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| − | : AVVD-90090 (VHS) | + | : AVVD-90090 (VHS) |
| + | : AVBD-91037 (DVD) | ||
; Price | ; Price | ||
: ¥1,575 | : ¥1,575 | ||
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# [[Duty (song)|Duty "Eric Kupper Big Room Mix -Radio Edit- "]] | # [[Duty (song)|Duty "Eric Kupper Big Room Mix -Radio Edit- "]] | ||
# [[Seasons|SEASONS "BUMP & FLEX RADIO EDIT"]] | # [[Seasons|SEASONS "BUMP & FLEX RADIO EDIT"]] | ||
| − | # SURREAL | + | # SURREAL "Original Mix" |
; Information | ; Information | ||
| − | SURREAL is Hamasaki Ayumi's 17th single. It was released on the same day as the album [[Duty]]. | + | "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. | + | "SURREAL" is also Hamasaki Ayumi's first video single, released in VHS, VCD and DVD formats. |
| − | + | ==Live Performances== | |
| − | |||
*[2000.09.23] [[CDTV|CDTV All Hits]] | *[2000.09.23] [[CDTV|CDTV All Hits]] | ||
*[2000.10.02] [[SMAPxSMAP|SMAPxSMAP Autumn Special]] | *[2000.10.02] [[SMAPxSMAP|SMAPxSMAP Autumn Special]] | ||
| − | *[2000.10.06] [[ | + | *[2000.10.06] [[MUSIC STATION]] |
*[2000.10.08] [[CDTV]] | *[2000.10.08] [[CDTV]] | ||
*[2000.10.09] [[AX Music Factory]] | *[2000.10.09] [[AX Music Factory]] | ||
*[2000.10.11] [[Sokuhou! Uta no Daijiten!!]] | *[2000.10.11] [[Sokuhou! Uta no Daijiten!!]] | ||
| − | *[2000.10.14] [[ | + | *[2000.10.14] [[POP JAM]] |
| − | *[2000.10.16] [[ | + | *[2000.10.16] [[HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP]] |
*[2000.10.25] [[Music Enta]] | *[2000.10.25] [[Music Enta]] | ||
*[2000.11.18] [[All Japan Request Awards]] | *[2000.11.18] [[All Japan Request Awards]] | ||
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*[2000.12.31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2000-2001 A|ayumi hamasaki countdown live 2000-2001 A]] | *[2000.12.31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2000-2001 A|ayumi hamasaki countdown live 2000-2001 A]] | ||
*[2001.03.14] [[Japan Gold Disc Awards]] | *[2001.03.14] [[Japan Gold Disc Awards]] | ||
| + | *[2001.03.17] [[POP JAM]] | ||
*[2001.06.22~07.07] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Dome Tour 2001 A|ayumi hamasaki DOME TOUR 2001 A]] | *[2001.06.22~07.07] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Dome Tour 2001 A|ayumi hamasaki DOME TOUR 2001 A]] | ||
*[2001.12.31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2001-2002 A|ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2001-2002 A]] | *[2001.12.31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2001-2002 A|ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2001-2002 A]] | ||
*[2002.07.06~07.28] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Stadium Tour 2002 A|ayumi hamasaki STADIUM TOUR 2002 A]] | *[2002.07.06~07.28] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Stadium Tour 2002 A|ayumi hamasaki STADIUM TOUR 2002 A]] | ||
| + | *[2003.03.18~05.27] [[A Complete ~All Singles~|ayumi hamasaki LIMITED TA LIVE TOUR]] | ||
*[2003.10.09~31] [[A Museum ~30th Single Collection Live~|A MUSEUM ~30th single collection live~]] | *[2003.10.09~31] [[A Museum ~30th Single Collection Live~|A MUSEUM ~30th single collection live~]] | ||
*[2003.12.30~2004.04.25] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2003-2004 A|ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2003~2004 A]] | *[2003.12.30~2004.04.25] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2003-2004 A|ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2003~2004 A]] | ||
| + | *[2004.05.22] [[wikipedia:MTV Japan|MTV THE SUPER DRY LIVE]] | ||
*[2005.02.01~04.24] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2005 A ~My Story~|ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2005 A ~MY STORY~]] | *[2005.02.01~04.24] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2005 A ~My Story~|ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2005 A ~MY STORY~]] | ||
| + | *[2005.12.31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2005-2006 A|ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2005-2006]] | ||
| + | *[2007.03.10~06.10] [[Asia Tour 2007 A ~Tour of Secret~ "Live + Documentary"|ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2007 A ~Tour of Secret~]] | ||
| + | *[2007.12.30~31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2007-2008 Anniversary|ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2007-2008 Anniversary]] | ||
| + | *[2008.04.05~11.02] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Asia Tour 2008 ~10th Anniversary~ Live in Taipei|ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2008 ~10th Anniversary~ Live in TAIPEI]] | ||
| + | *[2008.09.28] [[CDTV]] | ||
| + | *[2008.12.30~31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Premium Countdown Live 2008-2009 A|ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM COUNTDOWN LIVE 2008-2009 A]] | ||
