Daybreak (Hamasaki Ayumi)

CD Art

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Single

Daybreak

Released

2002.03.06

Catalog Number

AVCD-30348

Price

¥1,260

Tracklist

1. Daybreak "HΛL's Mix 2002"
2. no more words "BRENT MINI'S ROTARY MIX"
3. I am... "night clubbers mix"
4. no more words "nicely nice remix"
5. I am... "Ram's Special 11Days Mix"
6. no more words "turn up the break mix"
7. I am... "Huge Fairy tAle mix"
8. no more words "Laugh & Peace Mix"
9. Daybreak "HΛL's Mix 2002 -Instrumental-"
10. opening Run "JK's extended mix"

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Vinyl Art

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Vinyl

Daybreak

Released

2002.07.13

Catalog Number

RR12-88365

Price

¥1,650

Tracklist

1. I am... "Ram's Special 11Days Mix"
2. I am... "night clubbers mix"
3. Daybreak "HΛL's Mix 2002"

Information

"Daybreak" is Hamasaki Ayumi's 25th single. It's a recut single limited to 300,000 copies. "Daybreak" was used as the Panasonic Digital Camera "LUMIX F1" CM song. This single reached #2 on the Oricon charts and charted for nine weeks. It sold 197,140 copies, becoming the #57 single of 2002.

Live Performances

• [2001.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2001-2002 A
• [2002.04.27~06.16] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2002 A

Song Information

Lyrics

Hamasaki Ayumi

Music

CREA + D・A・I + Matsuda Junichi

Other Information

Arrangement: tasuku

Keyboards: tasuku

Programming: tasuku

Guitars: tasuku

Bass: tasuku

Mixed by Hattori Atsushi

Music Video

PV Shot

The music video for "Daybreak" was directed by Takeishi Wataru. It shows Hamasaki on a deserted highway in the early morning. She is wearing heavy makeup and a torn white dress. At the end of the video she begins to walk away from the camera.

The song used was "HΛL's Mix 2002" version.

Credits

• produced by max matsuura
• written & composed by ayumi hamasaki

• A&R + Directed by Yasuyuki Tomita

• Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at FLAIR

• A&R Coordination chief: Nobuhito Ikehata (avex trax)
• A&R Supervisor: Hidemi Arasaki (avex trax)
• Executive Supervisor: Katsuro Oshita (avex trax)

• Artist Management: Yuka Kikuchi (avex inc.), Junichi Kamitoku (avex inc.), Kouji Hashimoto (avex inc.)

• Artist Promotion: Toshiyasu Takahashi & avex Domestic Repertoire Promotion Dept.3, Akira Akutsu & avex inc. Advertisement Division

• Sales Promotion: Tomotsugu Ota, Kazuo Kosugi, Akihiro Terada, Yasuhiro Yamamoto & All avex distribution Staff

• Advisory Producers: Ryuhei Chiba, Motohiro Abe (avex inc.); Ryuzo Shoji (to max); Yoshihisa Nagata (prime direction inc.)

• General Producer: Shinji Hayashi (avex trax)

• Specially Coordinated by Tom Yoda (avex group)

• Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
• Design: Shigeru Kasai (RICE)
• Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex trax)

• Photographer: Leslie Kee (FEMME / TOKIO / JEDROOT / NEWYOURK)
• Assistant Photographer: Nd Chow, Masamichi Takeuchi
• Fashion Director: Koji Matsumoto
• Stylist: Souhei 'Hanchin' Nakahashi
• Hair & Make up: Keizo Kuroda (NEST + Allure)
• Assistant Hair & Make up: Takahiro Yamashita
• Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura
• Stand In: Atsuko 'Minori' Kubota

Disambiguation

The following are the different versions of this song released throughout Hamasaki Ayumi's discography, listed chronologically.

Daybreak

Found on the I am... album as track #9. This is the original version of the song.

Daybreak "HΛL's Mix 2002"

Found on the "Daybreak" single as track #1 and on the "Daybreak" vinyl as track #3. This is a remix by HΛL and it's the version used in the music video and commercials.

Daybreak "HΛL's Mix 2002 -Instrumental-"

Found on the "Daybreak" single as track #9. This is "HΛL's Mix 2002" version without the main vocals.

Daybreak "Non-Stop Mega Mix Version"

Found on the ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Non-Stop Mega Mix Version remix album as track #13. This is a remix by Lost Witness. Also known as "LW's Rising Sun Remix".

External Links

• Oricon Profile: Single | Vinyl
• ayu's Official YouTube Channel: MUSIC VIDEO | "HΛL's Mix 2002-Instrumental- | "Eurospeedy Mix" | "A COMPLETE" Remastering ver. | "Acapella" ver.