Fly High (Hamasaki Ayumi)

CD Art

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Single

Fly high

Released

2000.02.09

Catalog Number

AVCD-30066

Price

¥1,365

Tracklist

1. Fly high "HΛL'S MIX 2000"
2. Fly high "SAMPLE MADNESS REMIX"
3. Fly high "Surpreme Mix"
4. Fly high "Acoustic Orchestra Version"
5. Fly high "SHARP BOYS U.K VOCAL MIX"
6. Fly high "Saturation Mix"
7. appears "HW Club Mix"
8. Fly high "Dub's F Remix"
9. Fly high NON-STOP-MIX "N.S DANCE MEGA MIX"
10. kanariya "fake compilation"
11. Fly high "Album Version" -Instrumental-
12. Fly high "Vocal Track"

Vinyl Cover

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Vinyl

Fly high ~ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A

Released

2000.xx.xx

Tracklist

1. Fly high "HΛL'S MIX 2000"
2. Fly high "Acoustic Orchestra Version"

Information

Fly high is Hamasaki Ayumi's 13th single. Fly high was used as the LYCOS CM song. It's the second re-cut single from Hamasaki's LOVEppears album, and was limited to 300,000 copies. It features a neon pink case and a translucent lyric insert. This single reached #3 on the Oricon charts and charted for four weeks. It sold 299,540 copies, becoming the #89 single of 2000.

"Fly high" is a vinyl released by Hamasaki Ayumi. 'Boys & Girls', 'appears/immature' and 'Fly high' vinyls are official and were produced as collector's items that were available only at the shows during the Concert Tour 2000. They are relatively rare but do occassionally appear on e-bay.

Live Performances

• [1999.12.31] avex MILLENIUM COUNT DOWN 1999-2000
• [2000.03.14] 14th Annual Gold Disc Awards
• [2000.03.31] Music Station Special
• [2000.04.03] HEY!HEY!HEY! MUSIC AWARDS IV
• [2000.04.28~06.03] ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A
• [2000.06.28~08.09] ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A
• [2000.08.31] avex summer paradise 2000 Channel a SUPER LIVE
• [2000.10.02] SMAPxSMAP Autumn Special (Hamasaki Ayumi x SMAP)
• [2000.12.31] ayumi hamasaki Countdown Live 2000-2001 A
• [2001.06.22~07.07] ayumi hamasaki DOME TOUR 2001 A
• [2001.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2001-2002 A
• [2002.07.06~07.28] ayumi hamasaki STADIUM TOUR 2002 A
• [2003.10.09~31] A MUSEUM ~30th single collection live~
• [2003.12.30~2004.04.25] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2003~2004 A
• [2004.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2004-2005 A
• [2006.12.30~31] ayumi hamasaki BEST of COUNTDOWN LIVE 2006-2007 A
• [2008.04.05~11.02] ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2008 ~10th Anniversary~ Live in TAIPEI
• [2010.12.30~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 ~do it again~
• [2012.12.29~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2012-2013 A ~WAKE UP~
• [2013.04.13~07.28] ayumi hamasaki 15th Anniversary TOUR ~A BEST LIVE~
• [2015.12.29~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2015-2016 A ~M(A)DE IN TOKYO~
• [2017.05.13~07.17] ayumi hamasaki Just the beginning -20- TOUR 2017
• [2017.09.06~2018.02.13] ayumi hamasaki Just the beginning Chapter 2 ~sacrifice~
• [2019.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2019-2020 ~Promised Land~ A

Song Information

Lyrics

Hamasaki Ayumi

Music

D・A・I

Other Information

"Original mix"

Arrangement: HΛL

Programming: HΛL

Keyboards: HΛL

Guitar: Akimoto Naoya

Mixed by Dave Way

Acoustic Orchestra ver.

Arrangement: Honma Akimitsu, Asakawa Tomoyuki

Harp: Asakawa Tomoyuki

Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Strings

Keyboards: Honma Akimitsu

Programming: Iida Takahiro

Mixed by Hattori Atsushi

Music Video

PV Shot

The music video for Fly high was directed by Takeishi Wataru. It is one of many videos showing two Hamasaki Ayumi - in this case, one is performing on stage, and the other is quietly watching from the crowd.

