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[[Image:ayu-tobe.jpg|thumb|144px|8cm Single Cover]]
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[[Image:ayu-tobe-reissue.jpg|thumb|200px|Re-Released Single Cover]]
{{AlbumInfoBox|
 
| Name = TO BE
 
| Type = Single
 
| Artist = [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
 
| Cover = ayu-tobe.jpg
 
| Background = pink
 
| Released = 12 May 1999
 
| Genre = [[Pop]]
 
| Length = 16:33
 
| Label = [[avex trax]]
 
| Last Release = ''[[LOVE ~Destiny~]]'' <br /> (1999)
 
| This Release = '''TO BE''' <br /> (1999)
 
| Next Release = ''[[Boys & Girls]]'' (1999)
 
| Category = Singles
 
}}
 
  
'''''TO BE''''' is Hamasaki Ayumi's eighth single under the avex trax label, and her last in the 3" format. The song was used in commercials for JT's Momo no Tennensui drink.
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; Artist
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: [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
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; Single
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: TO BE
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; Released
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: 1999.05.12
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; Catalog Number
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: AVDD-20316
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; Price
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: ¥1,020
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; Tracklist
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# TO BE
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# TO BE (Dub's cool wind Remix)
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# TO BE (Instrumental)
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----
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; Artist
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: [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
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; Single
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: TO BE
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; Released
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: 2001.02.28
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; Catalog Number
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: AVCD-30218
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; Price
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: ¥1,050
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; Tracklist
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# TO BE "Original Mix"
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# TO BE "Dub's cool wind Remix"
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# [[Appears|appears "H.W Tokyo Hard House Mix"]]
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# [[Fly High (Hamasaki Ayumi)|Fly high "SHARP BOYS U.K VOCAL MIX"]]
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# [[Fly High (Hamasaki Ayumi)|Fly high "Supreme Mix"]]
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# [[Fly High (Hamasaki Ayumi)|Fly high "SAMPLE MADNESS REMIX"]]
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# TO BE "Original Mix -Instrumental-"
  
On songwriting & production, Ayu says: "This was the first time [Dai Nagao of Do As Infinity] wrote a song for me...The chorus for "TO BE" has a much "thicker" sound than my other singles until now, but I wonder if everyone noticed?"
 
  
Regarding her fashion during this time: "After the song's release, since I was really into 70's-style clothes at the time, I wore bandannas on my head for alot of my TV lives."
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; Information
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"TO BE" is the eighth single released by [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]. This is Hamasaki's last single to be released in 8cm CD version. The title track was used as the [[CM]] song for JT Peach Water drinks which featuring Hamasaki herself. The single reached #4 on the weekly charts and stayed on the charts for a total of fifteen weeks. The single also became the the #64 single of 1999. The single sold 109,860 copies during it's first weeks sales and it has since sold a total of 324,500 copies.
  
The single reached #4 on the weekly charts and stayed on the charts for a total of fifteen weeks. The single also became the the #64 single of 1999. The single sold 109,860 copies during its first weeks sales and it has since sold a total of 400,000 copies.
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The single was re-released in 2001 on a 12cm format with extra remix songs. This time around the single reached #26 and charted for three weeks.
  
==Track Listing==
 
{| class="wikitable" width="650px"
 
!align="left"|#
 
!align="left"|Track Name
 
!align="left"|Length
 
!align="left"|Credits
 
|-
 
|align="left"|1.
 
|align="left"|TO BE
 
|align="left"|05:19
 
!align="left"|
 
|-
 
|align="left"|2.
 
|align="left"|TO BE "Dub's cool wind Remix"
 
|align="left"|05:58
 
!align="left"|
 
|-
 
|align="left"|3.
 
|align="left"|TO BE "Instrumental"
 
|align="left"|05:18
 
!align="left"|
 
|-
 
|}
 
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{{AlbumInfoBox|
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; Live Performances
| Name = TO BE (Reissue)
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[[Image:ayu-tobe-alt.jpg|thumb|144px|Alternative Cover]]
| Type = Single
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*[1999.05.08] [[CDTV]]
| Artist = [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
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*[1999.05.08] ayumi hamasaki SECRET LIVE at AKASAKA BLITZ
| Cover = ayu-tobe-reissue.jpg
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*[1999.05.13] [[Utaban]]
| Background = hotpink
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*[1999.05.14] [[MUSIC STATION]]
| Released = 28 February 2001
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*[1999.05.22] [[Pop Jam]]
| Genre = [[Pop]]
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*[1999.05.28] [[MUSIC STATION]]
| Length = 37:48
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*[1999.06.21] [[HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP]]
| Label = [[avex trax]]
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*[1999.12.31] avex MILLENIUM COUNT DOWN 1999-2000
| Category = Singles
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*[2000.04.28~06.03] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Concert Tour 2000 A Daiichi Maku|ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A]]
}}
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*[2000.12.09] uc special live ~Ayumi Hamasaki limited stage 2000. Winter~
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*[2003.03.18~05.27] [[A Complete ~All Singles~|ayumi hamasaki LIMITED TA LIVE TOUR]]
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*[2003.05.17] [[ayu ready|ayu ready? #032]]
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*[2004.12.31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2004-2005 A|ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2004-2005 A]]
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*[2014.05.30~07.06] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Premium Showcase ~Feel the Love~|ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM SHOWCASE ~Feel the love~]]
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*[2017.03.31] [[MUSIC STATION]]
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*[2018.08.11] [[MUSIC FAIR]]
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*[2019.01.12] [[MUSIC FAIR]]
  