| + | *[2010.04.11~10.11] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Rock 'n' Roll Circus Tour Final ~7 Days Special~|ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2010 A ~Rock'n'Roll Circus~]] | ||
*[2012.04.07~10.11] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2012 A ~Hotel Love Songs~|ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2012 A ~HOTEL Love songs~]] | *[2012.04.07~10.11] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2012 A ~Hotel Love Songs~|ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2012 A ~HOTEL Love songs~]] | ||
| + | *[2012.09.17] [[Kishidan Banpaku|Kishidan Banpaku 2012 ~Boso Rock'n'Roll Olympics~]] | ||
| + | *[2012.12.17] [[HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP]] | ||
| + | *[2012.12.29~31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2012-2013 A ~Wake Up~|ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2012-2013 A ~WAKE UP~]] | ||
| + | *[2013.04.13~07.28] [[Ayumi Hamasaki 15th Anniversary Tour ~A Best Live~ (concert)|ayumi hamasaki 15th Anniversary TOUR ~A BEST LIVE~]] | ||
| + | *[2013.09.21] [[TV Asahi|TV Asahi 55th Anniversary ~TV Asahi Dream Festival 2013~]] | ||
| + | *[2013.12.27] [[MUSIC STATION]] | ||
| + | *[2013.12.29~31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2013-2014 A|ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2013-2014 A]] | ||
| + | *[2014.12.29~31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2014-2015 A Cirque de Minuit|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~|ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2016 A ~M(A)DE IN JAPAN~]] | ||
| + | *[2017.05.13~07.17] [[Trouble (Hamasaki Ayumi)|ayumi hamasaki Just the beginning -20- TOUR 2017]] | ||
| + | *[2019.04.06~07] [[Ayumi Hamasaki 21st Anniversary -Power of A^3-|ayumi hamasaki 21st anniversary -POWER of A^3-]] | ||
| + | *[2021.12.31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Asia Tour ~24th Anniversary Special @ Pia Arena MM~|ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2021-2022 A ~23rd Monster~]] | ||
==Song Information== | ==Song Information== | ||
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: [[Kikuchi Kazuhito]] | : [[Kikuchi Kazuhito]] | ||
; Other Information | ; Other Information | ||
| − | : Arrangement: [[HΛL]] | + | : ''Original Mix'' |
| − | : Programming: [[HΛL]] | + | :: Arrangement: [[HAL|HΛL]] |
| − | : Keyboards: [[HΛL]] | + | :: Programming: [[HAL|HΛL]] |
| − | : Guitar: [[Akimoto Naoya]] | + | :: Keyboards: [[HAL|HΛL]] |
| + | :: Guitar: [[Akimoto Naoya]] | ||
| + | :: Mixed by [[Hashimoto Masashi]] | ||
| + | : ''"Acoustic Orchestra Version"'' | ||
| + | :: Arrangement: [[Honma Akimitsu]], [[Asakawa Tomoyuki]] | ||
| + | :: Harp: [[Asakawa Tomoyuki]] | ||
| + | :: Flute: [[Goma Mitsuru|Mitsuru Goma Group]] | ||
| + | :: Horn: [[Fujita Otohiko|Otohiko Fujita Group]] | ||
| + | :: Keyboards: [[Honma Akimitsu]] | ||
| + | :: Percussion: [[Takara Kumiko]], [[Takada Midori]], [[Fujii Tamao]] | ||
| + | :: Strings: [[Takahashi Naoto|Naoto Takahashi Strings]] | ||
| + | :: Conductor: [[Asakawa Tomoyuki]] | ||
| + | :: Mixed by [[Hattori Atsushi]] | ||
==Music Video== | ==Music Video== | ||
[[Image:surrealpv.png|right|thumb|PV Shot]] | [[Image:surrealpv.png|right|thumb|PV Shot]] | ||
| + | The [[PV|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 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Credits== | ||
| + | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||
| + | Click "Expand" for more details: | ||
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| + | <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> | ||
| + | *'''Produced by''' max matsuura | ||
| + | *'''All Lyrics written by''' ayumi hamasaki | ||
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| + | |||
| + | *'''Sound Produced by''' Naoto Suzuki | ||
| − | + | *'''Production Assistant''': Yuka Akiyama (prime direction inc.) | |
| − | + | *'''Mastered by''' Shigeo Miyamoto at JVC VICTOR STUDIO | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | *'''A&R Coordination''': Yasuyuki Tomita (avex trax) | |
| − | + | *'''A&R Supervisor''': Nobuhito Ikehata (avex trax) | |
| − | + | *'''Executive Supervisor''': Katsuro Oshita (avex trax) | |
| − | + | ||
| − | Stylist: Koji Matsumoto | + | *'''Artist Management''': Yuka Kikuchi, Junichi Kamitoku, Kouji Hashimoto (avex inc.) |
| − | Assistant Stylist: Takako ' | + | |
| − | Hair & Make up: CHIKA ( | + | *'''Artist Promotion''': Toshiyasu Takahashi (avex trax) |
| − | Assistant Hair & Make | + | |
| − | Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura< | + | *'''Sales Promotion''': Kentaro Furusawa, Akihiro Terada, Yasuhiro Yamamoto (avex distribution) |
| − | + | ||
| + | *'''Advisory Producers''': Ryuzo Shoji (to max), Yoshihisa Nagata (prime direction inc.), Ryuhei Chiba, Motohiro Abe (avex inc.) | ||
