H (song)

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“H”
“H” cover
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album Rainbow
Released July 24, 2002
Format JPN CD Single
USA Digital Single [1]
Genre J-pop
Length 28:29
Label Avex Trax
Writer(s) Ayumi Hamasaki
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Free & Easy"
(2002)
"H"
(2002)
"Voyage"
(2002)
Alternate Cover
Special Limited Edition

"H" is the 27th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on July 24, 2002. The single included three A-sides, and was the top-selling single of 2002 in Japan. It was the only single to sell over a million copies that year, and also the latest single by a female artist ever to sell over a million copies. To commemorate hitting the million mark in sales, this single was re-released Special Limited Edition on November 7, 2002.

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[edit] Information

Ayumi co-composed the three tracks with D.A.I under her pseudonym CREA. No music videos were shot to promote the single.

[edit] Commercial endorsments

Hanabi was used in a in TV ad for the TU-KA Funstyle mobile phone and July 1st was the image song for a lipstick Kose Visee commercial. Ayumi appeared in both commercial campaigns. independent was used as a song for the Baseball Cheer.[2]

[edit] Track listing

  1. independent
  2. July 1st – 4:20
  3. Hanabi (lit. Fireworks) – 4:53
  4. independent (Instrumental)
  5. July 1st (Instrumental) – 4:20
  6. Hanabi (Instrumental) – 4:53

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
24 July 2002 Oricon Daily Singles Chart #1
24 July 2002 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart #1 (3 weeks at #1) 417,870 1,016,000 24
24 July 2002 Oricon Yearly Singles Chart #1

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