Depend on You

Depend on you Single by Hamasaki Ayumi Released 9 December 1998 Genre Pop Length 14:58 Label avex trax Producer(s) {{{Producer}}} Album Artwork Gallery Hamasaki Ayumi Chronology For My Dear... Depend on you (1998) WHATEVER (1999) Depend on you is Hamasaki Ayumi's fifth single under the avex trax label. The single and its b-side, "Two of us" serve as the opening and ending themes (respectively) for the Playstation RPG "Thousand Arms." Comments from Ayu on the lyrics: "'Depend on you' is the first single where I put actual question marks (?) in the lyrics." "If I were to ask 'What is the #1 thing I would change about this year?' it would be getting used to people so I'd be able to trust them. Thinking about it that way, I thought I would be able to eventually trust myself too. Because if you can't trust yourself, you can't ever trust other people, right?" "If you stumble upon something, hesitate, and stop, it's okay to go to where you feel at home and cry or get angry. When all is said & done you & you alone have the answer of what to do then. But in those times, I personally try to give myself a boost. In the case of 'Depend on you,' I wondered, 'Am I now assigning a little bit of that strength to myself?,' and that's what I wrote about. The single reached #6 on Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of nine weeks. During its first week the single sold 36,840 copies, since then the single has sold a total of 131,460 copies. Track Listing # Track Name Length Credits 1. Depend on you 04:23 2. Two of us 06:15 3. Depend on you (Instrumental) 04:21

Depend on you (Reissue) Single by Hamasaki Ayumi Released 28 February 2001 Genre Pop Length 44:33 Label avex trax Producer(s) {{{Producer}}} Album Artwork Gallery Hamasaki Ayumi Chronology {{{Last Release}}} {{{This Release}}} {{{Next Release}}} Reissue The single was reissued as a 5" CD on February 28th, 2001 (as were Ayu's other 3" singles). The tracklist was expanded by the addition of remixes from the ayu-mi-x BOX SET-era analog release. The reissued version reached #27 on Oricon, and stayed on the charts for three weeks. Tracklist # Track Name Length 1. Depend on you "Original Mix" 04:23 2. Two of us "Original Mix" 06:15 3. Depend on you "Dub's electro Remix" 07:48 4. Depend on you "44XL DUB" 06:03 5. Depend on you "BODYGUARD MIX" 06:04 6. Two of us "PPS CONNECTION MIX" 04:20 7. Two of us "touch of mahogany mix" 05:21 8. Depend on you "Original Mix -Instrumental-" 04:21

Music Video The PV for "Depend on you" was directed by Masashi Muto. It depicts Ayu singing while on a "journey" of sorts - a road is shown, and she sings at various natural locales, including a mountain and a pond. Live Performances [1998.12.08] Utaban [1998.12.10] Daily Hit [1998.12.11] Music Station [1998.12.16] Pocket Music [1998.12.19] Countdown [1998.12.21] Hey! Hey! Hey! Christmas Special [1998.12.23] Merry Christmas Live at Santa's House [1998.12.24] Happy Christmas Special [1998.12.25] Music Station Special Live 1998 [1998.12.30] Super Live '98 [1998.12.31] Countdown TV 1998-1999 Special Live [1999.01.23] Pop Jam [1999.03.03] Japan Gold Disc Awards [1999.05.08] Secret Live at Akasaka Blitz [1999.12.22] Fresh Live [2000.xx.xx] Concert Tour 2000 act 1 [2000.xx.xx] Concert Tour 2000 act 2 [2002.xx.xx] STADIUM TOUR 2002 A [2003.04.14] Limited TA (TeamAyu) Live Tour [2003.xx.xx] A museum ~30th Single Collection live~ Oricon Profile Cherry Blossom Garden (Lyrics) Internal Links Hamasaki Ayumi External Links Oricon Profile Cherry Blossom Garden - (Lyrics)