| "Endless Sorrow" | ||||
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| Single by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
| from the album I am... | ||||
| Released | May 16, 2001 | |||
| Format | JPN CD Single USA Digital Single [1] |
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| Genre | J-pop, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 54:45 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Writer(s) | Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) CREA (music) |
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| Producer | Max Matsuura | |||
| Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology | ||||
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"Endless sorrow" is the 22nd single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on May 16, 2001. It is also found on her I am... album. The version featured on the single is vastly different from "Endless sorrow (gone with the wind version)", featured on the album; the album version with a generally more mellow, calmer sound. The single version features dramatic strings, piano, and rock leanings. The album version also contains a hidden track, "Flower Garden", with several minutes separating "Endless Sorrow" and the hidden track.
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The original version of "Endless Sorrow" was the theme song of the Japanese drama "Mukashi no otoko" that was broadcast on TBS. The "Kirai Natsu Ayu Mix" of "Vogue" was used in commercial for a Kose Visee mascara featuring Hamasaki herself.
The PV of Endless Sorrow depicts a young boy living in a society in which speaking was prohibited by law. The boy, however, climbs a tower, meeting a man (presumably a priest because of his clothing) and a one-winged angel who looks exactly like the boy. Apart from shots of the cover of the Endless Sorrow single, Hamasaki does not appear in the original version of the PV, but in a later version, Hamasaki appears at the end of the video in a trench coat and fedora, and picks up the feather dropped by the boy.[2]
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| 16 May 2001 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 1 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 1 | 430,220 | 768,510 | 11 | |
| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | 14 |
| Preceded by Zero Landmine by N.M.L. |
Oricon weekly number-one single May 28, 2001 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by Jōnetsu by KinKi Kids |
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