Surreal

CD Art

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Single

SURREAL

Released

2000.09.27

Catalog Number

AVCD-30175

Price

¥1,260

Tracklist

1. SURREAL "Original Mix"
2. Duty "Eric Kupper Big Room Mix -Radio Edit-"
3. SEASONS "BUMP & FLEX RADIO EDIT"
4. Duty "Under Lounge club Mix"
5. Duty "nicely nice remix"
6. Duty "STEPPIN' DUB MIX"
7. Duty "Sky Modulation Mix"
8. Duty "Dub's mellowtech 002 Remix"
9. Duty "GENIUS BEAT MIX"
10. SURREAL "Original Mix -Instrumental-"

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DVD Art

VHS Art

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Video Single

SURREAL

Released

2000.12.13

Catalog Number

AVVD-90090 (VHS)

AVBD-91037 (DVD)

Price

¥1,575

Tracklist

1. SURREAL (PV)
2. Duty TV-CM
3. Making of

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Vinyl Cover

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Vinyl

SURREAL

Released

2000.12.27

Catalog Number

RR12-88192

Price

¥1,575

Tracklist

1. Duty "Eric Kupper Big Room Mix -Radio Edit- "
2. SEASONS "BUMP & FLEX RADIO EDIT"
3. SURREAL "Original Mix"

Information

"SURREAL" is Hamasaki Ayumi's 17th single. It was released on the same day as the album Duty. It was used as the Takanoyuri Beauty Clinic "Koisuru Shirohada" CM song. This single reached #1 on the Oricon charts and charted for seven weeks. It sold 417,210 copies, becoming the #60 single of 2000.

"SURREAL" is also Hamasaki Ayumi's first video single, released in VHS, VCD and DVD formats.

Live Performances

• [2000.09.23] CDTV All Hits
• [2000.10.02] SMAPxSMAP Autumn Special
• [2000.10.06] MUSIC STATION
• [2000.10.08] CDTV
• [2000.10.09] AX Music Factory
• [2000.10.11] Sokuhou! Uta no Daijiten!!
• [2000.10.14] POP JAM
• [2000.10.16] HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
• [2000.10.25] Music Enta
• [2000.11.18] All Japan Request Awards
• [2000.12.02] Digital Dream Live
• [2000.12.03] MUSIX!
• [2000.12.30] CDTV Special
• [2000.12.31] ayumi hamasaki countdown live 2000-2001 A
• [2001.03.14] Japan Gold Disc Awards
• [2001.03.17] POP JAM
• [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
• [2003.03.18~05.27] ayumi hamasaki LIMITED TA LIVE TOUR
• [2003.10.09~31] A MUSEUM ~30th single collection live~
• [2003.12.30~2004.04.25] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2003~2004 A
• [2004.05.22] MTV THE SUPER DRY LIVE
• [2005.02.01~04.24] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2005 A ~MY STORY~
• [2005.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2005-2006
• [2007.03.10~06.10] ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2007 A ~Tour of Secret~
• [2007.12.30~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2007-2008 Anniversary
• [2008.04.05~11.02] ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2008 ~10th Anniversary~ Live in TAIPEI
• [2008.12.30~31] ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM COUNTDOWN LIVE 2008-2009 A
• [2010.04.11~10.11] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2010 A ~Rock'n'Roll Circus~
• [2012.04.07~10.11] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2012 A ~HOTEL Love songs~
• [2012.12.17] HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
• [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~
• [2013.12.27] MUSIC STATION
• [2013.12.29~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2013-2014 A
• [2014.12.29~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2014-2015 A Cirque de Minuit
• [2016.05.14~07.18] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2016 A ~M(A)DE IN JAPAN~
• [2017.05.13~07.17] ayumi hamasaki Just the beginning -20- TOUR 2017
• [2019.04.06~07] ayumi hamasaki 21st anniversary -POWER of A^3-

Song Information

Lyrics

Hamasaki Ayumi

Music

Kikuchi Kazuhito

Other Information

Arrangement: HΛL

Programming: HΛL

Keyboards: HΛL

Guitar: Akimoto Naoya

Mixed by Hashimoto Masashi

Music Video

PV Shot

The music video for "SURREAL" was directed by Takeishi Wataru. The video shows Hamasaki waking up in her bed, and looking around to see that she's on a beach. She hikes up a mountain and ultimately to a gazebo inside a brightly-colored jungle area, where she sees herself as a wildcat. The dream environment eventually crumbles, and Hamasaki wakes up... or does she?

• 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.)
• Director of Photography: Tetsuya Kamoto (JPN Production)
• Light: Masami Noguchi
• Stylist: Koji Matsumoto
• Assistant Stylist: Takako 'ESP' Mishima (OFFICE an-gel)
• Hair & Make up: CHIKA (artifata)
• Assistant Hair & Make Up: Junpei 'inocchi' Tanaka (artifata)
• Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura
• U.S. Coordinator: Kohki Nishitani (MAGIC ISLAND Production, inc.), Johnnie Mitsuru Purvis, Stanley Izumi Kim

Disambiguation

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

SURREAL

Found on the Duty album as track #7. This is the standard version of the song. It is often referred to as "Original Mix".

SURREAL "Original Mix -Instrumental-"

Found on the "SURREAL" single as track #10. This is the vocal-less version of the original song.

SURREAL "Sample MadnesS remix"

Found on the "AUDIENCE" single as track #2. This is a remixed version by Eboman.

SURREAL "Paranoid Android Mix"

Found on the "AUDIENCE" single as track #6. This is a remix by KO-I.

External Links

• Oricon Profile: Single | DVD | Vinyl
• ayu's Official YouTube Channel: MUSIC VIDEO | "Original Mix" | "Instrumental" ver. | "Thunderpuss Remix" | "A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-" | "Acapella" ver.