You Were... / Ballad

CD+DVD Type A Cover

CD+DVD Type B Cover

CD Only Cover

SPECIAL LIMITED BOX

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Single

You were... / BALLAD

Released

2009.12.29

Catalog Number

AVCD-31799/B (CD+DVD A)

AVCD-31800/B (CD+DVD B)

AVCD-31801 (CD Only)

Price

¥1,890 (CD+DVDs)

¥1,050 (CD Only)

CD+DVD A CD Tracklist

1. You were... (Original mix)
2. BALLAD (Original mix)
3. RED LINE ~for TA~ (Original mix)
4. You were... (Music Box mix -retake version-)
5. You were... (Original mix -Instrumental-)
6. BALLAD (Original mix -Instrumental-)
7. RED LINE ~for TA~ (Original mix -Instrumental-)

CD+DVD A DVD Tracklist

1. You were... (PV)
2. BALLAD (PV)
3. You were... (making clip)

CD+DVD B CD Tracklist

1. BALLAD (Original mix)
2. You were... (Original mix)
3. RED LINE ~for TA~ (Original mix)
4. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (Orchestra version)
5. BALLAD (Original mix -Instrumental-)
6. You were... (Original mix -Instrumental-)
7. RED LINE ~for TA~ (Original mix -Instrumental-)

CD+DVD B DVD Tracklist

1. BALLAD (PV)
2. You were... (PV)
3. BALLAD (making clip)

CD Only CD Tracklist

1. You were... (Original mix)
2. BALLAD (Original mix)
3. RED LINE ~for TA~ (Original mix)
4. You were... (Music Box mix -retake version-)
5. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (Orchestra version)
6. You were... (Original mix -Instrumental-)
7. BALLAD (Original mix -Instrumental-)
8. RED LINE ~for TA~ (Original mix -Instrumental-)

Information

"You were... / BALLAD" is the 47th single released by Hamasaki Ayumi. "You were..." was used for the image song for the Japanese release of the Disney movie Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, and for the CM song for music.jp. "BALLAD" was used as the theme song for the NHK drama "Soukyuu no Subaru". The first press of each version comes with a limited jacket corresponding to CD+DVD A [Limited Jacket A], CD+DVD B [Limited Jacket B] and CD [Limited Jacket C]. The single also features a SPECIAL LIMITED BOX (limited to 2,010 copies) that contains all first press editions of the three versions available, this box wasn't available in retailers, just in the stands of COUNTDOWN LIVE 2009-2010 A ~Future Classics~. When Ayu was recording "You were..." video-clip she said she was making something that was never done before in her career.

The single was certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies.

The song "You were..." was certified Double Platinum for selling between 500,000 and 750,000 legal ringtone downloads.

Limited Jacket A

Limited Jacket B

Limited Jacket C

Live Performances

• [2009.12.11] Music Station (You were...)
• [2009.12.15] BEST ARTIST 2009 (You were... / evolution)
• [2009.12.19] CDTV (You were...)
• [2009.12.25] MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE 2009 (You were... / Rule)
• [2009.12.31] CDTV PREMIER LIVE SPECIAL 2009-2010 (You were... / Rule)

Oricon Chart Positions

Hamasaki Ayumi promoting the single

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	103,351
2	3	4	4	3	3	4
2	14	16	14	14	12	12	13	5,269
5	28	30	27	25	31	23	29	2,934
17	-	-	-	-	33	46	54	1,992
26	-	-	-	-	-	48	67	1,179
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	106	759
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	113	627
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	121	639
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	133	542
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	162	366
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	163	315
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	194	276

Total Reported Sales: 118,249 (#56 single of 2010)

Total Reported Downloads by RIAJ: 250,000 (You were...)

Billboard Japan Hot Single Sales Chart Positions

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
Position	4	15	32	59	73

G-Music Japanese Chart Positions

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6
Position	2	2	3	10	13	12
Percentage	11.85%	-	5.57%	1.15%	1.4%	0.84%

External Links

• Oricon Profiles: CD+DVD A | CD+DVD B | CD Only