==Reissue==
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==Song Information==
 
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; Lyrics
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 [[Fly high]] CD single, plus a previously unreleased version of the "appears" remix from that single.
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: [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
 
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; Music
The reissue reached #26 on the [[Oricon]] charts and stayed on the charts for three weeks.
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: [[Nagao Dai|D・A・I]]
 
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; Other Information
===Tracklist===
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: ''Original mix''
{| class="wikitable" width="375px"
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:: Arrangement: [[Suzuki Naoto]], [[Nagao Dai|D・A・I]]
!align="left"|#
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:: Keyboards: [[Suzuki Naoto]]
!align="left" width="290px"|Track Name
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:: Programming: [[Iida Takahiro]]
!align="left"|Length
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:: Guitar: [[Furukawa Masayoshi]]
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:: Mixed by [[wikipedia:Dave Way|Dave Way]]
|align="left"|1.
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: ''Acoustic Orchestra Version''
|align="left"|TO BE "Original Mix"
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:: Arrangement: [[Honma Akimitsu]]
|align="left"|05:19
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:: Acoustic Guitar: [[Furukawa Masayoshi]]
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:: Keyboards: [[Honma Akimitsu]]
|align="left"|2.
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:: Programming: [[Iida Takahiro]]
|align="left"|TO BE "Dub's cool wind Remix"
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:: Mixed by [[Hattori Atsushi]]
|align="left"|05:58
 
|-
 
|align="left"|3.
 
|align="left"|appears "H.W Tokyo Hard House Mix"
 
|align="left"|05:38
 
|-
 
|align="left"|4.
 
|align="left"|Fly high "SHARP BOYS U.K VOCAL MIX"
 
|align="left"|04:06
 
|-
 
|align="left"|5.
 
|align="left"|Fly high "Supreme Mix"
 
|align="left"|06:25
 
|-
 
|align="left"|6.
 
|align="left"|Fly high "SAMPLE MADNESS REMIX"
 
|align="left"|05:06
 
|-
 
|align="left"|7.
 
|align="left"|TO BE "Original Mix -Instrumental-"
 
|align="left"|05:18
 
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|}
 
|-
 
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==Music Video==
 
==Music Video==
[[Image:ayutobepv.jpg|right|thumb]]
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[[Image:ayutobepv.jpg|thumb|250px|PV Shot]]
 
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The [[PV|music video]] for "TO BE" was directed by longtime collaborator [[Takeishi Wataru]]. It shows Hamasaki singing as seen by a little boy through a kaleidoscope. It makes use of various backgrounds, outfits, makeup, and wigs to bring as much color as possible into the world the little boy sees. At the end, the kaleidoscope lens breaks, and Hamasaki is seen in black and white.
The PV for "TO BE" was directed by longtime collaborator Wataru Takeishi. It shows Ayu singing as seen by a little boy through a kaleidoscope. It makes use of various backgrounds, outfits, makeup, and wigs to bring as much color as possible into the world the little boy sees. At the end, the kaleidoscope lens breaks, and Ayu is seen in black and white.
 
 
 
Assistant Producer: Kiyoshi Utsumi (prime direction)<br />
 
Director: Wataru Takeishi<br />
 
Production Manager: Yoshiko Ishibashi (Dee DRIVE), Yusuke Azumaya (prime direction)<br />
 
Production Assistant: Yasumasa Sugiyama (Dee Drive)<br />
 
Director Of Photography: Masakazu Kato<br />
 
Light: Masuto Noguchi<br />
 
Stylist: Koji Matsumoto<br />
 
Hair & Make up: Chu, Tamotsu (Too-Rustic)<br />
 
  
==Live Performances==
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*'''Assistant Producer''': [[Utsumi Kiyoshi]] (prime direction)
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*'''Director''': [[Takeishi Wataru]]
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*'''Production Manager''': [[Ishibashi Yoshiko]] (Dee DRIVE), [[Azumaya Yusuke]] (prime direction)
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*'''Production Assistant''': [[Sugiyama Yasumasa]] (Dee Drive)
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*'''Director of Photography''': [[Kato Masakazu]]
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*'''Light''': [[Noguchi Masuto]]
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*'''Stylist''': [[Matsumoto Koji]]
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*'''Hair & Make up''': [[Tamotsu]], [[Chu]] (Too-Rustic)
  
* [1999.05.08] [[CDTV]]
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==Disambiguation==
* [1999.05.13] [[Utaban]]
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The following are the different versions of this song released throughout [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]'s discography, listed chronologically.
* [1999.05.14] [[Music Station]]
 
* [1999.05.22] [[Pop Jam]]
 
* [1999.05.28] [[Music Station]]
 
* [1999.06.21] [[Hey! Hey! Hey!]]
 
