Trust (Hamasaki Ayumi)

Trust Single by Hamasaki Ayumi Released 5 August 1998 Genre Pop Length 14:26 Label avex trax Producer(s) {{{Producer}}} Album Artwork Gallery Hamasaki Ayumi Chronology YOU Trust (1998) For My Dear... (1998) Trust is Hamasaki Ayumi's third single under the avex trax label. The song was used in commercials for the AUBE Rouge Feelia line of makeup products. Hamasaki wrote the lyrics over four hours while riding in a car in Los Angeles. "I kept hearing a pounding or drumming noise [in my hotel room], and it became impossible to write, I said to everyone..."I need to go outside", and I invited them along....Saying nothing, all together in a car for all of four hours, the staff were warm and kind, and I think that was the only reason I was able to write the lyrics." Regarding the theme of the lyrics in both this song and "poker face", she states, "If you put glass in an important place in your home, it keeps the wind out... and although you feel very protected with that barrier there, one day... your protection will break into pieces. These two songs have this image, something so delicate, but holding an unreliable strength." "I realized that at the last high point of the song, I used the phrase 'shinjiru' ('believing') twice," Ayu says regarding her development as a lyricist. "I thought, 'Somehow, I'm changing with this song,' and 'Somehow I found something to believe in.' Using "shinjiru" twice made me glad but very surprised at myself." The single reached #9 on the Oricon charts, her first single to reach the top ten, and stayed on the charts for a total of ten weeks. During the first week the single sold 32,460 copies, and has since sold a total of 181,820 copies. Track Listing # Track Name Length Credits 1. Trust 04:49 2. Trust ~Acoustic Version~ 04:49 3. Trust ~Instrumental~ 04:49

Trust (Reissue) Single by Hamasaki Ayumi Released 28 February 2001 Genre Pop Length 34:53 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 reissue reached #29 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for two weeks. Tracklist # Track Name Length 1. Trust "Original Mix" 04:49 2. Trust "Acoustic Version" 04:49 3. POWDER SNOW "DEE MIX" 04:13 4. Trust "DJ SOMA GROW SOUND MIX" 05:55 5. Trust "EDDY YAMAMOTO CLUB MIX" 05:32 6. Trust "GROOVE THAT SOUL MIX" 05:32 7. Trust "Original Mix -Instrumental-" 04:49

Music Video The PV for "YOU" was directed by Wataru Takeishi. The video depicts Ayu in a recording studio, performing the song, stuck between scenes of her driving, walking on the beach, and sitting on stairs & singing. Ayu says: "In the song's PV, we put the most importance on the story's first two segments. The producer said 'Up until now, we haven't seen a very expressive Ayu, so I want to see lots of expressive scenes,' so I cry, I smile, I look angry... I think you can see many expressions from me in this video." Live Performances [1998.08.07] Music Station [1998.08.10] Hey! Hey! Hey! [1998.08.25] Utaban [1998.09.05] Pop Jam [1998.12.04] Japan Cable Awards [1999.05.08] Secret Live at Akasaka BLITZ [2000.04.xx] Concert Tour 2000 act 1 [2003.10.xx] A museum ~30th single collection live~ Internal Links Hamasaki Ayumi External Links Oricon Profile Cherry Blossom Garden (Lyrics)