Party Queen

Party Queen is the thirteenth full length studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. The album was released digitally on March 14, 2012 and physically on March 21, 2012. It is Hamasaki's first studio album not to feature any physical single though "How Beautiful You Are" was released as a digital single. The album charted at No-2 behind Acid Black Cherry's 2012. This made Party Queen the second studio album by her not to chart at No-1, first being her 2008 album Guilty. This is Ayumi Hamasaki's second album to feature music video and songs recorded in London, United Kingdom.

Release

Party Queen was released in 5 different formats: CD only version; CD+DVD version; CD+2DVD version with the second DVD being Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2011-2012: Hotel Love Songs; a special limited box set containing CD+4DVD with Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2011-2012: Hotel Love Songs, Ayumi Hamasaki Power of Music 2011 A: Limited Edition, 2 half-pint glasses and 2 cork coasters; another similar special box set containing CD+2DVD+Blu-ray, Blu-ray being Ayumi Hamasaki Power of Music 2011 A: Limited Edition.

Only 2 songs had commercial endorsements prior to the album release: "Party Queen" was used as commercial song for Peach John and "How Beautiful You Are" was the theme song for drama show "Saigokara Nibanme no Koi".^[1]

To promote Party Queen after its release, Hamasaki attracted around 3,000 fans for her "Public Recording Session Event" at FM Osaka, which was held at Abeno Market Park Ceus Mall on March 27. After that, Hamasaki did Yahoo GyaO's live talk with Joshinavi.^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ayumi Hamasaki.

Disc1: CD (CD, CD+DVD, CD+2DVD)
No.	Title	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Party Queen"	Timothy Wellard	Tasuku	3:56
2.	"NaNaNa"	Corin	CMJK	3:41
3.	"Shake It"	Bounceback	CMJK	3:49
4.	"Taskebab" (instrumental)	Tasuku	Tasuku	1:50
5.	"Call"	Katsumi Ohnishi	Tasuku	4:04
6.	"Letter"	Katsumi Ohnishi	Tasuku, Harvey Brough (Strings arrangement)	4:41
7.	"Reminds Me"	Yuta Nakano	Tasuku, Harvey Brough (Strings arrangement)	5:21
8.	"Return Road"	D.A.I	Yuta Nakano (Arrangement & strings arrangement)	4:54
9.	"Tell Me Why"	Hanif Sabzevari, Lene Dissing, Marcus Winther-John, Dimitri Stassos	CMJK	3:41
10.	"A Cup of Tea"	CMJK	CMJK	1:42
11.	"The Next Love"	Timothy Wellard	Yuta Nakano (Arrangement & strings arrangement)	4:04
12.	"Eyes, Smoke, Magic"	Timothy Wellard	Yuta Nakano (Arrangement & strings arrangement)	4:09
13.	"Serenade in A Minor"	Yuta Nakano	Yuta Nakano (Arrangement & strings arrangement)	2:18
14.	"How Beautiful You Are"	Timothy Wellard	Yuta Nakano (Arrangement & strings arrangement)	5:01

DVD-1 (CD+DVD, CD+2DVD, CD+4DVD Box set, CD+2DVD+2Blu-ray Box set)
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Shake It" (Video clip)
2.	"NaNaNa" (Video clip)
3.	"Return Road" (Video clip)
4.	"How Beautiful You Are" (Video clip)
5.	"Shake It" (Making Clip)
6.	"NaNaNa" (making clip)
7.	"Return Road" (making clip)
8.	"How Beautiful You Are" (making clip)

DVD-2: COUNTDOWN LIVE 2011-2012 ～HOTEL Love songs (CD+2DVD, CD+4DVD Box set, CD+2DVD+2Blu-ray Box set)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Do It Again"
2.	"Happening Here"
3.	"Insomnia"
4.	"Moon"
5.	"Fated"
6.	"Feedback"
7.	"Never Ever"
8.	"Sending Mail"
9.	"Machine"
10.	"Sparkle"
11.	"Humming 7/4"
12.	"Evolution"
13.	"Rainbow"
14.	"November"
15.	"Music"
16.	"Ladies Night"
17.	"Party Queen"
18.	"Happening Here"
19.	"Love Song"
20.	"How Beautiful You Are"
21.	"Trauma~Boys & Girls"
22.	"My All"

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Catalogue Number
Japan^[3]	March 21, 2012 (2012-03-21)	CD	AVCD-38513
		CD+DVD	AVCD-38512/B
		CD+2DVD	AVCD-38511/B～C
		PLAYBUTTON (First press item only)	AQZD-50681
		Box set (CD+4DVD+Goods)	AVZD-38500/B～E
		Box set (CD+2DVD+2Blu-ray+Goods)	AVZD-38501/B～D
Taiwan	March 23, 2012 (2012-03-23)	CD^[4]	AVJCD10500
		CD+DVD^[5]	AVJCD10500/B
		CD+2DVD^[6]	AVJCD10500/A
Hong Kong	March 29, 2012 (2012-03-29)	CD^[7]	AAJCD20101
		CD+DVD^[8]	AAJCD20100D
		CD+2DVD^[9]	AAJCD20099DE

