You (Hamasaki Ayumi)
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Single
- YOU
- Released
- 1998.06.10
- Catalog Number
- AVDD-20239
- Price
- ¥1,020
- Tracklist
- YOU
- YOU ~Acoustic Version~
- YOU ~Instrumental~
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Single
- YOU
- Released
- 2001.02.28
- Catalog Number
- AVCD-30212
- Price
- ¥1,050
- Tracklist
- YOU "Original Mix"
- YOU "Acoustic Version"
- Wishing "taku's CHEMISTRY MIX"
- YOU "MASTERS OF FUNK R&B REMIX"
- YOU "ORIENTA-RHYTHM CLUB MIX"
- YOU "Dub's Uplifting Remix"
- YOU "Original Mix -Instrumental-"
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Vinyl
- YOU
- Released
- 1999.07.17
- Catalog Number
- RR12-88106
- Price
- ¥1,427
- Tracklist
- YOU (dub's Uplifting remix)
- YOU (FINE MIX)
- YOU (MASTERS OF FUNK R&B REMIX)
- YOU (ORIENTA-RHYTHM CLUB MIX)
- YOU (Vocal track)
- Information
"YOU" is Hamasaki Ayumi's second single. YOU was used as the CIBAVision "Focus Dailies" CM song and ending theme for the TV Tokyo show ASAYAN. This single reached #20 on the Oricon charts, charted for ten weeks and sold a total of 78,260 copies.
The single was re-released in 2001 on a 12cm format with extra remix songs. This time around the single reached #25 and charted for six weeks.
- Live Performances
- [1998.06.06] Utaban
- [1998.06.19] MUSIC STATION
- [1998.06.20] Pop Jam
- [1998.12.25] MUSIC STATION
- [1999.05.08] ayumi hamasaki SECRET LIVE at AKASAKA BLITZ
- [2000.12.05] 'Stage 2000 Winter' Concert (Acoustic Orchestra Version)
- [2002.12.14] ayu ready? #010 (with Every Little Thing)
- [2003.03.18~05.27] ayumi hamasaki LIMITED TA LIVE TOUR
- [2003.10.09~31] A MUSEUM ~30th single collection live~
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Music
- Hoshino Yasuhiko
- Other Information
- Original Mix
- Arrangement: Honma Akimitsu
- Mixed by Hattori Atsushi
- "northern breeze" ver.
- Arrangement: tasuku
- Programming & Guitar: tasuku
- Mixed by Matsumoto Yasuo
- 10th Anniversary version
- Arrangement: HΛL
- Programming: HΛL (Umesaki Toshiharu, Shimizu Takehito)
- Additional Programming: Maruyama Mayuko
- Guitar: Shimizu Takehito
- B.G. Vocal: Hirotani Junko
- Mixed by Morimoto Koji
Music Video
The music video for YOU was directed by Takeishi Wataru. The video shows Hamasaki in different colored rooms. In each room something different is happening such as apples falling to the floor, Hamasaki playing a miniature piano, and her eating spaghetti. At the end of the video Hamasaki walks outside revealing a large house on the beach.
Disambiguation
There are several versions of "YOU" to be currently found in Hamasaki Ayumi's discography (listed chronologically). These different versions are:
- YOU
- Found on the "YOU" single as track #1 and on the "A Song for ××" album as track #8. This is the standard version which is set to the music video.
- YOU ~Acoustic Version~
- Found on the "YOU" single as track #2. This is an acoustic version of the song, featuring more piano and violin sounds.
- YOU ~Instrumental~
- Found on the "YOU" single as track #3. This is the instrumental version of the original version of the song.
- YOU "MASTERS OF FUNK R&B REMIX"
- Found on the Ayu-mi-x remix album as track Disc1#11, on the "YOU" vinyl as track #3 and on the re-released "YOU" single as track #4. This is a remix version by CPM-MARVIN for MASTERS OF FUNK ENTERTAINMENT.
- YOU "Acoustic Orchestra Version"
- Found on the Ayu-mi-x remix album as track Disc2#6. This is an acoustic version of the original song. It features a slower flow of the instrumental music.
- YOU "Dub's Uplifting remix"
- Found on the "YOU" vinyl as track #1 and on the re-released "YOU" single as track #6. It's a remixed version of the original song by Miyazaki "D·M·X" Izumi.
- YOU "FINE MIX"
- Found on the "YOU" vinyl as track #2. It's a remix by Hakamada Hideki.
- YOU "ORIENTA-RHYTHM CLUB MIX"
- Found on the "YOU" vinyl as track #4 and on the re-released "YOU" single as track #5. This is a remix by ORIENTA-RHYTHM for BASEMENT FACTORY PRODUCTIONS.
- YOU "Vocal track"
- Found on the "YOU" vinyl as track #5. This is a voice-only version of the song, with no instruments.
External Links
- Oricon Profile: Original Single | Re-released Single
- ayu's Official YouTube Channel: MUSIC VIDEO | "Acapella ver."
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