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The single was re-released in 2001 on a 12cm format with extra remix songs. This time around the single reached #26 and charted for three weeks. | The single was re-released in 2001 on a 12cm format with extra remix songs. This time around the single reached #26 and charted for three weeks. | ||
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| − | * [1999.05.08] [[CDTV]] | + | ; Live Performances |
| − | * [1999.05.13] [[Utaban]] | + | [[Image:ayu-tobe-alt.jpg|thumb|144px|Alternative Cover]] |
| − | * [1999.05.14] [[ | + | *[1999.05.08] [[CDTV]] |
| − | * [1999.05.22] [[Pop Jam]] | + | *[1999.05.08] ayumi hamasaki SECRET LIVE at AKASAKA BLITZ |
| − | * [1999.05.28] [[ | + | *[1999.05.13] [[Utaban]] |
| − | * [1999.06.21] [[ | + | *[1999.05.14] [[MUSIC STATION]] |
| + | *[1999.05.22] [[Pop Jam]] | ||
| + | *[1999.05.28] [[MUSIC STATION]] | ||
| + | *[1999.06.21] [[HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP]] | ||
| + | *[1999.12.31] avex MILLENIUM COUNT DOWN 1999-2000 | ||
| + | *[2000.04.28~06.03] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Concert Tour 2000 A Daiichi Maku|ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A]] | ||
| + | *[2000.12.09] uc special live ~Ayumi Hamasaki limited stage 2000. Winter~ | ||
| + | *[2003.03.18~05.27] [[A Complete ~All Singles~|ayumi hamasaki LIMITED TA LIVE TOUR]] | ||
| + | *[2003.05.17] [[ayu ready|ayu ready? #032]] | ||
| + | *[2004.12.31] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2004-2005 A|ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2004-2005 A]] | ||
| + | *[2014.05.30~07.06] [[Ayumi Hamasaki Premium Showcase ~Feel the Love~|ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM SHOWCASE ~Feel the love~]] | ||
| + | *[2017.03.31] [[MUSIC STATION]] | ||
| + | *[2018.08.11] [[MUSIC FAIR]] | ||
| + | *[2019.01.12] [[MUSIC FAIR]] | ||
==Song Information== | ==Song Information== | ||
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: [[Nagao Dai|D・A・I]] | : [[Nagao Dai|D・A・I]] | ||
; Other Information | ; Other Information | ||
| − | : Arrangement: [[Suzuki Naoto]] | + | : ''Original mix'' |
| − | : Keyboards: [[Suzuki Naoto]] | + | :: Arrangement: [[Suzuki Naoto]], [[Nagao Dai|D・A・I]] |
| − | : Guitar: [[Furukawa Masayoshi]] | + | :: Keyboards: [[Suzuki Naoto]] |
| − | : Programming: [[Iida Takahiro]] | + | :: Programming: [[Iida Takahiro]] |
| − | : Mixed by [[ | + | :: Guitar: [[Furukawa Masayoshi]] |
| + | :: Mixed by [[wikipedia:Dave Way|Dave Way]] | ||
| + | : ''Acoustic Orchestra Version'' | ||
| + | :: Arrangement: [[Honma Akimitsu]] | ||
| + | :: Acoustic Guitar: [[Furukawa Masayoshi]] | ||
| + | :: Keyboards: [[Honma Akimitsu]] | ||
| + | :: Programming: [[Iida Takahiro]] | ||
| + | :: Mixed by [[Hattori Atsushi]] | ||
==Music Video== | ==Music Video== | ||
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The [[PV|music video]] for "TO BE" was directed by longtime collaborator [[Takeishi Wataru]]. It shows Hamasaki singing as seen by a little boy through a kaleidoscope. It makes use of various backgrounds, outfits, makeup, and wigs to bring as much color as possible into the world the little boy sees. At the end, the kaleidoscope lens breaks, and Hamasaki is seen in black and white. | The [[PV|music video]] for "TO BE" was directed by longtime collaborator [[Takeishi Wataru]]. It shows Hamasaki singing as seen by a little boy through a kaleidoscope. It makes use of various backgrounds, outfits, makeup, and wigs to bring as much color as possible into the world the little boy sees. At the end, the kaleidoscope lens breaks, and Hamasaki is seen in black and white. | ||
| − | *Assistant Producer: [[Utsumi Kiyoshi]] (prime direction) | + | *'''Assistant Producer''': [[Utsumi Kiyoshi]] (prime direction) |
| − | *Director: [[Takeishi Wataru]] | + | *'''Director''': [[Takeishi Wataru]] |
| − | *Production Manager: [[Ishibashi Yoshiko]] (Dee DRIVE), [[Azumaya Yusuke]] (prime direction) | + | *'''Production Manager''': [[Ishibashi Yoshiko]] (Dee DRIVE), [[Azumaya Yusuke]] (prime direction) |
