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Moments
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Single
- Moments
- Released
- 2004.03.31
- Catalog Number
- AVCD-30592/B (CD+DVD)
- AVCD-30593 (CD Only)
- Price
- ¥1,890 (CD+DVD)
- ¥1,050 (CD Only)
- CD Tracklist
- Moments "Original Mix"
- Moments "Acoustic Piano Version"
- Moments "Flying humanoid Mix"
- Moments "Original Mix -Instrumental-"
- DVD Tracklist
- Moments (video clip)
- Information
"Moments" is Hamasaki Ayumi's 32nd single, and the first to be offered in both CD and CD+DVD versions. Moments was used as the KOSÉ "VISÉE" CM song. This single reached #1 on the Oricon charts and sold 301,843 copies in 2004, becoming the #20 single of the year. It charted for 21 weeks and sold a total of 302,923 copies.
- Live Performances
- [2003.12.30~2004.04.25] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2003~2004 A
- [2004.xx.xx] avex Shareholders Limited Live
- [2004.03.06] ayu ready? #072
- [2004.03.26] AX Music
- [2004.03.27] CDTV
- [2004.04.02] POP JAM
- [2004.04.05] HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
- [2004.04.09] MUSIC STATION (special version)
- [2004.05.22] MTV THE SUPER DRY LIVE
- [2004.08.29] a-nation '04
- [2004.12.01] FNS Music Festival
- [2004.12.31] Kouhaku Uta Gassen
- [2005.02.01~04.24] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2005 A ~MY STORY~
- [2007.03.02] POP JAM
- [2009.12.30~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2009-2010 A ~Future Classics~
- [2011.05.07~10.13] ayumi hamasaki ~POWER of MUSIC~ 2011 A
- [2013.09.21] TV Asahi 55th Anniversary ~TV Asahi Dream Festival 2013~
- [2017.12.02~2018.02.20] ayumi hamasaki Just the beginning Chapter 3
Song Information
- Lyrics
- ayumi hamasaki
- Music
- Yukumi Tetsuya
- Other Information
- Original Mix
- Arrangement: HIKARI
- Programming & Guitar: HIKARI
- B.G. Vocal: Hamasaki Ayumi
- Mixed by Morimoto Koji
- CLASSICAL VERSION
- Arrangement: Watanabe Toshiyuki
- Orchestra: Orchestre Lamoureux
- Mixed by Morimoto Koji
- Arranged by Akimitsu Honma ver.
- Arrangement: Honma Akimitsu
- Bass Guitar: Torigoe Keisuke
- Cello: Kashiwagi Hiroki
- Drums: Muraishi Masayuki
- Guitar: Hayashibe Naoki
- Percussion: Matsumoto Tomoya
- Mixed by Hattori Atsushi
Music Video
The music video for "Moments" was directed by Inoue Tatsuo.
It shows Hamasaki waking up at night. She opens a door where several kids are playing around in a flowery room, until the scene changes dramatically and everything is darker. Finally she ends up walking away while looking at the camera.
Throghout this, there are cut-ins of her singing on a leather chair in a living room.
Oricon Chart Positions
| Week # | Week Rank | Sales | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 157,320 | 157,320 |
| 2 | 1 | 50,999 | 208,319 |
| 3 | 3 | 27,562 | 235,881 |
| 4 | 9 | 16,646 | 252,527 |
| 5 | 9 | 15,430 | 267,957 |
| 6 | 11 | 10,659 | 278,616 |
| 7 | 17 | 6,129 | 284,745 |
| 8 | 39 | 4,130 | 288,875 |
| 9 | x | x | x |
| 10 | x | x | x |
| 11 | x | x | x |
| 12 | x | x | x |
| 13 | x | x | x |
| 14 | x | x | x |
| 15 | x | x | x |
| 16 | x | x | x |
| 17 | x | x | x |
| 18 | x | x | x |
| 19 | x | x | 301,275 |
| 20 | 178 | 568 | 301,843 |
| 21 | 180 | 1,080 | 302,923 |
Total Reported Sales: 302,923
Total Reported Downloads: 500,000 (ringtone)
Total Reported Downloads by RIAJ: 100,000 (full song)
Disambiguation
The following are the different versions of this song released throughout Hamasaki Ayumi's discography, listed chronologically.
- Moments
- Found on the MY STORY album as track #9. This is the standard version of the song and it is often referred to as "Original Mix".
- Moments "Acoustic Piano Version"
- Found on the "Moments" single as track #2. This has a piano arrangement by Kobayashi Shingo.
- Moments "Flying humanoid Mix"
- Found on the "Moments" single as track #3. This is a remixed version of the song by CMJK.
- Moments "Original Mix -Instrumental-"
- Found on the "Moments" single as track #4. This is the standard version of the song without the main vocals.
- Moments - CLASSICAL VERSION
- Found on the MY STORY Classical album as track #2. This is a classical version conducted by Sado Yutaka.
- Moments × dj KENTARO
- Found on the ayu-mi-x 6 -GOLD- remix album as track #2. This is a remixed version by dj KENTARO.
- Moments (dj KENTARO Dub Mix feat. Le Jad)
- Found on the "Moments / ourselves" vinyl as track #1. This is a dub remix by dj KENTARO and Le Jad.
- Moments (Arranged by Akimitsu Homma)
- Found on the ayu-mi-x 7 -version Acoustic Orchestra- remix album as track #3. It has an orchestral arrangement by Honma Akimitsu.
- Moments - ayumi hamasaki ~POWER of MUSIC~ 2011 A ver.
- Found on the ayumi hamasaki ~POWER of MUSIC~ 2011 A LIMITED EDITION live album as track #12. This is the live recording of her performance on the ayumi hamasaki ~POWER of MUSIC~ 2011 A tour.
External Links
- Oricon Profile: CD+DVD | CD Only
- ayu's Official YouTube Channel: MUSIC VIDEO | "Original Mix" | "Acoustic Piano Version" | "Flying humanoid Mix" | Instrumental ver. | "~POWER of MUSIC~ 2011 A ver." | "Acapella" ver.
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