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+ | {{AlbumInfoBox| | ||
+ | | Name = WHATEVER | ||
+ | | Type = Single | ||
+ | | Artist = [[Hamasaki Ayumi]] | ||
+ | | Cover = ayu-whatever.jpg | ||
+ | | Background = cornflowerblue | ||
+ | | Released = 10 February 1998 | ||
+ | | Genre = [[Pop]] | ||
+ | | Length = 20:12 | ||
+ | | Label = [[avex trax]] | ||
+ | | Last Release = ''[[Depend on you]]'' <br /> | ||
+ | | This Release = '''WHATEVER''' <br /> (1998) | ||
+ | | Next Release = ''[[LOVE ~Destiny~]]'' (1999) | ||
+ | | Category = Singles | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | '''''WHATEVER''''' is Hamasaki Ayumi's sixth single under the avex trax label. "Version J" was used in Valentine's Day commercials for 7-Eleven, and "Version M" was the ending theme for the TV show ASAYAN. | ||
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+ | This was Hamasaki's first single to have a techno/dance approach, quite a change from the rock-pop style of "A Song for XX" and its singles. | ||
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+ | Version M, the "dance" version, is actually a remix produced by Izumi 'D.M.X' Miyazaki. Version J, the "original" mix of the song, has an arrangement by Keisuke Kikuchi, who also arranged "And then" on the [[LOVEppears]] album. | ||
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+ | The single reached #5 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of nine weeks. During the first week of sales the single sold 70,940 copies, and since then has sold a total of 189,610 copies. | ||
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+ | ==Track Listing== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" width="650px" | ||
+ | !align="left"|# | ||
+ | !align="left"|Track Name | ||
+ | !align="left"|Length | ||
+ | !align="left"|Credits | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="left"|1. | ||
+ | |align="left"|WHATEVER (version M) | ||
+ | |align="left"|05:36 | ||
+ | !align="left"| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="left"|2. | ||
+ | |align="left"|WHATEVER (version J) | ||
+ | |align="left"|04:32 | ||
+ | !align="left"| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="left"|3. | ||
+ | |align="left"|WHATEVER (version M) -Instrumental- | ||
+ | |align="left"|05:36 | ||
+ | !align="left"| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="left"|4. | ||
+ | |align="left"|WHATEVER (version J) -Instrumental- | ||
+ | |align="left"|04:29 | ||
+ | !align="left"| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |- | ||
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+ | {{AlbumInfoBox| | ||
+ | | Name = WHATEVER (Reissue) | ||
+ | | Type = Single | ||
+ | | Artist = [[Hamasaki Ayumi]] | ||
+ | | Cover = ayu-whatever-reissue.jpg | ||
+ | | Background = royalblue | ||
+ | | Released = 28 February 2001 | ||
+ | | Genre = [[Pop]] | ||
+ | | Length = 39:16 | ||
+ | | Label = [[avex trax]] | ||
+ | | Category = Singles | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ==Reissue== | ||
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+ | 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 [[appears]] CD single. | ||
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+ | The reissue reached #28 on the [[Oricon]] charts and stayed on the charts for a total of three weeks. | ||
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+ | ===Tracklist=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" width="375px" | ||
+ | !align="left"|# | ||
+ | !align="left" width="290px"|Track Name | ||
+ | !align="left"|Length | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="left"|1. | ||
+ | |align="left"|WHATEVER "version M" | ||
+ | |align="left"|05:36 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="left"|2. | ||
+ | |align="left"|WHATEVER "version J" | ||
+ | |align="left"|04:32 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="left"|3. | ||
+ | |align="left"|WHATEVER "Ferry 'System F' Corsten vocal extended mix" | ||
+ | |align="left"|06:31 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="left"|4. | ||
+ | |align="left"|appears "JP's SoundFactory Mix" | ||
+ | |align="left"|07:59 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="left"|5. | ||
+ | |align="left"|immature "D-Z DUAL LUCIFER MIX" | ||
+ | |align="left"|04:36 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="left"|6. | ||
+ | |align="left"|WHATEVER "version M -Instrumental-" | ||
+ | |align="left"|05:36 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="left"|7. | ||
