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Kiss of Life (Hirai Ken)

Single art
Artist
Hirai Ken
Single
KISS OF LIFE
Released
2001.05.16
Catalog Number
DFCZ-1033
Price
¥1,223
Tracklist
  1. KISS OF LIFE
  2. CAT
  3. Miracles (SILENT POETS remix)
  4. KISS OF LIFE (less vocal)


Information

"KISS OF LIFE" is the thirteenth single released by Hirai Ken. The title track was used as the Fuji TV dorama Love Revolution theme song.

The single reached #2 on the Oricon charts, and charted for eleven weeks. As it sold 555,330 copies in 2001, it was the 29th best-selling single of the year.

Song Information

Lyrics
Hirai Ken
Music
Hirai Ken, Nakano Masahito
Other Information
Arrangement: Nakano Masahito

Disambiguation

There are two versions of "KISS OF LIFE" to be found in Hirai Ken's discography. These versions, listed chronologically, are:

KISS OF LIFE
Found on Hirai Ken's thirteenth single of the same name, on his fourth album gaining through losing as track #2 and on his first best album Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 "Utabaka" as track #2 on the second disc. This is the standard version set for the PV.
KISS OF LIFE (less vocal)
Found on Hirai Ken's thirteenth single of the same name as track #4. This is the standard version without vocals.
KISS OF LIFE (S.O.U.L.remix=Sound Of Urban London=)
Found on Hirai Ken's fourteenth single "Missin' you ~It will break my heart~" as track #5 and on his second remix album Kh re-mixed up 2 included on the Ken Hirai 15th Anniversary c/w Collection '95-'10 "Ura Utabaka" as track #1 on the third disc. This is a remixed version done by Sagisu Shiro.
KISS OF LIFE (Hex Hector Remix)
Found on Hirai Ken's first remix album Kh re-mixed up 1 as track #1 on the move side. This is a remixed version done by Hex Hector.

Oricon Chart Positions

Week Rank Sales
2 206,700
4 115,800
5 79,490
4 47,840
8 31,870
7 27,770
13 22,370

Total Reported Sales: 555,330

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