H (song)
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| Single by Ayumi Hamasaki from the album Rainbow |
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| Released | July 24, 2002 | ||||
| Format | JPN CD Single USA Digital Single [1] |
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| Genre | J-pop | ||||
| Length | 28:29 | ||||
| Label | Avex Trax | ||||
| Writer(s) | Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
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"H" is the 27th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on July 24, 2002. The single included three A-sides, and was the top-selling single of 2002 in Japan. It was the only single to sell over a million copies that year, and also the latest single by a female artist ever to sell over a million copies. To commemorate hitting the million mark in sales, this single was re-released Special Limited Edition on November 7, 2002.
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[edit] Information
Ayumi co-composed the three tracks with D.A.I under her pseudonym CREA. No music videos were shot to promote the single.
[edit] Commercial endorsments
Hanabi was used in a in TV ad for the TU-KA Funstyle mobile phone and July 1st was the image song for a lipstick Kose Visee commercial. Ayumi appeared in both commercial campaigns. independent was used as a song for the Baseball Cheer.[2]
[edit] Track listing
- independent
- July 1st – 4:20
- Hanabi (lit. Fireworks) – 4:53
- independent (Instrumental)
- July 1st (Instrumental) – 4:20
- Hanabi (Instrumental) – 4:53
[edit] Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| 24 July 2002 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | #1 | |||
| 24 July 2002 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #1 (3 weeks at #1) | 417,870 | 1,016,000 | 24 |
| 24 July 2002 | Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | #1 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- H information at Avex Network.
- H information at Oricon.
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