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| Single by Yui | ||||||||
| from the album Holidays in the Sun | ||||||||
| A-side | "Again" | |||||||
| B-side | "Sea" "Summer Song: Yui Acoustic Version" |
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| Released | June 3, 2009 | |||||||
| Format | Maxi single, CD single, CD+DVD | |||||||
| Genre | Rock | |||||||
| Label | Studioseven Recordings | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Yui | |||||||
| Producer | Hisashi Kondo | |||||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAJ) | |||||||
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"Again" is Japanese pop rock singer-songwriter Yui's thirteenth single, and first single after she went on hiatus in November of 2008. "Again" was released on June 3, 2009 by her label Studioseven Recordings and was released in two formats: CD and CD+DVD.
The single debuted atop the Oricon Weekly Single Chart becoming her fourth number-one single. The single has the highest opening week sales for a female act in 2009, which was previously held by Pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki's "Rule/Sparkle" for selling 95,000 copies in its first week.[1]
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On March 25, 2009, YUI announced on her official website that she was ending her hiatus and returning to the music scene. On her website she also announced that she had worked on a new single "Again".[2] It was later revealed that "Again" was going to be used as the opening theme song for the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
All songs written and composed by Yui.
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| No. | Title | Arranger(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Again" | Hisashi Kondo | 4:19 | ||||||
| 2. | "Sea" | e.u.Band & Hisashi Kondo | 3:37 | ||||||
| 3. | "Summer Song ~Yui Acoustic Version~" | Yui + northa+ | 3:32 | ||||||
| 4. | "Again ~Instrumental~" | 4:14 | |||||||
Normal Edition + DVD
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| No. | Title | Director | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Again" (Music Video) | ||||||||
| 2. | "I'll Be" (Special School Live Video) | ||||||||
| Charts (2009) | Peak position |
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| Japan Oricon Weekly Single[1] | 1 |
| Japan Billboard Hot 100 Singles [3] | 1 |
| Taiwan G-Music J-Pop [4] | 2 |
| Country | Provider | Sales | Certification |
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| Japan | RIAJ | 163,634 | Gold[5] |
| Preceded by "Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon: Kimi wa Muteki" by Arashi |
Japanese Oricon Chart number one single June 15, 2009 |
Succeeded by "Infinity" by Girl Next Door |
| Preceded by "Ashita no Kioku" by Arashi |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one single June 13, 2009 |
Succeeded by "Haruka" by Greeeen |
"Again" was used as the opening theme song for the 2009 anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood for the episodes 1-14.
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