Amai Unmei
"Amai Unmei" | ||||
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Single by Ua | ||||
Released | February 21, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | R&B, pop | |||
Length | 16:09 | |||
Label | Speedstar Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ua, Hirofumi Asamoto, Osamu Yoshioka, Toshio Kawamura | |||
Producer(s) | Hirofumi Asamoto | |||
Ua singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative covers | ||||
"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 best-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 "". It was included for the first time in an album on Ua's first compilation . 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. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Amai Unmei" (甘い運命 "Sweet Destiny") | Ua | Hirofumi Asamoto | 5:23 |
2. | "Mayonaka no Gitā" (真夜中のギター "Midnight Guitar") | Osamu Yoshioka | Toshio Kawamura | 5:13 |
3. | "Amai Unmei (Instrumental)" | Asamoto | 5:23 | |
Total length: | 16:09 |
Vinyl[]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Amai Unmei" | |
2. | "Amai Unmei (Aloha Pro Mix)" | |
3. | "Amai Unmei (Aloha Instrumental)" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mayonaka no Guitar" | |
2. | "Mayonaka no Guitar (Instrumental)" |
Charts, certifications and sales[]
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Sales |
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Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] | 10 | Gold | 327,070[1] |
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[2] | 94 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "¡Ú¥ª¥ê¥³¥ó¡ÛÇä¾åËç¿ô£Ñ¡õ£Á¡Ú2009/06/07ÉÕ¡Û". Jbbs.livedoor.jp. Archived from the original on 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
- ^ "オリコン 1997年TOP100". Geocities.jp. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1997 singles
- Ua (singer) songs
- 1997 songs