  
==Internal Links==
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; TO BE
*[[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
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: Found on the ''[[Loveppears|LOVEppears]]'' album as track #7. This is the standard version of the song.
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; TO BE (Dub's cool wind Remix)
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: Found on the "TO BE" single as track #2. This is a remixed version by [[Miyazaki Izumi|Izumi "D·M·X" Miyazaki]].
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; TO BE (Instrumental)
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: Found on the "TO BE" single as track #3. It's the vocal-less version of the original song.
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; TO BE "Bright Mix"
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: Found on the "[[Boys & Girls]]" single as track #7. This is a remix by [[Hakamada Hideki]].
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; TO BE "Eurobeat mix"
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: Found on the ''[[Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro-mix|SUPER EUROBEAT PRESENTS ayu-ro-mix]]'' as track #13. This was remixed by [[wikipedia:Dave Rodgers|Dave Rodgers]].
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; TO BE "Acoustic Orchestra Version"
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: Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x II Version Acoustic Orchestra|ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra]]'' remix album as track #4, on the "[[Seasons|SEASONS]]" single as track #3 and on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x 4 + Selection Acoustic Orchestra Version|ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Acoustic Orchestra Version]]'' remix album as track #10. This is an orchestra version arranged by [[Honma Akimitsu]].
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; TO BE -inst.melo version-
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: Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x II Version Acoustic Orchestra|ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra]]'' remix album as track #10. This is a vocal-less melodic version of the song, played by [[Honma Akimitsu]].
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; TO BE "Acoustic Orchestra version" (NON-STOP)
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: Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix|ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix]]'' remix album as track #14 on Disc 1. This is a new mix of "Acoustic Orchestra Version" version by [[Ueda Shoji]].
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; TO BE "2003 ReBirth Mix"
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: Found on the ''[[A Ballads|A BALLADS]]'' best album as track #5. This version has a new mixing by [[Morimoto Koji]].
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; TO BE (10th Anniversary version)
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: Found on the "[[Days / Green|GREEN / Days]]" single as track #3. This is the standard version of the song with different arrangement by [[HAL|HΛL]].
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; TO BE (10th Anniversary version -Instrumental-)
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: Found on the "[[Days / Green|GREEN / Days]]" single as track #6. This is the non-vocal version of the "10th Anniversary" version.
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; TO BE (Jonathan Peters Club mix)
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: Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x 7 -Version House-|ayu-mi-x 7 -version HOUSE-]]'' remix album as track #1. This is a remix by [[wikipedia:Jonathan Peters|Jonathan Peters]].
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; TO BE [Bach<nowiki>:</nowiki> Heikin Ritsu Clavier Kyokushuu Dai 1-kan Dai 1-kyoku Prelude]
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: Found on the ''[[Love Classics|LOVE CLASSICS]]'' album as track #4. This is a mash-up between the original song and [[wikipedia:Johann Sebastian Bach|Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s "[[wikipedia:The Well-Tempered Clavier|The Well-Tempered Clavier]]" (Book 1, Prelude).
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/46184/1/ Oricon Profile]
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* Oricon Profile: [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/46184/1/ Original Single] | [https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/246497/products/433038/1/ Re-released Single]
* [http://www.cherryblossom-garden.com/2/hamasakiayumi2.html#tobe Cherry Blossom Garden - Lyrics]
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* ayu's Official YouTube Channel: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUKuCBII_88 MUSIC VIDEO] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-d-x7E1z-Q Live Lyric Video] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1DdNlK2PR8 "Original Mix"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nj2JgVUy6s "Eurobeat Mix"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmNpeoR099M "Acoustic Version"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmrWkKSd6Fw "10th Anniversary version"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzys8-G6CRk "A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX094qOHCIo "LOVE CLASSICS" Ver.] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W48mcjs51aw "Acapella" ver.]
  