• Assistant Producer: Kiyoshi Utsumi (prime direction), Yoshiko Ishibashi (Dee DRIVE)
• Director: Wataru Takeishi
• Production Manager: Yusuke Azumaya (prime direction), Yasumasa Sugiyama (Dee DRIVE)
• Director of Photography: Tetsuya Kamoto (ON THE MARK)
• Light: Masami Noguchi
• Stylist: Koji Matsumoto
• Haute Couture: Tadamasa Tagami
• Hair & Make up: CHIKA (HAIR DIMENSION)
• Assistant Hair & Make Up: TARO (HAIR DIMENSION)
• Nail Artist: Kanako Miura

Disambiguation

The following are the different versions of "Fly high" released throughout Hamasaki Ayumi's discography, listed chronologically.

Fly high

Found on the LOVEppears album as track #2. This is the standard version of the song.

Fly high "HΛL'S MIX 2000"

Found on the "Fly high" single as track #1. This is a remix by HΛL and was used in the music video.

Fly high "SAMPLE MADNESS REMIX"

Found on the "Fly high" single as track #2 and on the "TO BE" re-released single as track #6. This is a remixed version by EBOMAN.

Fly high "Surpreme Mix"

Found on the "Fly high" single as track #3 and on the "TO BE" re-released single as track #5. Remixed by Atsumi Naoki.

Fly high "Acoustic Orchestra Version"

Found on the "Fly high" single as track #4 and on the ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra remix album as track #1. It has an orchestra arrangement by Honma Akimitsu and Asakawa Tomoyuki. It was mixed by Hattori Atsushi.

Fly high "SHARP BOYS U.K VOCAL MIX"

Found on the "Fly high" single as track #5 and on the "TO BE" re-released single as track #4. It's a remixed version by SHARP BOYS.

Fly high "Saturation Mix"

Found on the "Fly high" single as track #6. This is a remix by Fuyuno Tatsuhiko.

Fly high "Dub's F Remix"

Found on the "Fly high" single as track #8. Remixed by Izumi "D·M·X" Miyazaki.

Fly high NON-STOP-MIX "N.S DANCE MEGA MIX"

Found on the "Fly high" single as track #9. This is a dance remix by Ueda Shoji.

Fly high "Album Version" -Instrumental-

Found on the "Fly high" single as track #11. This is the instrumental version of the original song.

Fly high "Vocal Track"

Found on the "Fly high" single as track #12. This is the vocals-only version of the song.

Fly high "Euro-Power mix"

Found on the SUPER EUROBEAT PRESENTS ayu-ro-mix as track #1. This is a remix by Dave Rodgers.

Fly high "SAMPLE MADNESS REMIX 2"

Found on the ayu-mi-x II version US&EU remix album as track #6. This is another remix by EBOMAN.

Fly high "Vincent De Moor Remix Radio Edit"

Found on the ayu-mi-x II version US&EU remix album as track #9. This is a trance remix by Vincent de Moor.

Fly high "Groove That Speed Mix"

Found on the ayu-mi-x II version JPN remix album as track #2. This is a remix by Hidaka Satoshi from GTS.

Fly high "Vincent De Moor Remix Radio Edit" (NON-STOP)

Found on the ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix remix album as track #2 on Disc 1. This is a new mix of "Vincent De Moor Remix Radio Edit" by Ueda Shoji.

Fly high "SAMPLE MADNESS REMIX 2" (NON-STOP)

Found on the ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix remix album as track #11 on Disc 1. This is a new mix of "SAMPLE MADNESS REMIX 2" by Ueda Shoji.

Fly high "Groove That Speed Mix" ~Acoustic Orchestra version

Found on the ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix remix album as track #22 on Disc 1. This is a new orchestral mix of "Groove That Speed Mix" by Ueda Shoji.

Fly high "I.M. Remix"

Found on the ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix remix album as track #9 on Disc 2. This is a remix by Michiaki.

Fly high "Higher and higher mix"

Found on the ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix remix album as track #10 on Disc 2. This is a remixed version by Nakano Yuta.

Fly high "POP 'e.a' Mix"

Found on the ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix remix album as track #11 on Disc 2. Remixed by POP.

External Links

• Oricon Profile
• ayu's Official YouTube Channel: MUSIC VIDEO | Original Mix | "SAMPLE MADNESS Remix" | "Supreme Mix" | "Acoustic Orchestra Version" | "SHARP BOYS U.K VOCAL MIX" | "Saturation Remix" | "Dub's F Remix" | -NON-STOP MIX- "N.S DANCE MEGA MIX" | "A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-" | "LOVEppears / appears -20th Anniversary Edition-" | "ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2019-2020 ~Promised Land~ A" | "Acapella" ver.