Far Away (Hamasaki Ayumi)

Far away Single by Hamasaki Ayumi Released 17 May 2000 Genre Pop Length Label avex trax Producer(s) {{{Producer}}} Album Artwork Gallery Hamasaki Ayumi Chronology vogue (2000) Far away (2000) SEASONS (2000) Far away is Hamasaki Ayumi's 15th single under the avex trax label. The song, and one of its remixes, was used in commercials for KDDI's Tu-Ka cellphones. The "Far away" commercials focus on the phone's web, text, & color capabilities. It was released as part of Ayu's 2000 single Trilogy, and was preceded by vogue and followed by 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 #2 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of thirteen weeks. The single sold 253,530　copies in its first week and has since sold a total of 510,460 copies. Track Listing # Track Name Length Credits 1. Far away "Original Mix" 05:35 2. Far away "CRAFTY Remix" 05:18 3. Far away "Main Radio Mix" 04:45 4. appears "Junior's Club Mix" 09:42 5. Far away "HΛL's MIX 2000" 04:36 6. Far away "Ocean View Remix" 05:31 7. End roll "da urban maesto mix" 06:06 8. Far away "Huge mutual-tried mix" 03:18 9. Far away "POP 'e.a.' Mix II" 04:51 10. Far away "Dub's Mute & Feedback Remix" 06:12 11. Far away "Original Mix -Instrumental-" 05:33

Music Video The PV for "Far away," directed by Wataru Takeishi, is part two of the "vogue/Far away/SEASONS" trilogy PV. The "Far away" part shows Ayu exiting the drawing, and singing against the backdrop of the post-apocalyptic world introduced in "vogue." Cast: Dewa Grodekaza Heaven Director: Wataru Takeishi (Dee DRIVE inc.) Producer: Ryuzo Shoji (to max inc.) Assistant Producer: Kiyoshi Utsumi (to max inc.) P. Producer: Yoshiko Ishibashi (Dee DRIVE inc.) Production Manager: Shinichiro Sato (Dee DRIVE inc.) Director of Photography: Tetsuya Kamoto (JPN Productions), Hisao Ariga Light: Masami Noguchi, Yusuke Shimada Stylist: Koji Matsumoto Assistant Stylist: Hiroyuki 'Ushiko' Ishii, Hirozumi 'Joe' Kurose (OFFICE an-gel), Takako 'ESP' Mishima (OFFICE an-gel) Hair & Make up: CHIKA (HAIR DIMENSION) Assistant Hair & Make up: TARO (HAIR DIMENSION) Cast Hair & Make up: Daisuke Yamamoto (HAIR DIMENSION) Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura Live Performances [2000.05.15] Hey! Hey! Hey! [2000.05.19] Music Station [2000.05.21] CDTV [2000.10.02] SMAPxSMAP Autumn Special Internal Links Hamasaki Ayumi External Links Oricon Profile