| + | |||
| + | *'''General Producer''': Shinji Hayashi (avex trax) | ||
| + | |||
| + | *'''Specially Coordinated by''' Tom Yoda (avex group) | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | *'''Art Direction''': Shinichi Hara | ||
| + | *'''Design''': Shigeru Kasai (RICE) | ||
| + | *'''Creative Coordination''': Toshikuzu Sakawa, Naoki Ueda (avex trax) | ||
| + | |||
| + | *'''Photographer''': Toru Kumazawa | ||
| + | *'''Assistant Photographer''': gina | ||
| + | *'''Stylist''': Koji Matsumoto | ||
| + | *'''Assistant Stylist''': Hiroyuki 'Ushiko' Ishii, Takako 'esp.' Mishina | ||
| + | *'''Hair & Make up''': CHIKA (HAIR DIMENSION) | ||
| + | *'''Assistant Hair & Make up''': TARO, JUNPEI (HAIR DIMENSION) | ||
| + | *'''Nail Artist''': Kanako 'Bancho' Miura | ||
| + | *'''Interior Coordinator''': Hiromi 'ROMI' Yamada, Naoe Hashimoto | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==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|AUDIENCE]]" single as track #2 and on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x III Version Non-Stop Mega Mix|ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version]]'' remix album as track #14. This is a remixed version by Eboman. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL "Paranoid Android Mix" | ||
| + | : Found on the "[[Audience|AUDIENCE]]" single as track #6. This is a remix by [[KO-I]]. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL "nicely nice electron'00 remix" | ||
| + | : Found on the "[[Evolution (Hamasaki Ayumi)|evolution]]" single as track #7. It was remixed by [[Sato Seiki]]. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL "Thunderpuss Remix" | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x III Version Non-Stop Mega Mix|ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version]]'' remix album as track #7. This is a remix trance group [[wikipedia:Thunderpuss|Thunderpuss]]. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL "Club 69 Remix" | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x III Version Non-Stop Mega Mix|ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version]]'' remix album as track #8. This was remixed by [[wikipedia:Peter Rauhofer|peter rauhofer]] for unique productions. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL "Dub's Floor Mix Transport 006" | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x III Version Non-Stop Mega Mix|ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version]]'' remix album as track #22. It's a remix of the song by [[Miyazaki Izumi|Izumi "D·M·X" Miyazaki]]. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL "Acoustic Orchestra Version" | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x III Version Acoustic Orchestra|ayu-mi-x III Acoustic Orchestra Version]]'' remix album as track #1. This is an orchestral version of the original song, arranged by [[Honma Akimitsu]] and [[Asakawa Tomoyuki]]. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL "Marc et Claude remix" | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Cyber Trance Presents Ayu Trance|Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance]]'' remix album as track #5. Remixed by Jürgen Driessen, Klaus Derichs and Marc Romboy. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL (Time A Go-Go Mix) | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix 2|SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 2]]'' remix album as track #10. This is a remix by Luca Degani & Sergio Dall'ora. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL / Thunderpuss RADIO | ||
| + | : Found on the "[[Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III CD004|excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD004]]" remix single as track #1. This was remixed by [[wikipedia:Thunderpuss|Thunderpuss]]. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL / Thunderpuss EXTENDED | ||
| + | : Found on the "[[Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III CD004|excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD004]]" remix single as track #2. This is a longer version of the [[wikipedia:Thunderpuss|Thunderpuss]] remix. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL / Thunderpuss DUB | ||
| + | : Found on the "[[Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III CD004|excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD004]]" remix single as track #3. This is a dub remix by [[wikipedia:Thunderpuss|Thunderpuss]]. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL / Club 69 RADIO | ||
| + | : Found on the "[[Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III CD004|excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD004]]" remix single as track #4. This was remixed by [[wikipedia:Peter Rauhofer|peter rauhofer]]. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL / Club 69 EXTENDED | ||