| − | *Production Assistant: [[Sugiyama Yasumasa]] (Dee Drive) | + | *'''Production Assistant''': [[Sugiyama Yasumasa]] (Dee Drive) |
| − | *Director of Photography: [[Kato Masakazu]] | + | *'''Director of Photography''': [[Kato Masakazu]] |
| − | *Light: [[Noguchi Masuto]] | + | *'''Light''': [[Noguchi Masuto]] |
| − | *Stylist: [[Matsumoto Koji]] | + | *'''Stylist''': [[Matsumoto Koji]] |
| − | *Hair & Make up: [[Tamotsu]], [[Chu]] (Too-Rustic) | + | *'''Hair & Make up''': [[Tamotsu]], [[Chu]] (Too-Rustic) |
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| + | ==Disambiguation== | ||
| + | The following are the different versions of this song released throughout [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]'s discography, listed chronologically. | ||
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| + | ; TO BE | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Loveppears|LOVEppears]]'' album as track #7. This is the standard version of the song. | ||
| + | ; TO BE (Dub's cool wind Remix) | ||
| + | : Found on the "TO BE" single as track #2. This is a remixed version by [[Miyazaki Izumi|Izumi "D·M·X" Miyazaki]]. | ||
| + | ; TO BE (Instrumental) | ||
| + | : Found on the "TO BE" single as track #3. It's the vocal-less version of the original song. | ||
| + | ; TO BE "Bright Mix" | ||
| + | : Found on the "[[Boys & Girls]]" single as track #7. This is a remix by [[Hakamada Hideki]]. | ||
| + | ; TO BE "Eurobeat mix" | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro-mix|SUPER EUROBEAT PRESENTS ayu-ro-mix]]'' as track #13. This was remixed by [[wikipedia:Dave Rodgers|Dave Rodgers]]. | ||
| + | ; TO BE "Acoustic Orchestra Version" | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x II Version Acoustic Orchestra|ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra]]'' remix album as track #4, on the "[[Seasons|SEASONS]]" single as track #3 and on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x 4 + Selection Acoustic Orchestra Version|ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Acoustic Orchestra Version]]'' remix album as track #10. This is an orchestra version arranged by [[Honma Akimitsu]]. | ||
| + | ; TO BE -inst.melo version- | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x II Version Acoustic Orchestra|ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra]]'' remix album as track #10. This is a vocal-less melodic version of the song, played by [[Honma Akimitsu]]. | ||
| + | ; TO BE "Acoustic Orchestra version" (NON-STOP) | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix|ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix]]'' remix album as track #14 on Disc 1. This is a new mix of "Acoustic Orchestra Version" version by [[Ueda Shoji]]. | ||
| + | ; TO BE "2003 ReBirth Mix" | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[A Ballads|A BALLADS]]'' best album as track #5. This version has a new mixing by [[Morimoto Koji]]. | ||
| + | ; TO BE (10th Anniversary version) | ||
| + | : Found on the "[[Days / Green|GREEN / Days]]" single as track #3. This is the standard version of the song with different arrangement by [[HAL|HΛL]]. | ||
| + | ; TO BE (10th Anniversary version -Instrumental-) | ||
| + | : Found on the "[[Days / Green|GREEN / Days]]" single as track #6. This is the non-vocal version of the "10th Anniversary" version. | ||
| + | ; TO BE (Jonathan Peters Club mix) | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Ayu-mi-x 7 -Version House-|ayu-mi-x 7 -version HOUSE-]]'' remix album as track #1. This is a remix by [[wikipedia:Jonathan Peters|Jonathan Peters]]. | ||
| + | ; TO BE [Bach<nowiki>:</nowiki> Heikin Ritsu Clavier Kyokushuu Dai 1-kan Dai 1-kyoku Prelude] | ||
| + | : Found on the ''[[Love Classics|LOVE CLASSICS]]'' album as track #4. This is a mash-up between the original song and [[wikipedia:Johann Sebastian Bach|Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s "[[wikipedia:The Well-Tempered Clavier|The Well-Tempered Clavier]]" (Book 1, Prelude). | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | * [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/46184/1/ | + | * Oricon Profile: [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/46184/1/ Original Single] | [https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/246497/products/433038/1/ Re-released Single] |