 
{{Hamasaki Ayumi}}
 
{{Hamasaki Ayumi}}
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[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
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[[Category:1999 Singles]]
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[[Category:1999 Oricon Top 100 Singles]]
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[[Category:2001 Singles]]
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[[Category:1999 Songs]]
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[[Category:Hamasaki Ayumi Songs]]
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[[Category:CM Theme Song]]
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[[Category:Platinum Singles]]
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[[Category:May 1999]]
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Latest revision as of 22:03, 11 November 2020

8cm Single Cover
Re-Released Single Cover
Artist
Hamasaki Ayumi
Single
TO BE
Released
1999.05.12
Catalog Number
AVDD-20316
Price
¥1,020
Tracklist
  1. TO BE
  2. TO BE (Dub's cool wind Remix)
  3. TO BE (Instrumental)

Artist
Hamasaki Ayumi
Single
TO BE
Released
2001.02.28
Catalog Number
AVCD-30218
Price
¥1,050
Tracklist
  1. TO BE "Original Mix"
  2. TO BE "Dub's cool wind Remix"
  3. appears "H.W Tokyo Hard House Mix"
  4. Fly high "SHARP BOYS U.K VOCAL MIX"
  5. Fly high "Supreme Mix"
  6. Fly high "SAMPLE MADNESS REMIX"
  7. TO BE "Original Mix -Instrumental-"


Information

"TO BE" is the eighth single released by Hamasaki Ayumi. This is Hamasaki's last single to be released in 8cm CD version. The title track was used as the CM song for JT Peach Water drinks which featuring Hamasaki herself. The single reached #4 on the weekly charts and stayed on the charts for a total of fifteen weeks. The single also became the the #64 single of 1999. The single sold 109,860 copies during it's first weeks sales and it has since sold a total of 324,500 copies.

The single was re-released in 2001 on a 12cm format with extra remix songs. This time around the single reached #26 and charted for three weeks.


Live Performances
Alternative Cover

Song Information

Lyrics
Hamasaki Ayumi
Music
D・A・I
Other Information
Original mix
Arrangement: Suzuki Naoto, D・A・I
Keyboards: Suzuki Naoto
Programming: Iida Takahiro
Guitar: Furukawa Masayoshi
Mixed by Dave Way
Acoustic Orchestra Version
Arrangement: Honma Akimitsu
Acoustic Guitar: Furukawa Masayoshi
Keyboards: Honma Akimitsu
Programming: Iida Takahiro
Mixed by Hattori Atsushi

Music Video

PV Shot

The music video for "TO BE" was directed by longtime collaborator Takeishi Wataru. It shows Hamasaki singing as seen by a little boy through a kaleidoscope. It makes use of various backgrounds, outfits, makeup, and wigs to bring as much color as possible into the world the little boy sees. At the end, the kaleidoscope lens breaks, and Hamasaki is seen in black and white.

Disambiguation

The following are the different versions of this song released throughout Hamasaki Ayumi's discography, listed chronologically.

TO BE
Found on the LOVEppears album as track #7. This is the standard version of the song.
TO BE (Dub's cool wind Remix)
Found on the "TO BE" single as track #2. This is a remixed version by Izumi "D·M·X" Miyazaki.
TO BE (Instrumental)
Found on the "TO BE" single as track #3. It's the vocal-less version of the original song.
TO BE "Bright Mix"
Found on the "Boys & Girls" single as track #7. This is a remix by Hakamada Hideki.
TO BE "Eurobeat mix"
Found on the SUPER EUROBEAT PRESENTS ayu-ro-mix as track #13. This was remixed by Dave Rodgers.
TO BE "Acoustic Orchestra Version"
Found on the ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra remix album as track #4, on the "SEASONS" single as track #3 and on the ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Acoustic Orchestra Version remix album as track #10. This is an orchestra version arranged by Honma Akimitsu.
TO BE -inst.melo version-
Found on the ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra remix album as track #10. This is a vocal-less melodic version of the song, played by Honma Akimitsu.
TO BE "Acoustic Orchestra version" (NON-STOP)
Found on the ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix remix album as track #14 on Disc 1. This is a new mix of "Acoustic Orchestra Version" version by Ueda Shoji.
TO BE "2003 ReBirth Mix"
Found on the A BALLADS best album as track #5. This version has a new mixing by Morimoto Koji.
TO BE (10th Anniversary version)
Found on the "GREEN / Days" single as track #3. This is the standard version of the song with different arrangement by HΛL.
TO BE (10th Anniversary version -Instrumental-)
Found on the "GREEN / Days" single as track #6. This is the non-vocal version of the "10th Anniversary" version.
TO BE (Jonathan Peters Club mix)
Found on the ayu-mi-x 7 -version HOUSE- remix album as track #1. This is a remix by Jonathan Peters.
TO BE [Bach: Heikin Ritsu Clavier Kyokushuu Dai 1-kan Dai 1-kyoku Prelude]
Found on the LOVE CLASSICS album as track #4. This is a mash-up between the original song and Johann Sebastian Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier" (Book 1, Prelude).

External Links