+ | |align="left"|WHATEVER "version J -Instrumental-" | ||
+ | |align="left"|04:29 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |- | ||
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+ | ==Music Video== | ||
+ | [[Image:ayuwhateverpv.jpg|right|thumb]] | ||
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+ | The PV for "WHATEVER" was directed by Wataru Takeishi. Ayu is singing in a room full of waterfalls while elsewhere, an angel is digging through the remnants of a burned building for any forms of life. The angel is ultimately caught in barbed wire while reaching for a flower, and the video ends with Ayu, as an angel, in a cage wrapped in barbed wire. | ||
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+ | ==Live Performances== | ||
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+ | * [1999.02.10] Hit MMM|Hit MMM | ||
+ | * [1999.02.19] Music Station | ||
+ | * [1999.02.20] Count Down TV | ||
+ | * [1999.02.22] Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ | ||
+ | * [1999.03.10] Pocket Music | ||
+ | * [1999.03.13] Pop Jam | ||
+ | * [1999.03.25] Super Dream Live | ||
+ | * [1999.03.29] Hey! Hey! Hey! | ||
+ | * [1999.05.08] Secret Live at Akasaka Blitz | ||
+ | * [2000.04.xx] Concert Tour 2000 act 1 | ||
+ | * [2000.06.xx] Concert Tour 2000 act 2 | ||
+ | * [2000.10.02] SMAPxSMAP (Performed w/ [[SMAP]]) | ||
+ | * [2002.07.xx] STADIUM TOUR 2002 A | ||
+ | * [2004.12.31] COUNT DOWN LIVE 2004-2005 | ||
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+ | ==Internal Links== | ||
+ | *[[Hamasaki Ayumi]] | ||
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+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | * [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/46162/1/ Oricon Profile] | ||
+ | * [http://www.cherryblossom-garden.com/2/hamasakiayumi2.html#whatever Cherry Blossom Garden - Lyrics] | ||
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+ | {{Hamasaki Ayumi}} | ||
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===From Wiki.theppn=== | ===From Wiki.theppn=== |
Revision as of 18:55, 22 April 2009
This was Hamasaki's first single to have a techno/dance approach, quite a change from the rock-pop style of "A Song for XX" and its singles. Version M, the "dance" version, is actually a remix produced by Izumi 'D.M.X' Miyazaki. Version J, the "original" mix of the song, has an arrangement by Keisuke Kikuchi, who also arranged "And then" on the LOVEppears album. The single reached #5 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of nine weeks. During the first week of sales the single sold 70,940 copies, and since then has sold a total of 189,610 copies. ContentsTrack Listing
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ReissueThe 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 appears CD single. The reissue reached #28 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of three weeks. Tracklist
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Music VideoThe PV for "WHATEVER" was directed by Wataru Takeishi. Ayu is singing in a room full of waterfalls while elsewhere, an angel is digging through the remnants of a burned building for any forms of life. The angel is ultimately caught in barbed wire while reaching for a flower, and the video ends with Ayu, as an angel, in a cage wrapped in barbed wire.
Live Performances
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From Wiki.theppn
"WHATEVER" is the sixth single released by Hamasaki Ayumi. This is Ayumi's first single to have more of and electronica sound. The single reached #5 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of nine weeks. During the first week of sales the single sold 70,940 copies, and since then has sold a total of 189,610 copies. The single was later re-released on 2001.02.28 in the 12cm format with new remixes. The single reached #28 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of three weeks.
Song Information
Music VideoThe music video was directed by Wataru Takeishi (who also directed Ayumi's first couple videos) and set to "WHATEVER version M". The video features Ayumi sitting in a chair in a room which is filling with water. It switches between scenes of an angel dressed in white walking through a junk yard, who at the end of the video is shown hanging on barbwire. At the end of the video it also shows Ayumi trapped inside a cage covered with barbwire. External Links
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