| − | * [ | + | * ayu's Official YouTube Channel: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUKuCBII_88 MUSIC VIDEO] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-d-x7E1z-Q Live Lyric Video] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1DdNlK2PR8 "Original Mix"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nj2JgVUy6s "Eurobeat Mix"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmNpeoR099M "Acoustic Version"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmrWkKSd6Fw "10th Anniversary version"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzys8-G6CRk "A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-"] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX094qOHCIo "LOVE CLASSICS" Ver.] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W48mcjs51aw "Acapella" ver.] |
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[[Category:CM Theme Song]] | [[Category:CM Theme Song]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Platinum Singles]] | ||
[[Category:May 1999]] | [[Category:May 1999]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:03, 11 November 2020
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Single
- TO BE
- Released
- 1999.05.12
- Catalog Number
- AVDD-20316
- Price
- ¥1,020
- Tracklist
- TO BE
- TO BE (Dub's cool wind Remix)
- TO BE (Instrumental)
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Single
- TO BE
- Released
- 2001.02.28
- Catalog Number
- AVCD-30218
- Price
- ¥1,050
- Tracklist
- TO BE "Original Mix"
- TO BE "Dub's cool wind Remix"
- appears "H.W Tokyo Hard House Mix"
- Fly high "SHARP BOYS U.K VOCAL MIX"
- Fly high "Supreme Mix"
- Fly high "SAMPLE MADNESS REMIX"
- TO BE "Original Mix -Instrumental-"
- Information
"TO BE" is the eighth single released by Hamasaki Ayumi. This is Hamasaki's last single to be released in 8cm CD version. The title track was used as the CM song for JT Peach Water drinks which featuring Hamasaki herself. The single reached #4 on the weekly charts and stayed on the charts for a total of fifteen weeks. The single also became the the #64 single of 1999. The single sold 109,860 copies during it's first weeks sales and it has since sold a total of 324,500 copies.
The single was re-released in 2001 on a 12cm format with extra remix songs. This time around the single reached #26 and charted for three weeks.
- Live Performances
- [1999.05.08] CDTV
- [1999.05.08] ayumi hamasaki SECRET LIVE at AKASAKA BLITZ
- [1999.05.13] Utaban
- [1999.05.14] MUSIC STATION
- [1999.05.22] Pop Jam
- [1999.05.28] MUSIC STATION
- [1999.06.21] HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
- [1999.12.31] avex MILLENIUM COUNT DOWN 1999-2000
- [2000.04.28~06.03] ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A
- [2000.12.09] uc special live ~Ayumi Hamasaki limited stage 2000. Winter~
- [2003.03.18~05.27] ayumi hamasaki LIMITED TA LIVE TOUR
- [2003.05.17] ayu ready? #032
- [2004.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2004-2005 A
- [2014.05.30~07.06] ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM SHOWCASE ~Feel the love~
- [2017.03.31] MUSIC STATION
- [2018.08.11] MUSIC FAIR
- [2019.01.12] MUSIC FAIR
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Music
- D・A・I
- Other Information
- Original mix
- Arrangement: Suzuki Naoto, D・A・I
- Keyboards: Suzuki Naoto
- Programming: Iida Takahiro
- Guitar: Furukawa Masayoshi
- Mixed by Dave Way
- Acoustic Orchestra Version
- Arrangement: Honma Akimitsu
- Acoustic Guitar: Furukawa Masayoshi
- Keyboards: Honma Akimitsu
- Programming: Iida Takahiro
- Mixed by Hattori Atsushi
Music Video
The music video for "TO BE" was directed by longtime collaborator Takeishi Wataru. It shows Hamasaki singing as seen by a little boy through a kaleidoscope. It makes use of various backgrounds, outfits, makeup, and wigs to bring as much color as possible into the world the little boy sees. At the end, the kaleidoscope lens breaks, and Hamasaki is seen in black and white.
