Kanariya
"Kanariya" | ||||
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Single by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
from the album Loveppears | ||||
Released | December 8, 1999 | |||
Format |
JPN CD Single USA Digital Single [1] | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre |
Pop, R&B - Album Version House - Single Version | |||
Length | 1:18:13 | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
Writer(s) |
Yasuhiko Hoshino (music) Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) | |||
Producer(s) | Max Matsuura | |||
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology | ||||
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"Kanariya" is the twelfth single by Ayumi Hamasaki, as well as her last single of 1999, released on December 8, 1999. It was a hidden track on her Loveppears album. The song features an uncredited male backup vocalist singing in English. "Kanariya" reached #1 on the Oricon chart and became the only single from a hidden track and her only recut single to hold the top position. It is also the only single that was never performed live on television shows or at one of Hamasaki's concerts. Like her previous single, "Kanariya" is limited to 300,000 copies. To date, the single is out of print.
Track listing
- "Kanariya" (Jonathan Peters' Vocal Club Mix)
- "Kanariya" (Struggle Mix)
- "Kanariya" (Hal's Mix)
- "Kanariya" (DJ-Turbo Club Mix)
- "Kanariya" (Dub's Energy Remix)
- "Two of Us" (Hal's Mix)
- "Kanariya" (Spazm Mix)
- "From Your Letter" (Pandart Sasanooha mix)
- "Kanariya" (Big Room Mix)
- "Kanariya" (Hiroshi's Nite Clubbing Mix)
- "Kanariya" (Full Vocal Mix)
- "Kanariya" (Original Mix -Radio Edit-)
- "Kanariya" (Vocal Track)
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The music video for kanariya was directed by Takeishi Wataru. Hamasaki appears to be one of several subjects in a music listening experiment. The dark "laboratory" features musical instruments, TV monitors, listening equipment, and a mysterious dark bird. All the subjects are tattooed with dark makeup over one eye and a code number on their hands.
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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December 8, 1999 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 1 | |||
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 1 | 248,070 | 289,200 | 5 | |
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | 92 |
- Total Sales : 289,200 (Japan)
- RIAJ certification: Platinum
References
External links
- kanariya information at Avex Network.
- kanariya information at Oricon.
Preceded by "Chokotto Love" by Petitmoni |
Oricon Weekly number one single December 20, 1999 |
Succeeded by "Heaven/Squall" by Masaharu Fukuyama |
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