Amai Unmei

"Amai Unmei"
Single by Ua
Released February 21, 1997 (1997-02-21)
Format CD single, vinyl
Recorded 1997
Genre R&B, pop
Length 16:09
Label Speedstar Records
Writer(s) Ua, Hirofumi Asamoto, Osamu Yoshioka, Toshio Kawamura
Producer(s) Hirofumi Asamoto
Ua chronology
"Kumo ga Chigireru Toki"
(1996)		 "Amai Unmei"
(1997)		 "Kanashimi Johnny"
(1997)
Alternative covers
12" vinyl cover

"Amai Unmei" (甘い運命) is Japanese singer-songwriter Ua's seventh single, released on February 21, 1997. It was used in Kanebō cosmetics T'Estimo II commercials.

"Amai Unmei" is Ua's highest selling single. It debuted with 43,920 units sold at #18 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and later peaked at #10, becoming first top 10 entry and highest charting single.[1] Despite the success of the single, "Amai Unmei" was not included in Ua's second album "Ametora". It was included for the first time in an album on Ua's first compilation Illuminate: The Very Best Songs. In 1998, an English-language version was recorded by the then-duo Double for their single "For Me".

"Amai Unmei" features a cover of Chiga Kahoru's 1969 hit "Mayonaka no Guitar".

Track listing

CD

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Amai Unmei" (甘い運命 "Sweet Destiny")UaHirofumi Asamoto 5:23
2. "Mayonaka no Gitā" (真夜中のギター "Midnight Guitar")Osamu YoshiokaToshio Kawamura 5:13
3. "Amai Unmei (Instrumental)"   Asamoto 5:23
Total length:
 16:09

Vinyl

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Amai Unmei"    
2. "Amai Unmei (Aloha Pro Mix)"    
3. "Amai Unmei (Aloha Instrumental)"    
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "Mayonaka no Guitar"    
2. "Mayonaka no Guitar (Instrumental)"    

Charts, certifications and sales

Chart (1997) Peak
position		 Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Sales
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] 10 Gold 327,070[1]
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[2] 94

References

  1. 1 2 3 "¡Ú¥ª¥ê¥³¥ó¡ÛÇä¾åËç¿ô£Ñ¡õ£Á¡Ú2009/06/07ÉÕ¡Û". Jbbs.livedoor.jp. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  2. ↑ "オリコン 1997年TOP100". Geocities.jp. Retrieved 2012-06-22.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, March 14, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.