Daybreak (Ayumi Hamasaki song)

"Daybreak"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album I am...
Released March 6, 2002
Format JPN CD Single
USA Digital Single [1]
Genre J-pop, pop rock (Album version) Trip hop, dark ambient (Hal"s Mix 2002)
Length 58:02
Label Avex Trax
Writer(s) Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
CREA + DAI + junichi matsuda (music)
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"A Song Is Born"
(2001)		 "Daybreak"
(2002)		 "Free & Easy"
(2002)

"Daybreak" is the 25th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on March 6, 2002. Possibly because it was recut single (meaning it was already released on an album), "Daybreak" only peaked at #2 on the Oricon charts. This is also her last single to feature multiple remixes and starting from her next single, there were only 4 – 6 tracks per single (with the exception of No Way to Say which had 7 total tracks and Rule/Sparkle which had 8 total tracks).

Contents

Music video

The music video was premiered February, 6 2002, also the music video used the remix of Hal"s 2002 Version.

It features ayumi on unknown and dusty road way, where no cars go, and it shown her looking at the camera singing all throughout the video, In the end she walks far away from the camera.

Commercial tie-in

The "Hal's mix" of Daybreak was used in commercials for the Lumix camera of Panasonic. Ayu appeared in the ad.

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
6 May 2002 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 2
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 2 113,170 copies 200,000 copies 9 Weeks
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 57

Track listing

  1. "Daybreak" (Hal's Mix 2002)
  2. "No More Words" (Brent Mini'S Rotary Mix)
  3. "I Am..." (Night Clubbers mix)
  4. "No More Words" (Nicely Nice remix)
  5. "I Am..." (Ram's Special 11Days Mix)
  6. "No More Words" (Turn Up the Break mix)
  7. "I Am..." (Huge Fairy Tale mix)
  8. "No More Words" (Laugh & Peace Mix)
  9. "Daybreak" (Hal's Mix 2002) (Instrumental)
  10. "Opening Run" (CMJK's extended mix)

Chart positions

Chart (2002) Peak
position		 Time in
chart
Japan Oricon 2 9 weeks

References

  1. ^ http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=73951471

External links

Ayumi Hamasaki singles discography
Nothing From Nothing
A Song for ××
"Poker Face" (1998) · "You" (1998) · "Trust" (1998) · "For My Dear..." (1998) · "Depend on You" (1998)
Loveppears
"Whatever" (1999) · "Love (Destiny)" (1999) · "To Be" (1999) · "Boys & Girls" (1999) · "A" (1999) · "Appears" (1999) · "Kanariya" (1999) · "Fly High" (2000)
Duty
"Vogue" (2000) · "Far Away" (2000) · "Seasons" (2000) · "Surreal" (2000) · "Audience" (2000)
I Am...
"M" (2000) · "Evolution" (2001) · "Never Ever" (2001) · "Endless Sorrow" (2001) · "Unite!" (2001) · "Dearest" (2001) · "A Song is Born" (w/ Keiko Yamada) (2001) · "Daybreak" (2002) · "Connected" (2003)
Rainbow
"Free & Easy" (2002) · "H" (2002) · "Voyage" (2002)
Memorial Address
"&" (2003) · "Forgiveness" (2003) · "No Way to Say" (2003)
My Story
"Moments" (2004) · "Inspire" (2004) · "Carols" (2004)
(Miss)understood
"Step You/Is this Love?" (2005) · "Fairyland" (2005) · "Heaven" (2005) · "Bold & Delicious/Pride" (2005)
Secret
"Startin'/Born to Be..." (2006) · "Blue Bird" (2006)
Guilty
"Glitter/Fated" (2007) · "Talkin' 2 Myself" (2007) · "Together When..." (2007)
A Complete: All Singles
Next Level
"Days/Green" (2008) · "Rule/Sparkle" (2009)
Rock 'n' Roll Circus
Love Songs
"Moon/Blossom" (2010) · "Crossroad" (2010) · "L" (2010)
Other songs
"Dream On" (2010)