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Heaven (Hamasaki Ayumi)
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Single
- HEAVEN
- Released
- 2005.09.14
- Catalog Number
- AVCD-30842/B (CD+DVD)
- AVCD-30843 (CD Only)
- Price
- ¥1,890 (CD+DVD)
- ¥1,050 (CD Only)
- CD Tracklist
- HEAVEN "original mix"
- Will "original mix"
- alterna "Orchestra Version"
- HEAVEN "Piano Version"
- HEAVEN "original mix -Instrumental-"
- Will "original mix -Instrumental-"
- DVD Tracklist
- HEAVEN <video clip>
- HEAVEN <photo gallery>
- HEAVEN <TV-CM>
- Information
"HEAVEN" is Hamasaki Ayumi's 37th single. "HEAVEN" was used as the main theme for the 2005 movie Shinobi. The single was released in two formats; a CD+DVD version and a CD only version. This single reached #1 on the Oricon charts and sold 320,591 copies in 2005, becoming the #23 single of the year. It charted for 18 weeks and sold a total of 327,111 copies.
- Live Performances
- [2005.09.09] MUSIC STATION
- [2005.09.16] MUSIC STATION
- [2005.09.16] MUSIC FAIR
- [2005.09.17] CDTV
- [2005.09.23] Pop Jam
- [2005.10.07] MUSIC STATION
- [2005.12.23] MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE
- [2005.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2005-2006
- [2006.03.11~06.11] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2006 A ~(miss)understood~
- [2007.02.24] MUSIC FAIR
- [2010.12.30~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 ~do it again~
- [2013.04.13~07.28] ayumi hamasaki 15th Anniversary TOUR ~A BEST LIVE~
- [2015.09.29~12.03] TA LIMITED LIVE TOUR
- [2019.04.06~07] ayumi hamasaki 21st anniversary -POWER of A^3-
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Music
- Kikuchi Kazuhito
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Nakano Yuta & KZB
- Programming: Nakano Yuta & KZB
- Guitar: Kikuchi Kazuhito
- Piano: Kobayashi Shingo
- Strings Arrangement: Nakano Yuta
- Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings
- Additional B.G. Vocal Arrangement: Kobayashi Shingo
- B.G. Vocal: Hirotani Junko, Nishina Kaori
- Mixed by Morimoto Koji
Music Video
The music video for "HEAVEN" was directed by Takeishi Wataru. It was done entirely in one shot and in black and white.
It features Hamasaki singing alone in a subway. As she does, ghosts frequently pass by her. Near the end of the video, the spirits leave her and board on a train (implying their departure to heaven).
Credits
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- produced by max matsuura
- Directed and Recorded by Koji Morimoto
- Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at FLAIR
- tr.3 Arrangement: Tatsuya Murayama
- tr.4 Arrangement: Shingo Kobayashi
- A&R: Kentaro Furusawa (avex entertainment inc.)
- A&R Direction: Hidetomo Yoneda (avex entertainment inc.)
- A&R Creative Assist: Hidemi Ino (avex entertainment inc.)
- Head of A&R: Hiroaki Ito (avex entertainment inc.)
- Artist Management: Yuka Kikuchi, Kouji Hashimoto, Tadashi Urakami (avex entertainment inc.)
- Media Promotion: Koki Sato & All Media Division Promotion Room staff
- Sales Promotion: Hideo Yamamoto & All avex marketing communications inc. Sstaff
- Visual Producer: Kiyoshi 'Utsumizm' Utsumi (to max inc.)
- Artist Brand Management: Motohiro Abe (avex entertainment inc.)
- General Producer: Shinji Hayashi, Ryuhei Chiba (avex group)
- Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
- Design: Tomokazu Suzuki (momoya)
- Photographer: ND CHOW (Angle)
- Assistant Photographer: Takuo Arai, Kei Onaka
- Fashion Director: Kei Ito (ab fab)
- Stylist: Hideo 'Kokomi' Suzue (H)
- Hair & Make up: Keizo Kuroda (THREE PEACE)
- Assistant Hair & Make up: Kazuhisa Kurumizawa
- Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura
- Stand in: Takami 'Poroko' Desaki
- Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex marketing communications inc.)
- CG Treatment: Makoto Harikae, Hiroko Tanaka (amana)
- Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi (avex marketing communications inc.)
- DVD Authoring: Naoya Munemura, Noriko Sakakihara (avex network inc.)
- Team Ayu & Off Shot Photographer: Kuzuki 'Mr' Okabe (avex entertainment inc.)
- Photo gallery direction: Yukako Tanaka (to max inc.)
- Photo gallery engineer: Minoru Tooriyama, Yusuke Suda
- HEAVEN video clip directed by Wataru Takeishi
Oricon Chart Positions
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 168,540 |
1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 63,260 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 33,101 |
4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20,215 |
8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12,716 |
7 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7,689 |
10 | - | - | - | 20 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 5,445 |
9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 5,326 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 2,558 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52 | 1,741 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 85 | 1,422 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 1,213 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116 | 881 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118 | 687 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 131 | 732 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 1,168 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 178 | 417 |
- Total Reported Sales: 327,111
External Links
- Oricon Profile: CD+DVD | CD Only
- ayu's Official YouTube Channel: MUSIC VIDEO | "21st anniversary -POWER of A^3-" LIVE | "Piano Version" | "Instrumental" ver. | "House Mix" | "Acapella" ver.
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