Ai no Uta (Koda Kumi song)

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""Ai no Uta"
"愛のうた"
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Single by Kumi Koda
from the album Kingdom
B-side"Come Over"
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2007 (Japanese single)
Recorded2007
GenreJ-pop
LabelRhythm Zone
Songwriter(s)Kumi Koda • Kosuke Morimoto
Kumi Koda singles chronology
"Fever Live in Hall"
(2007) 		""Ai no Uta"
"愛のうた"
(2007) 		"Last Angel feat. TVXQ"
(2007)

Ai no Uta (愛のうた / Song of Love) is the 37th single released by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda. The single was released in CD and CD+DVD, with limited editions carrying the "Urban Kiss Version" of Ai no Uta.[1] The single was released on September 12, 2007, and followed the theme of Yume no Uta/Futari de... as an autumn/winter-time love ballad. It charted at No. 2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for twenty-two weeks.[2]

Information[]

Ai no Uta is Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's thirty-seventh single released under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone. It charted at No. 2 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for twenty-two weeks. It was released in September 2007 and continued the theme of an autumn/winter-time love song, such as she did with Yume no Uta/Futari de... the year prior during her Black Cherry era.

The single was released in both CD and CD+DVD editions, with limited editions of each. Limited editions contained one bonus track: a remix of "Ai no Uta."[3]

The title track has been described as a song about the sadness of fleeting love and how fragile and precious it is.[4] The b-side, "Come Over," was the theme song used for the World Judo 2007 (世界柔道2007 / Sekai Judo 2007).[5]

"Ai no Uta" was certified by the RIAJ as being downloaded as a ringtone more than one million times, and as a full-length download to cellphones more than 750,000 times.[6]

Music video[]

The music video of "Ai no Uta" carried a theme of a woman in love, but left broken hearted by her lover. A ring is used to symbolize the fragility of love, showing her saddened when he lover ignores her adoration of a ring in the window to a jewellery shop.

The video has been described as her "most stunning," with Kumi in a room surrounded by teardrop crystals.

An alternate version of the music video was placed on her corresponding album, Kingdom.

Track listing[]

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Ai no Uta (愛のうた / Song of Love)"Kumi Koda • Kosuke MorimotoKosuke MorimotoTomoji Sogawa4:51
2."Come Over"Kumi KodaMiki WatanabeMiki Watanabe3:38
3."Ai no Uta" (URBAN KISS Version (Bonus Track))Kumi Koda • Kosuke MorimotoKosuke MorimotoTomoji Sogawa 
4."Ai no Uta" (Instrumental) Kosuke MorimotoTomoji Sogawa4:51
5."Come Over" (Instrumental) Miki WatanabeMiki Watanabe3:38
DVD
No.TitleLength
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
September 12, 2007 Oricon Daily Charts 2
Oricon Weekly Charts 2 65,276 134,831
Oricon Monthly Charts 9
Oricon Yearly Charts 62

Alternate Versions[]

Ai no Uta

  1. Ai no Uta: Found on the single (2007) and corresponding album Kingdom (2008)
  2. Ai no Uta [URBAN KISS Version]: Found on the single (2007)
  3. Ai no Uta [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2007)
  4. Ai no Uta [The Standard Club PIANO DANCE Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)
  5. Ai no Uta [JAXX DA FISHWORKS Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 7 (2017)

Come Over

  1. Come Over: Found on the single (2007)
  2. Come Over [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2007)
  3. Come Over [Caramel Pod Club Mix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)

References[]

  1. ^ "Koda Kumi: Ai no Uta—Limited". Amazon Japan. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "AI NO UTA / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "KODA KUMI OFFICIAL WEBSITE discography – Ai no Uta". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "the online asian media source: Ai no Uta lyrics". JPop Asia. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Koda Kumi's new song "Song of Love" feature! "Come Over" is the "World Judo 2007" cheer song!". Neowing. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
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