| + | : Found on the "[[Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III CD004|excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD004]]" remix single as track #5. Remixed by [[wikipedia:Peter Rauhofer|peter rauhofer]]. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL "Non-Stop Mega Mix Version" | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x 4 + Selection Non-Stop Mega Mix Version|ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Non-Stop Mega Mix Version]]'' remix album as track #12. This is a mixed version between remixes by [[wikipedia:Thunderpuss|Thunderpuss]], Club 69, Eboman, [[Miyazaki Izumi|Izumi "D·M·X" Miyazaki]] and [[Sato Seiki]]. | ||
| + | ; SURREAL (DIMA EURO remix 2011) | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x 7 Presents Ayu-ro Mix 4|ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu-ro mix 4]]'' remix album as track #3. This is a remix by Davide di Marcantonio. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | *[http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/45208/1/ | + | *Oricon Profile: [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/45208/1/ Single] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/246497/products/cinema/410877/2/ DVD] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/246497/products/music/432480/1 Vinyl] |
| − | + | *ayu's Official YouTube Channel: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tL8zh2jPxk MUSIC VIDEO] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I06brBFgDPQ "Original Mix"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvVORfETLU "Instrumental" ver.] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okBNPhry_TM "nicely nice electron'00 Remix"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD1KxlKjoGU "Thunderpuss Remix"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j97YAYdNXkw "Club 69 Remix"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZR18F1ZZUE "Dub's Floor Mix Transport 006"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx4FwKHAyR8 "A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imDRMbxfsus "Acapella" ver.] | |
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[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]] | [[Category:J-Pop (releases)]] | ||
[[Category:2000 Singles]] | [[Category:2000 Singles]] | ||
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[[Category:CM Theme Song]] | [[Category:CM Theme Song]] | ||
[[Category:September 2000]] | [[Category:September 2000]] | ||
| − | [[Category:December | + | [[Category:December 2000]] |
| + | [[Category:Platinum Singles]] | ||
| + | __NOTOC__ | ||
Latest revision as of 20:57, 7 April 2022
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Single
- SURREAL
- Released
- 2000.09.27
- Catalog Number
- AVCD-30175
- Price
- ¥1,260
- Tracklist
- SURREAL "Original Mix"
- Duty "Eric Kupper Big Room Mix -Radio Edit-"
- SEASONS "BUMP & FLEX RADIO EDIT"
- Duty "Under Lounge club Mix"
- Duty "nicely nice remix"
- Duty "STEPPIN' DUB MIX"
- Duty "Sky Modulation Mix"
- Duty "Dub's mellowtech 002 Remix"
- Duty "GENIUS BEAT MIX"
- SURREAL "Original Mix -Instrumental-"
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Video Single
- SURREAL
- Released
- 2000.12.13
- Catalog Number
- AVVD-90090 (VHS)
- AVBD-91037 (DVD)
- Price
- ¥1,575
- Tracklist
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Vinyl
- SURREAL
- Released
- 2000.12.27
- Catalog Number
- RR12-88192
- Price
- ¥1,575
- Tracklist
- Duty "Eric Kupper Big Room Mix -Radio Edit- "
- SEASONS "BUMP & FLEX RADIO EDIT"
- 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
- [2008.09.28] CDTV
- [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~
- [2012.09.17] Kishidan Banpaku 2012 ~Boso Rock'n'Roll Olympics~
- [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~
- [2013.09.21] TV Asahi 55th Anniversary ~TV Asahi Dream Festival 2013~
- [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-
- [2021.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2021-2022 A ~23rd Monster~
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Music
- Kikuchi Kazuhito
- Other Information
- Original Mix
- Arrangement: HΛL
- Programming: HΛL
- Keyboards: HΛL
- Guitar: Akimoto Naoya
- Mixed by Hashimoto Masashi
- "Acoustic Orchestra Version"
- Arrangement: Honma Akimitsu, Asakawa Tomoyuki
- Harp: Asakawa Tomoyuki
- Flute: Mitsuru Goma Group
- Horn: Otohiko Fujita Group
- Keyboards: Honma Akimitsu
- Percussion: Takara Kumiko, Takada Midori, Fujii Tamao
- Strings: Naoto Takahashi Strings
- Conductor: Asakawa Tomoyuki
- Mixed by Hattori Atsushi
Music Video
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
Credits
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- Produced by max matsuura
- All Lyrics written by ayumi hamasaki
- Sound Produced by Naoto Suzuki
- Production Assistant: Yuka Akiyama (prime direction inc.)
- Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at JVC VICTOR STUDIO
- A&R Coordination: Yasuyuki Tomita (avex trax)
- A&R Supervisor: Nobuhito Ikehata (avex trax)
- Executive Supervisor: Katsuro Oshita (avex trax)
- Artist Management: Yuka Kikuchi, Junichi Kamitoku, Kouji Hashimoto (avex inc.)
- Artist Promotion: Toshiyasu Takahashi (avex trax)
- Sales Promotion: Kentaro Furusawa, Akihiro Terada, Yasuhiro Yamamoto (avex distribution)
- Advisory Producers: Ryuzo Shoji (to max), Yoshihisa Nagata (prime direction inc.), Ryuhei Chiba, Motohiro Abe (avex inc.)
- General Producer: Shinji Hayashi (avex trax)
- Specially Coordinated by Tom Yoda (avex group)
- Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
- Design: Shigeru Kasai (RICE)
- Creative Coordination: Toshikuzu Sakawa, Naoki Ueda (avex trax)
- Photographer: Toru Kumazawa
- Assistant Photographer: gina
- Stylist: Koji Matsumoto
- Assistant Stylist: Hiroyuki 'Ushiko' Ishii, Takako 'esp.' Mishina
- Hair & Make up: CHIKA (HAIR DIMENSION)
- Assistant Hair & Make up: TARO, JUNPEI (HAIR DIMENSION)
- Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura
- Interior Coordinator: Hiromi 'ROMI' Yamada, Naoe Hashimoto
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 and on the ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version remix album as track #14. 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.
- SURREAL "nicely nice electron'00 remix"
- Found on the "evolution" single as track #7. It was remixed by Sato Seiki.
- SURREAL "Thunderpuss Remix"
- Found on the ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version remix album as track #7. This is a remix trance group Thunderpuss.
- SURREAL "Club 69 Remix"
- Found on the ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version remix album as track #8. This was remixed by peter rauhofer for unique productions.
- SURREAL "Dub's Floor Mix Transport 006"
- Found on the ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version remix album as track #22. It's a remix of the song by Izumi "D·M·X" Miyazaki.
- SURREAL "Acoustic Orchestra Version"
- Found on the ayu-mi-x III Acoustic Orchestra Version remix album as track #1. This is an orchestral version of the original song, arranged by Honma Akimitsu and Asakawa Tomoyuki.
- SURREAL "Marc et Claude remix"
- Found on the Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance remix album as track #5. Remixed by Jürgen Driessen, Klaus Derichs and Marc Romboy.
- SURREAL (Time A Go-Go Mix)
- Found on the SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 2 remix album as track #10. This is a remix by Luca Degani & Sergio Dall'ora.
- SURREAL / Thunderpuss RADIO
- Found on the "excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD004" remix single as track #1. This was remixed by Thunderpuss.
- SURREAL / Thunderpuss EXTENDED
- Found on the "excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD004" remix single as track #2. This is a longer version of the Thunderpuss remix.
- SURREAL / Thunderpuss DUB
- Found on the "excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD004" remix single as track #3. This is a dub remix by Thunderpuss.
- SURREAL / Club 69 RADIO
- Found on the "excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD004" remix single as track #4. This was remixed by peter rauhofer.
- SURREAL / Club 69 EXTENDED
- Found on the "excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD004" remix single as track #5. Remixed by peter rauhofer.
- SURREAL "Non-Stop Mega Mix Version"
- Found on the ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Non-Stop Mega Mix Version remix album as track #12. This is a mixed version between remixes by Thunderpuss, Club 69, Eboman, Izumi "D·M·X" Miyazaki and Sato Seiki.
- SURREAL (DIMA EURO remix 2011)
- Found on the ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu-ro mix 4 remix album as track #3. This is a remix by Davide di Marcantonio.
External Links
- Oricon Profile: Single | DVD | Vinyl
- ayu's Official YouTube Channel: MUSIC VIDEO | "Original Mix" | "Instrumental" ver. | "nicely nice electron'00 Remix" | "Thunderpuss Remix" | "Club 69 Remix" | "Dub's Floor Mix Transport 006" | "A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-" | "Acapella" ver.
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