Love (Destiny)

"Love: Destiny"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album Loveppears
B-side	Love: Since 1999
Released	April 14, 1999
Format	CD Single
Recorded	1999
Genre	J-pop
Length	19:10
Label	Avex Trax
Writer(s)	Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) Tsunku (music)
Producer(s)	Tsunku Max Matsuura (executive producer)
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Whatever" (1999) "Love: Destiny" (1999) "To Be" (1999)

"Love: Destiny" is Ayumi Hamasaki's seventh single. It was released on April 14, 1999 and is her first #1 single on the charts.

The title track was specially commissioned to be a sub-theme for the drama series SemiDouble. The B-side of "Love: Destiny" was "Love: Since 1999," a duet with Tsunku, the vocalist of the band Sharan Q and producer of Morning Musume. Hamasaki re-recorded "Love: Destiny" in celebrating her 10th anniversary in the music business in 2008 and it appeared as a B-Side on her Days/Green single.

Music video

The music video for "LOVE ~Destiny~" was directed by Takeishi Wataru (her normal director) . It shows Hamasaki recording songs, writing lyrics, facing her fans, and singing against a night sky.

Tracklisting

1. "Love: Destiny"
2. "Love: Since 1999"
3. "Love: Destiny" (Instrumental)
4. "Love: Since 1999" (Instrumental)

"Love: Destiny"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	February 28, 2001
Format	CD Single
Recorded	1999
Genre	J-pop
Length	37:04
Label	Avex Trax
Writer(s)	Ayumi Hamasaki
Producer(s)	Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"To Be" (2001) "Love: Destiny" (2001) "Whatever" (2001)

Re-release

This single was re-released on February 28, 2001 with three extra remixes.

Track listing

1. "Love: Destiny"
2. "Love: Since 1999"
3. "Kanariya" (Big Room Mix)
4. "Kanariya" (H∧L's Mix)
5. "From Your Letter" (Pandart Sasanooha Mix)
6. "Love: Destiny" (Instrumental)
7. "Love: Since 1999" (Instrumental)

Live performances

• April 12, 1999 - Hey! Hey! Hey! - Love: Since 1999
• April 15, 1999 - Utaban - Love: Destiny
• April 17, 1999 - Pop Jam - Love: Destiny
• July 17, 1999 - Pop Jam - Love: Destiny
• December 5, 1999 - Heart Aid Taiwan - Love: Destiny
• December 25, 1999 - Pop Jam - Love: Destiny
• October 12, 2002 - Ayuready? - Love: Since 1999

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

• Total Sales : 650,800 (Japan)
• RIAJ certification: 2x Platinum

Chart positions

¹Original version
²Re-release version

External links

• Love ~Destiny~ information at Avex Network.
• Love ~Destiny~ re-release information at Avex Network.
• Love ~Destiny~ information at Oricon.
• Love ~Destiny~ re-release information at Oricon.