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart	Peak Position	Debut Sales	Total Sales	Chart Run
Oricon Daily Chart	2	27,338	148,290	22 weeks
Oricon Weekly Chart	2	97,691
Oricon Monthly Chart	4	124,305
Oricon Yearly Chart	38	148,290

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certification
Japan	RIAJ	Gold^[10]

References

↑ "Ayumi Hamasaki Sings Theme Song for Upcoming Drama". Retrieved 2011-12-22.
↑ "浜崎あゆみ4年半ぶりの全国キャンペーン笑顔で完走". Retrieved 2012-03-29.
↑ Discography, avex marketing inc., retrieved 2012-03-17
↑ 派對女王(CD ONLY), avex taiwan inc., retrieved 2012-03-17
↑ 派對女王(CD+DVD), avex taiwan inc., retrieved 2012-03-17
↑ 派對女王(CD+2DVD), avex taiwan inc., retrieved 2012-03-17
↑ Party Queen (CD Only), avex hong kong limited, retrieved 2012-03-17
↑ Party Queen (CD+DVD), avex hong kong limited, retrieved 2012-03-17
↑ Party Queen (CD+2DVD), avex hong kong limited, retrieved 2012-03-17
↑ http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201203.html

v t e Ayumi Hamasaki

Studio albums	A Song for ×× Loveppears Duty I Am... Rainbow My Story (Miss)understood Secret Guilty Next Level Rock 'n' Roll Circus Love Songs Party Queen Love Again

EPs	Nothing from Nothing Memorial Address Five Love Again

Compilations	A Best A Ballads A Best 2 Black White A Complete: All Singles A Summer Best

Remixes	Ayu-mi-x Ayu-ro Mix Ayu-mi-x II Jpn Ayu-mi-x II US+EU Ayu-mi-x II Orch. Ayu-mi-x II Mix Ayu-mi-x III Mix Ayu-mi-x III Orch. Ayu-ro Mix 2 Ayu Trance Ayu-mi-x 4 Mix Ayu-mi-x 4 Orch. Ayu Trance 2 Ayu-mi-x 5 Mix Ayu Trance 3 Ayu-ro Mix 3 My Story Classical Ayu-mi-x 6: Gold Ayu-mi-x 6: Silver Ayu-mi-x 7 Version House Ayu-mi-x 7 Version Acoustic Orchestra Ayu-mi-x 7 Presents Ayu Trance 4 Ayu-mi-x 7 Presents Ayu-ro Mix 4 Ayu-mi-x 7 Limited Complete Box Set A Classical

Concert tours	2000 Concert Tour Vol.1 Vol.2 2001 Dome Tour 2002 Arena Tour 2002 Stadium Tour Limited TA Live Tour 2003-4 Arena Tour 2005 My Story Tour 2006 (Miss)understood Tour Tour of Secret 2008 10th Anniversary Tour 2009 Next Level Tour 2010 Rock’n'Roll Circus Tour Final 2011 Power of Music 2012 Hotel Love Songs

Countdown lives	2000-2001 A 2001-2002 A 2002-2003 A 2004-2005 A 2005-2006 A 2006-2007 A 2007-2008 Anniversary 2008-2009 A: Premium 2009-2010 A: Future Classics 2010-2011 A: Do It Again 2011-2012 A: Hotel Love Songs 2012-2013 A: Wake Up

DVDs	Surreal M Evolution A Museum A 50 Singles

Films	Like Grains of Sand Distance Love

See also	Discography Concerts Awards and records Ayu no Deji Deji Nikki Ayuready?

v t e Ayumi Hamasaki singles discography

Nothing from Nothing	"Nothing from Nothing"

A Song for ××	"Poker Face" "You" "Trust" "For My Dear..." "Depend on You"

Loveppears	"Whatever" "Love (Destiny)" "To Be" "Boys & Girls" "A" "Appears" "Kanariya" "Fly High"

Duty	"Vogue" "Far Away" "Seasons" "Surreal" "Audience"

I Am...	"M" "Evolution" "Never Ever" "Endless Sorrow" "Unite!" "Dearest" "A Song is Born" "Daybreak" "Connected"

Rainbow	"Free & Easy" "H" "Voyage"

Memorial Address	"&" "Forgiveness" "No Way to Say"

My Story	"Moments" "Inspire" "Carols"

(Miss)understood	"Step You/Is this Love?" "Fairyland" "Heaven" "Bold & Delicious/Pride"

Secret	"Startin'/Born to Be..." "Blue Bird"

Guilty	"Glitter/Fated" "Talkin' 2 Myself" "Together When..."

A Complete: All Singles	"Mirrorcle World"

Next Level	"Days/Green" "Rule/Sparkle"

Rock 'n' Roll Circus	"Sunrise/Sunset (Love is All)" "You Were.../Ballad"

Love Songs	"Moon/Blossom" "Crossroad" "L"

Party Queen	"How Beautiful You Are"

Other songs	"Dream On" "Happening Here"

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