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Vogue

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vogue
Album cover
Single by Hamasaki Ayumi
Released 26 April 2000
Genre Pop
Length
Label avex trax
Producer(s) {{{Producer}}}
Album Artwork Gallery
Hamasaki Ayumi Chronology
Fly high
(2000)
vogue
(2000)
Far away (2000)


vogue is Hamasaki Ayumi's 14th single under the avex trax label. The song was use to promote Kose Visee Ayu Gloss makeup. The b-side, "ever free," only appears on this single.

It was released as part of Ayu's 2000 single Trilogy, and was followed by Far away and SEASONS. Ayu has said that the singles are looking at her life from three different angles. The cover art for vogue is a close-up of Ayu's face. The cover of Far away has zoomed out to reveal the photo of Ayu standing on a deck, next to someone else who has been torn off the photo. The cover of SEASONS shows Ayu, by the ocean, holding that half of the torn photo.

There is one long PV for "vogue," "Far away," and "SEASONS." The PV uses abridged versions of the songs. The individual segments of the PVs were aired individually as the singles were released, and ultimately the long video was released as a DVD single along with a making-of video.

The single reached #3 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of seventeen weeks. The single sold 351,740 copies during its first week and has since sold a total of 767,660 copies.

Track Listing

# Track Name Length Credits
1. vogue "Original Mix" 04:29
2. vogue "HAL'S MIX 2000" 04:42
3. too late "Soul Solution Remix -Extended Vox-" 07:25
4. vogue "Dub's mellowtech Remix" 06:51
5. vogue "Groove That Soul Mix" 05:43
6. vogue "400BPM Fatback Mix" 05:18
7. WHATEVER "FPM's WINTER BOSSA" 06:53
8. vogue "pandart sasanoooha Mix" 05:25
9. vogue "Original Mix -Instrumental-" 04:28
10. ever free 03:51

Music Video

The PV for "vogue," directed by Wataru Takeishi, is part one of the "vogue/Far away/SEASONS" trilogy PV. The "vogue" part shows two children in a post-apocalyptic world finding a sketchbook buried underground. The sketches show Ayu singing the song.


Live Performances

  • [2000.10.02] SMAP x SMAP Autumn Special
  • [2000.12.02] Digital Dream Live
  • [2000.12.30] CDTV Special Live 2000-2001
  • [2000.12.31] 42nd Japan Record Awards

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