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Inspire (Hamasaki Ayumi)
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- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Single
- INSPIRE
- Released
- 2004.07.28
- Catalog Number
- AVCD-30620/B (CD+DVD)
- AVCD-30621 (CD Only)
- Price
- ¥1,890 (CD+DVD)
- ¥1,050 (CD Only)
- CD Tracklist
- INSPIRE -Original Mix-
- GAME -Original Mix-
- INSPIRE -Instrumental-
- GAME -Instrumental-
- DVD Tracklist
- INSPIRE (video clip)
- GAME (video clip)
- Information
INSPIRE is Hamasaki Ayumi's 33rd single. INSPIRE was used as the image song for a Fuji TV special about the Guggenheim Museum in New York as well as a tie-in for avex auditions 2004. GAME was used as the Panasonic 700MD CM song. This single reached #1 on the Oricon charts and charted for 15 weeks. It sold 329,145 copies, becoming the #16 single of 2004.
- Live Performances
- [2004.xx.xx] avex Shareholders Limited Live
- [2004.07.22] AX Music
- [2004.07.23] MUSIC STATION
- [2004.07.31~08.29] a-nation 2004
- [2004.08.02] HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
- [2004.12.31] CDTV Special 2004-2005
- [2004.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2004-2005 A
- [2005.02.01~04.24] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2005 A ~MY STORY~
- [2009.12.30~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2009-2010 A ~Future Classics~
- [2010.04.11~10.11] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2010 A ~Rock'n'Roll Circus~ (AKBK "valle blanco" remix)
- [2013.09.21] TV Asahi 55th Anniversary ~TV Asahi Dream Festival 2013~
- [2016.05.14~07.18] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2016 A ~M(A)DE IN JAPAN~
- [2019.05.01~08.18] ayumi hamasaki TROUBLE TOUR 2019-2020 A -misunderstood-
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Music
- Yukumi Tetsuya
- Other Information
- Arrangement: HΛL (Umesaki Toshiyasu, Shimizu Takehito)
- Programming & Guitar: HΛL
- Additional Programming: Maruyama Mayuko
- B.G. Vocal: ayumi hamasaki
- Mixed by Morimoto Koji
Music Video
The music video for "INSPIRE" was directed by Inoue Tatsuo and was filmed in Los Angeles, California.
Hamasaki is walking down the city and sees a promotional poster of "INSPIRE" with arid earth as the promotional image. Then it shows Hamasaki going to a tropical island by raft. There she sings and dances in the ocean water with her dancers, and also do a versioned tribal dance.
Credits
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- produced by max matsuura
- A&R + Directed by Yasuyuki Tomita (avex trax)
- Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at FLAIR
- A&R Coordination: Kentaro Furusawa (avex trax)
- A&R Chief: Nobuhito Ikehata (avex trax)
- Executive Supervisor: Daisuke Shimokawa, Haji Taniguchi (avex trax)
- Artist Management: Yuka Kikuchi, Kouji Hashimoto, Makoto Noto (avex inc.)
- Media Operation: avex Media room & Promotion room, 2nd A&R/Promotion Dept. Akira Akutsu, Koki Sato & avex inc. Advertisement Division
- Sales Promotion: Hideo Yamamoto, Masatoshi Furukawa, Atsushi Shiraishi & All avex distribution Staff
- Advisory Producers: Motohiro Abe (avex inc.), Ryuzo Shoji (to max inc.), Yoshihisa Nagata (prime direction inc.)
- General Producer: Shinji Hayashi (avex trax), Ryuhei Chiba (avex inc.)
- Specially Coordinated by Tom Yoda (avex group)
- Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
- Design: Takuma Noriage (RICE)
- Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex trax)
- CG Treatment: Makoto Harikae, Hiroko Tanaka (amana)
- Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi (avex trax)
- Photographer: Leslie Kee (FEMME/TOKYO, JEDROOTS/NEW YORK)
- Assistant Photographer: Makino, Tommy, Lyan
- Fashion Director: Kei Ito
- Stylist: Hideo 'Kokomi' Suzue (H)
- Assistant Stylist: Tomoko 'Yukinko' Takahashi, Hirosuke 'Darling' Terada
- Hair & Make up: Keizo Kuroda (THREE PEACE)
- Assistant Hair & Make up: Kazuhisa Kurumizawa
- Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura
- Location Coordinator: Day O Productions, Inc./L.A, Stanley Izumi Kim (sike)
- Thanks to: Ready Go! (EASTRIGHTS co.,inc.)
- Costume Support: emanuel ungaro
Oricon Chart Positions
| Week # | Week Rank | Sales | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 181,325 | 181,325 |
| 2 | 3 | 59,179 | 240,504 |
| 3 | 4 | 37,357 | 277,861 |
| 4 | 11 | 19,128 | 296,989 |
| 5 | 21 | 10,455 | 307,444 |
| 6 | 24 | 6,641 | 314,085 |
| 7 | 37 | 3,745 | 317,830 |
| 8 | 41 | 2,705 | 320,535 |
| 9 | 61 | 2,396 | 322,931 |
| 10 | x | x | x |
| 11 | x | x | x |
| 12 | x | x | 327,925 |
| 13 | 129 | 771 | 327,925 |
| 14 | 157 | 657 | 328,582 |
| 15 | 190 | 563 | 329,145 |
Total Reported Sales: 329,145
Total Reported Downloads: 750,000 (INSPIRE)
Disambiguation
The following are the different versions of this song released throughout Hamasaki Ayumi's discography, listed chronologically.
- INSPIRE
- Found on the MY STORY album as track #13. This is the standard version of the song and it is often referred to as "Original Mix".
- INSPIRE -Instrumental-
- Found on the "INSPIRE" single as track #3. This is the standard version of the song without its main vocals.
- INSPIRE × ARMAND VAN HELDEN
- Found on the ayu-mi-x 6 -GOLD- remix album as track #5. This is a remixed version by Armand van Helden.
- INSPIRE (ARMAND VAN HELDEN Club Mix)
- Found on the "INSPIRE / CAROLS" vinyl as track #1. This is a club remix by Armand van Helden.
- INSPIRE (ARMAND VAN HELDEN Dub)
- Found on the "INSPIRE / CAROLS" vinyl as track #2. This is a dub remix by Armand van Helden.
- INSPIRE (AKBK "valle blanco" remix)
- Found on the ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu-ro mix 4 remix album as track #. This is a remix by DJ Mocchi and valle blanco.
External Links
- Oricon Profile: CD+DVD | CD Only
- ayu's Official YouTube Channel: MUSIC VIDEO | "Original Mix" | "Instrumental" ver. | "Acapella" ver.
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