You (Koda Kumi)

Single Cover

Artist

Koda Kumi

Single

you

Released

2005.12.07

Catalog Number

RZCD-45301

Price

¥1,050

Tracklist

1. you
2. Sweet Kiss
3. you (Instrumental)
4. Sweet Kiss (Instrumental)

Information

"you" is the nineteenth single released by Koda Kumi and the first release in the "12 Days of Christmas" release season. The cover art is meant to have an Alaskan (Eskimo) theme. The main track was used as "GemCEREY" CM song while "Sweet Kiss" is the Lotte's "Pure White Gum" CM song. "you" is one of the three non-limited singles. The single reached #1 on Oricon charts becoming the first #1 single of Koda Kumi's career. It charted for 15 weeks selling 72,111 units in it's first week and the most recent figures show that it sold a total of 182,443 units. As this single sold 190,060 copies in 2006, it was the #50 single of the year.

"you" is certified platinum for over 250,000 full-length song downloads on cellphones.

Song Information

Lyrics

Koda Kumi, Kuzuya Yoko

Music

Kuzuya Yoko

Other Information

Arrangement: Watanabe Toru

Piano: Shibata Toshifumi

Strings & Strings Arrangement: CHICA

Recorded by Kawata Masahiro at avex studio

Mixed by Yamada Naoki at WARNER MUSIC RECORDING STUDIO

Disambiguation

There are four versions of "you" to be currently found in Koda Kumi's discography. These different versions are:

you

Found on Koda Kumi's 19th single, "you", as track #1. It is also found on BEST ~second session~ as track #3.

you (Instrumental)

Found on Koda Kumi's 19th single, "you", as track #3.

you (Acoustic Piano mix)

Found on Koda Kumi's first remix album, KODA KUMI REMIX ALBUM, as track #1.

you ~piano version~

Found on Koda Kumi's third best album, BEST ~BOUNCE & LOVERS~, as track #11.

TV Performances

• [2005.12.09] Music Fighter
• [2005.12.17] CDTV

External Links

• Oricon Profile