Want Me, Want Me

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“Want Me, Want Me”
“Want Me, Want Me” cover
Single by Namie Amuro
from the album Queen of Hip-Pop
B-side Handle Me
Released April 6, 2005
Format CD Single, CD&DVD
Recorded Baybridge Studio
Genre Hip-Pop
Length
  • 9:40 (CD&DVD)
Label Avex Trax
Producer Sugi-V, Michico
Namie Amuro singles chronology
"Girl Talk / The Speed Star"
(2004)		 "Want Me, Want Me"
(2005)		 "White Light / Violet Sauce"
(2005)
Want Me, Want Me
The CD&DVD version of the single.
The CD&DVD version of the single.

"Want Me, Want Me" is Namie Amuro's 28th solo single under the Avex Trax label. It was released in two formats CD and CD&DVD on April 6, 2005. The CD format contained a b-side track and its instrumental while the CD&DVD format had no b-side but came with the music video. It was the last retailed single to precede her sixth studio album, Queen of Hip-Pop (2005). The sitar sample from the song was also featured in the background music to the cycle 8 premier episode of America's Next Top Model.

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[edit] History

Amuro was a guest at the 2005 Kobe Collection, an important fashion event, and the song was unveiled for the first time at the latter. In a interview for the May 2005 edition of Woofin' Magazine, the singer revealed that Want Me, Want Me was a song she had already planned for her next album, but she really liked it so she decided to release it as a single.[1]

[edit] Song Information

Want Me, Want Me is best described as a fusion of bhangra and reggaeton music. It's arrangement and composition is most similar to reggaeton music, but it utilizes a sitar sample that is looped throughout the song. Unlike Namie's previous material this song is also sexually aggressive. A portion of the translated lyrics includes the lines:

Want me, want me we're in such a hurry
My buttons fly off
Wait a minute hold on a second
Calm down. We don't know what to do with our arms and legs, we're like a virgin
But don’t forget the Trojan
I am oochie, la la poppin' coochie
Don't hold back want me, baby

Despite the single's sexual content it managed to debut at #2 and opened with her largest sales figure for a single since her 2001 hit, "lovin' it (Namie Amuro & Verbal)."

[edit] Sex and controversy

Although the song had no ill-effect towards Amuro in Japan, many Western listeners were taken aback when the video hit internet forums. When a translation of the song was published it caused a severe reaction among the J-pop community labeling it lewd, offensive, and "slutty". The adverse reaction from many in the community could be due to a mentality within members of the community who believe that Japanese music offers a cleaner, safer, "cute," alternative to the hypersexual images of Western popstars. "Want Me, Want Me" offended that sensibility. Other female Japanese musicians like Kumi Koda have suffered similar criticism for being sexually provocative.

[edit] Music video

The video for "Want Me, Want Me" was shot in an undisclosed studio by director Masashi Muto. It involves Amuro and several dancers performing in a flooded room. The room changes between two colors, blue and beige. Extras of various ethnic backgrounds were used as background dancers throughout the video.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD only format

  1. "Want Me, Want Me" (Michico, Sugi-V) – 3:13
  2. "Handle Me" (Akira) – 3:30
  3. "Want Me, Want Me (Instrumental)" (Michico) – 3:13
  4. "Handle Me (Instrumental) " (Akira) – 3:27

[edit] CD and DVD

[edit] CD portion

  1. "Want Me, Want Me" (Michico, SUGI-V) – 3:13
  2. "Want Me, Want Me (Instrumental)" (Michico) – 3:13

[edit] DVD portion

  1. "Want Me, Want Me" – 3:20

[edit] Personnel

  • Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals
  • Michico – background vocals
  • Sugi-V – all instruments

[edit] Production

  • Producers – Sugi-V, Michico
  • Vocal Production – Michico
  • Mixing – D.O.I
  • Music Video Director – Masashi Muto
  • Hair & Make Up – Akemi Nakano
  • Stylist – Noriko Goto
  • Photography – Shoji Uchida
  • Design: Aratame

[edit] TV performances

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
April 6, 2005 Oricon Daily Singles Chart #2
April 6, 2005 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart #2 48,106 102,733 10 weeks
April 6, 2005 Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 100

[edit] RIAJ certification

"Want Me, Want Me" has been certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ AHS FORUM, Namie Amuro 1st thread (post 54)

^  Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved on May 3, 2006.

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