Depend on You
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Single
- Depend on you
- Released
- 1998.12.09
- Catalog Number
- AVDD-20278
- Price
- ¥1,020
- Tracklist
- Depend on you
- Two of us
- Depend on you ~Instrumental~
- Single
- Depend on you (record)
- Released
- 1999.06.05
- Catalog Number
- RR12-88110
- Price
- ¥1,427
- Tracklist
- A2 Depend on you (dub's electro remix)
- A2 Depend on you (dub's electro remix) ~instrumental~
- AA1 Depend on you (BODYGUARD MIX)
- AA2 Depend on you (44XL DUB)
- AA3 Depend on you (Vocal track)
- Single
- Depend on you (re-release)
- Released
- 2001.02.28
- Catalog Number
- AVCD-30215
- Price
- ¥1,050
- Tracklist
- Depend on you "Original Mix"
- Two of us "Original Mix"
- Depend on you "Dub's electro Remix"
- Depend on you "44XL DUB"
- Depend on you "BODYGUARD MIX"
- Two of us "PPS CONNECTION MIX"
- Two of us "touch of mahogany mix"
- Depend on you "Original Mix -Instrumental-"
- Information
"Depend on you" is the fifth single released by Hamasaki Ayumi. The title track was used as the opening theme song for the Playstation RPG, Thousand Arms and it was used as the ending theme song for Countdown TV. The B-side was used as the Thousand Arms's ending theme song. The single reached #6 on the 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.
On 1999.06.05, a vinyl record was released of the single which contains remixes of the title track, and it was later included in the "Ayu-mi-x Box Set". In 2001, the single was re-relased in 12cm format with new remixes. This release reached #27 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for three weeks.
- TV 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
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Music
- Kikuchi Kazuhito
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Honma Akimitsu, Morio Takashi
Music Video
The music video for "Depend on you" was directed by Muto Masashi. It depicts Hamasaki singing while on a "journey" of sorts - a road is shown, and she sings at various natural locales, including a mountain and a pond.
- Assistant Producer: Naohito Watanabe (prime direction)
- Director: Masashi Muto (prime direction)
- Assistant Director: Takahide Ishii (prime direction)
- Production Manager: Asako Tsutsumi (prime direction), Hiroyuki Sawada
- Production Assistant: Shinobu Fukuda, Akiko Nishimura (prime direction)
- Director of Photography: Kenichi Kawabata (La CERISE)
- Light: Takahiro Tatara (IMAGE STUDIO 109)
- Stylist: Koji Matsumoto
- Hair: Tamotsu (Too RUSTIC)
- Make Up: Chu (Too RUSTIC)
Disambiguation
There are 12 versions of "Depend on you to be currently found in Hamasaki Ayumi's discography (listed chronologically). These different versions are:
- Depend on you
- Found on the "Depend on you" single as track #1, and on the "A Song for XX" album as track #12. This is the normal studio version, which is set to the music video.
- Depend on you ~Instrumental~
- Found on the "Depend on you" single as track #3. This is the studio version without the vocals.
- Depend on you "Eurosenti mix"
- Found on the "SUPER EUROBEAT PRESENTS ayu-ro-mix" as track #4. This is the first remix of the original song.
- Depend on you "Original Mix"
- Found on the re-released "Depend on you" single as track #1. This is a remix version of the original song done by Atsushi Hattori.
- Depend on you "Dub's Electro Remix"
- Found on the re-released "Depend on you" single as track #3. This is a remix of the song done by Izumi "DMX" Miyazaki.
- Depend on you "44XL DUB"
- Found on the re-released "Depend on you" single as track #4. This is a remix of the song by B.U.S for PARATONE.
- Depend on you "BODYGUARD MIX"
- Found on the re-released "Depend on you" single as track #5. This is a remix of the song by TAKEO.
- Depend on you "Original Mix" (instrumental)
- Found on the re-relased "Depend on you" single as track #8. This is a non-vocal version of the "Original Mix".
- Depend on you "New Mix"
- Found on the "A BEST" album as track #3. This version was a new mix and also had new vocals
- Depend on You (10th Anniversary Version)
- Found on the "Mirrorcle World" single as track #3.
- Depend on You (10th Anniversary Version -Instrumental-)
- Found on the "Mirrorcle World" single as track #5.
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