Ai no Uta (Kumi Koda song)
| ""Ai no Uta" "愛のうた" | ||||
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| Single by Kumi Koda | ||||
| from the album Kingdom | ||||
| B-side | Come Over | |||
| Released | September 12, 2007 (Japanese single) | |||
| Format | CD, CD+DVD | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Rhythm Zone | |||
| Kumi Koda singles chronology | ||||
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"Ai no Uta" (愛のうた, Song of Love) is the 37th single released by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda.
Ai no Uta was released on September 12, 2007 in Japan. It follows 2006's Yume no Uta as an autumn/wintertime love ballad. It was released in two versions: a CD+DVD version and a CD only version. The first press comes with an extra track. The B-side "Come Over" is the Sekai Judo 2007 theme song, and is upbeat. "Ai no Uta" is described as a song about the fleeting sadness of love, and how fragile and precious love is.
"Ai no Uta" was certified by the RIAJ as being downloaded as a ringtone more than 1,000,000 times, and as a full-length download to cellphones more than 750,000 times.[1]
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Ai no Uta (愛のうた, Song of Love)" | Kumi Koda, Kosuke Morimoto | Kosuke Morimoto | Tomoji Sogawa | 4:51 | |||||
| 2. | "Come Over" | Kumi Koda | Miki Watabe | Miki Watabe | 3:38 | |||||
| 3. | "Ai no Uta[2]" (Urban Kiss Version) | |||||||||
| 4. | "Ai no Uta" (instrumental) | |||||||||
| 5. | "Come Over" (instrumental) | |||||||||
| DVD | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Ai no Uta" (Music video) | |||||||||
| 2. | "Ai no Uta" (Making video) | |||||||||
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| September 12, 2007 | Oricon Daily Charts | 2 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Charts | 2 | 65,276 | 134,831 | 20 weeks | |
| Oricon Monthly Charts | 9 | ||||
| Oricon Yearly Charts | 62 |
Chart procession and succession
| Preceded by "Lifetime Respect (Onna Hen)" by RSP |
RIAJ Reco-kyō Chart number-one song August, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Aoku Yasashiku" by Kobukuro |
References
- ↑ レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：2月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- ↑ First Press Bonus Track
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