Unite!

CD Art

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Single

UNITE!

Released

2001.07.11

Catalog Number

AVCD-30275

Price

¥1,260

Tracklist

1. UNITE! "Original Mix"
2. UNITE! "Huge UR-Chin mix"
3. UNITE! "hecco's club vocal mix"
4. UNITE! "re-Formation Mix"
5. Endless sorrow "Dub's Forever Mercy Mix"
6. UNITE! "PROJECT O.T ATOMIC MIX"
7. UNITE! "PSYCHO TRANCE MIX"
8. UNITE! "No.1 Blueberry Wonderful"
9. Key "nicely nice waterfowl remix"
10. UNITE! "Original Mix -Instrumental-"

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Single Cover

Single

UNITE!

Released

2005.11.17 (Germany)

Tracklist

1. UNITE! - Airwave Vocal Edit
2. UNITE! - Moogwai Radio Edit
3. UNITE! - ALT+F4 Radio Edit
4. UNITE! - Robert Gitelman Radio Edit
5. UNITE! - ALT+F4 Remix
6. UNITE! - Robert Gitelman Remix
7. UNITE! - Airwave Dub Mix

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Vinyl

UNITE!

Released

2005.10.21 (Germany)

Catalog Number

DRIZ3006-1

Tracklist

1. UNITE! - Airwave vocal mix
2. UNITE! - Airwave dub mix
3. UNITE! - Moogwai instrumental mix

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Vinyl

UNITE!

Released

2005.10.24 (Germany)

Catalog Number

DRIZ3006-2

Tracklist

1. UNITE! - ALT+F4 remix
2. UNITE! - Robert Gitelman remix

Information

"UNITE!" is Hamasaki Ayumi's 23rd single. It was used as the Kirin Beverage "Sapuri" CM song. The single reached #1 on the Oricon charts and charted for ten weeks. It sold 571,110 copies, becoming the #25 single of 2001, and being certified Platinum by RIAJ.

"UNITE! (part 1)" and "UNITE! (part 2)" are German vinyls, released under label Drizzly Records. They are the last German vinyl releases, being the single the last of all.

Live Performances

• [2001.06.22~07.07] ayumi hamasaki DOME TOUR 2001 A
• [2001.07.01] CDTV
• [2001.07.09] HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
• [2001.07.13] MUSIC STATION
• [2001.07.13] POP JAM
• [2001.07.21] CDTV
• [2001.07.28] POP JAM
• [2001.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2001-2002 A
• [2002.04.27~06.16] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2002 A
• [2002.07.06~07.28] ayumi hamasaki STADIUM TOUR 2002 A
• [2002.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2002-2003 A
• [2003.10.09~31] A MUSEUM ~30th single collection live~
• [2003.12.30~2004.04.25] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2003~2004 A
• [2003.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2003-2004
• [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
• [2006.03.11~06.11] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2006 A ~(miss)understood~
• [2007.02.26] SMAPxSMAP (AYU x SMAP)
• [2007.03.10~06.10] ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2007 A ~Tour of Secret~
• [2008.12.30~31] ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM COUNTDOWN LIVE 2008-2009 A
• [2009.04.11~08.22] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~
• [2015.09.29~12.03] TA LIMITED LIVE TOUR
• [2015.12.29~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2015-2016 A ~M(A)DE IN TOKYO~
• [2017.05.13~07.17] ayumi hamasaki Just the beginning -20- TOUR 2017
• [2019.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2019-2020 ~Promised Land~ A
• [2020.12.24] ayumi hamasaki Special SHOWCASE ~Xmas Eve 2020~

Song Information

Lyrics

Hamasaki Ayumi

Music

CREA

Other Information

Arrangement: HΛL

Keyboards: HΛL

Programming: HΛL

Guitar: Akimoto Naoya

Fundamental Track Making: Kikuchi Tadashi

Mixed by Inada Noriki

Music Video

An entire music video was not released for "UNITE!". Instead, only a short promotional clip featuring the chorus of the song was issued. It was directed by Ishii Takahide. The clip features moments from Hamasaki's ayumi hamasaki DOME TOUR 2001 A live concert performing the song.

Credits

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Hamasaki Ayumi promoting the single.

• produced by max matsuura
• written & composed by ayumi hamasaki

• Sound Produced by Suzuki Naoto

• Production Assistant0: Yuka Akiyama (prime direction inc.)

• Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at FLAIR

• 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.), Ayumi Ogata (Premium Promotion)
• Artist Promotion: Toshiyasu Takahashi & avex Domestic Repertoire Promotion Dept3, Akira Akutsu & avex inc. Advertisement Division

• Sales Promotion: Tomotsugu Ota, Kazuo Kosugi, 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)

• Cooperation: Hiroaki Itoh, Kazuki Muraishi (avex inc. producers room)

• Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
• Design: Shigeru Kasai (RICE)
• Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex trax)

• Photographer: Keita Haginiwa
• Stylist: Koji Matsumoto
• Assistant Stylist: Hiroyuki 'Ushiko' Ishii
• Hair & Make up: CHIKA (artifata)
• Assistant Hair & Make up: Shunsaku 'macchi' Shoji (artifata)
• Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura

Disambiguation

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

UNITE!

Found on the I am... album as track #4. This is the standard version of the song, and it is often referred to as "Original Mix".

UNITE! "Huge UR-Chin mix"

Found on the "UNITE!" single as track #2. This is a remixed version of the original song by Huge.

UNITE! "hecco's club vocal mix"

Found on the "UNITE!" single as track #3. This is a remix by HECCO.

UNITE! "re-Formation Mix"

Found on the "UNITE!" single as track #4. It was remixed by KO-I.

UNITE! "PROJECT O.T ATOMIC MIX"

Found on the "UNITE!" single as track #6. This is a remix of the original song by PROJECT O.T

UNITE! "PSYCHO TRANCE MIX"

Found on the "UNITE!" single as track #7. Remixed by 83key.

UNITE! "No.1 Blueberry Wonderful"

Found on the "UNITE!" single as track #8. This was remixed by Uehara Kikou.

UNITE! "Original Mix -Instrumental-"

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

UNITE! (Euro-Power Mix)

Found on the SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 2 remix album as track #14. This was remixed by Dave Rodgers.

UNITE! (Airwave dub)

Found on the "M e.p." vinyl as track #3. This is a dub remix by AIRWAVE.

UNITE! "Airwave remix"

Found on the Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance remix album as track #4, on the "M e.p." vinyl as track #4 and on the Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance 2 remix album as track #7. This is a remix by DJ AIRWAVE.

UNITE! "Moogwai remix"

Found on the Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance remix album as track #13. This is a remixed version by MOOGWAI.

UNITE! (Moogwai dub)

Found on the "M e.p." vinyl as track #6. This was remixed by MOOGWAI.

UNITE! "Non-Stop Mega Mix Version"

Found on the ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Non-Stop Mega Mix Version remix album as track #3. This is a remix by Huge. Also known as "Huge under the weight of TRANCE mix".

UNITE! - Airwave vocal mix

Found on the first "UNITE!" vinyl as track #1. This is a remix by AIRWAVE.

UNITE! - Airwave dub mix

Found on the first "UNITE!" vinyl as track #2 and on the "UNITE!" German single as track #7. This is a dub remix by AIRWAVE.

UNITE! - Moogwai instrumental mix

Found on the first "UNITE!" vinyl as track #3. This is a vocal-less trance remix by MOOGWAI.

UNITE! - ALT+F4 remix

Found on the second "UNITE!" vinyl as track #1 and on the "UNITE!" German single as track #5. This was remixed by ALT+F4.

UNITE! - Robert Gitelman remix

Found on the second "UNITE!" vinyl as track #2 and on the "UNITE!" German single as track #6. This is a ROBERT GITELMAN remix.

UNITE! - Airwave Vocal Edit

Found on the "UNITE!" German single as track #1. This is and edited version of "Airwave vocal mix" by AIRWAVE.

UNITE! - Moogwai Radio Edit

Found on the "UNITE!" German single as track #2. This is a shorter version of the "Moogwai instrumental mix" by MOOGWAI.

UNITE! - ALT+F4 Radio Edit

Found on the "UNITE!" German single as track #3. This is an edited version of the "ALT+F4 remix" remix by ALT+F4.

UNITE! - Robert Gitelman Radio Edit

Found on the "UNITE!" German single as track #4. This is a shorter version of the "Robert Gitelman remix" remix.

UNITE! (EK's Big Room remix)

Found on the ayu-mi-x 7 -version HOUSE- remix album as track #11. This is a remix by Eric Kupper.

External Links

• Oricon Profile
• ayu's Official YouTube Channel: Promotional Clip | "Original Mix" | "Instrumental" ver. | "Huge UR-Chin mix" | "hecco's club vocal mix" | "re-Formation MIX" | "PROJECT O.T ATOMIC MIX" | "PSYCHO TRANCE MIX" | "No.1 Blueberry Wonderful" | "Acapella" ver.