric Guitar: Nozomi Furukawa
Acoustic Guitar: Nozomi Furukawa
Bass: Enrique
Guitar: Yoshio Nomura
Synthesizer Operator: Keishi Urata
[edit] Charts
- Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release | Chart | Peak position | First Week Sales | Sales total | Chart run |
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27 September 2000 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | #1 | |||
27 September 2000 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #1 (4 consecutive weeks at #1) | 1,682,760 | 2,904,420 | 27 weeks |
27 September 2000 | Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | #2 |
- Total Sales: 2,904,420 (Japan)
- Total Sales: 3,000,000 (Avex)
- Total Sales: 3,750,000 (Asia)
- "Duty" is Hamasaki's highest selling studio album in Japan.
[edit] Sales Trajectory
Week # | Week Rank | Sales |
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1 | #1 | 1,682,760 |
2 | #1 | 339,810 |
3 | #1 | 205,180 |
4 | #1 | 116,970 |
5 | #3 | 94,640 |
6 | #5 | 76,740 |
7 | #10 | 44,800 |
[edit] Singles
Date | Title | Peak position | Weeks | Sales |
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April 26, 2000 | "vogue" | #3 | 17 weeks | 767,660 |
May 17, 2000 | "Far Away" | #2 | 13 weeks | 510,460 |
June 7, 2000 | "Seasons" | #1 | 21 weeks | 1,367,400 |
September 27, 2000 | "Surreal (500,000 Limited Copies)" | #1 | 7 weeks | 417,210 |
November 1, 2000 | "Audience (300,000 Limited Copies) & (re-cut single)" | #2 | 8 weeks | 292,950 |
Total Single Sales: 3,355,680