- Assistant Producer: Utsumi Kiyoshi (prime direction)
- Director: Takeishi Wataru
- Production Manager: Ishibashi Yoshiko (Dee DRIVE), Azumaya Yusuke (prime direction)
- Production Assistant: Sugiyama Yasumasa (Dee Drive)
- Director of Photography: Kato Masakazu
- Light: Noguchi Masuto
- Stylist: Matsumoto Koji
- Hair & Make up: Tamotsu, Chu (Too-Rustic)
Disambiguation
The following are the different versions of this song released throughout Hamasaki Ayumi's discography, listed chronologically.
- TO BE
- Found on the LOVEppears album as track #7. This is the standard version of the song.
- TO BE (Dub's cool wind Remix)
- Found on the "TO BE" single as track #2. This is a remixed version by Izumi "D·M·X" Miyazaki.
- TO BE (Instrumental)
- Found on the "TO BE" single as track #3. It's the vocal-less version of the original song.
- TO BE "Bright Mix"
- Found on the "Boys & Girls" single as track #7. This is a remix by Hakamada Hideki.
- TO BE "Eurobeat mix"
- Found on the SUPER EUROBEAT PRESENTS ayu-ro-mix as track #13. This was remixed by Dave Rodgers.
- TO BE "Acoustic Orchestra Version"
- Found on the ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra remix album as track #4, on the "SEASONS" single as track #3 and on the ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Acoustic Orchestra Version remix album as track #10. This is an orchestra version arranged by Honma Akimitsu.
- TO BE -inst.melo version-
- Found on the ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra remix album as track #10. This is a vocal-less melodic version of the song, played by Honma Akimitsu.
- TO BE "Acoustic Orchestra version" (NON-STOP)
- Found on the ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix remix album as track #14 on Disc 1. This is a new mix of "Acoustic Orchestra Version" version by Ueda Shoji.
- TO BE "2003 ReBirth Mix"
- Found on the A BALLADS best album as track #5. This version has a new mixing by Morimoto Koji.
- TO BE (10th Anniversary version)
- Found on the "GREEN / Days" single as track #3. This is the standard version of the song with different arrangement by HΛL.
- TO BE (10th Anniversary version -Instrumental-)
- Found on the "GREEN / Days" single as track #6. This is the non-vocal version of the "10th Anniversary" version.
- TO BE (Jonathan Peters Club mix)
- Found on the ayu-mi-x 7 -version HOUSE- remix album as track #1. This is a remix by Jonathan Peters.
- TO BE [Bach: Heikin Ritsu Clavier Kyokushuu Dai 1-kan Dai 1-kyoku Prelude]
- Found on the LOVE CLASSICS album as track #4. This is a mash-up between the original song and Johann Sebastian Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier" (Book 1, Prelude).
External Links
- Oricon Profile: Original Single | Re-released Single
- ayu's Official YouTube Channel: MUSIC VIDEO | Live Lyric Video | "Original Mix" | "Eurobeat Mix" | "Acoustic Version" | "10th Anniversary version" | "A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-" | "LOVE CLASSICS" Ver. | "Acapella" ver.
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