A (Hamasaki Ayumi)

A Single by Hamasaki Ayumi Released 11 August 1999 Genre Pop Length 1:15:48 Label avex trax Producer(s) {{{Producer}}} Album Artwork Gallery Hamasaki Ayumi Chronology Boys & Girls (1999) A (1999) appears (1999) A is Hamasaki Ayumi's tenth single under the avex trax label. All tracks were written by D.A.I and arranged by D.A.I and Naoto Suzuki. "monochrome" and "Trauma" were used in JT Momo no Tennensui commercials. "too late" was used in commercials for Honda's Giorno Crea line of motor scooters, and "End roll (HAL's Mix)" was used in commercials for Morinaga's Kongari chocolates. The single was initially released in one regular-press color variant (black) and four limited-edition color variants (blue, pink, orange, and green). When the single hit a million copies, a gold color variant was released. When the single reached 1.5 million copies sold, a real gold disc with a gold-colored cover image was release to commemorate it. Ayu had this to say about the inspiration behind the songs: The single reached #1 on the Oricon charts, attaining that position for a total of three weeks (one, and then two more in a row after skipping a week), and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the charts. During its first week the single sold 508,940 copies, and has since sold a total of 1,630,540 copies, making this Ayumi's highest selling single to date (as of April 2009). Track Listing While the content for every version of the CD is the same, track order has been shifted depending on the color of release. The black, pink, and gold-color versions begin the sequence with "monochrome," the blue version begins with "too late," the green and real gold versions begin with "Trauma," the orange version begins with "End roll." The regular (black) pressing tracklist is shown below. # Track Name Length Credits 1. monochrome Original Version 04:30 2. too late Original Version 04:20 3. Trauma Original Version 04:17 4. End roll Original Version 04:49 5. monochrome "Keith Litman's Big City Vocal Mix" 09:35 6. too late "Razor 'N Guido Remix" 08:12 7. Trauma "Heavy Shuffle Mix" 06:10 8. End roll "HAL's MIX" 04:16 9. monochrome -instrumental- 04:31 10. too late -instrumental- 04:20 11. Trauma -instrumental- 04:17 12. End roll -instrumental- 04:49 13. End roll "NEURO-mantic Mix" 05:08 14. monochrome "Dub's full color Remix" 06:43

Live Performances monochrome: [1999.08.13] Music Station [1999.08.17] J-Pop Night Channel A too late: [1999.08.16] Hey! Hey! Hey! [1999.08.17] J-Pop Night Channel A [1999.10.24] Velfarre Trauma: [1999.08.17] J-Pop Night Channel A [1999.09.02] UTABAN [1999.10.24] Velfarre End roll: [1999.08.17] J-Pop Night Channel A [1999.09.24] Velfarre [1999.11.13] Pop Jam [1999.12.30] Hit MMM Internal Links Hamasaki Ayumi External Links