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"Depend on You" Single by Ayumi Hamasaki from the album A Song for ×× B-side Two of Us Released December 9, 1998 Format JPN CD Single
USA Digital Single[1]Recorded 1998 Genre J-pop Length 4:20 Label Avex Trax Writer(s) Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Kazuhito Kikuchi (music)
Daisuke Miyaji (music)
Ryosuke Imai (music)Producer Max Matsuura Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology "For My Dear..."
(1998)"Depend on You"
(1998)"Whatever"
(1999)"Depend on You" is the fifth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on December 9, 1998. The single contains a b-side, "Two of Us," which was never released on an album. Both songs were featured in the PlayStation RPG "Thousand Arms."
Contents
Track listing
- "Depend on You"
- "Two of Us"
- "Depend on You" (instrumental)
"Depend on You" Single by Ayumi Hamasaki Released February 28, 2001 Format CD single Recorded 1998 Genre J-pop Label Avex Trax Writer(s) Ayumi Hamasaki Producer Max Matsuura Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology "Whatever"
(2001)"Depend on You"
(2001)"For My Dear..."
(2001)Re-release
This single was re-released on February 28, 2001, featuring five new tracks. The single was re-released for the fact that it was initially released in 1999 only in the 3" CD format which was being replaced by the new standard "maxi" CD format. The single was re-released in the standard maxi format for wider compatibility.
Track listing
- "Depend on You"
- "Two of Us
- "Depend on You" (Dub's Electro Remix)
- "Depend on You" (44XL dub)
- "Depend on You" (Bodyguard mix)
- "Two of Us" (PPS Connection mix)
- "Two of Us" (Touch of Mohagany mix)
- "Depend on You" (Instrumental)
Depend on You was also remixed and released in Mirrorcle World for her 10th anniversary of chart-topping singles.
Music Video
The music video for "Depend on you" was directed by Muto Masashi. It depicts Hamasaki singing while on a "journey" of sorts – a road is shown, and she sings at various natural locales, including a mountain and a pond.
- Assistant Producer: Naohito Watanabe (prime direction)
- Director: Masashi Muto (prime direction)
- Assistant Director: Takahide Ishii (prime direction)
- Production Manager: Asako Tsutsumi (prime direction), Hiroyuki Sawada
- Production Assistant: Shinobu Fukuda, Akiko Nishimura (prime direction)
- Director of Photography: Kenichi Kawabata (La CERISE)
- Light: Takahiro Tatara (IMAGE STUDIO 109)
- Stylist: Koji Matsumoto
- Hair: Tamotsu (Too RUSTIC)
- Make Up: Chu (Too RUSTIC)
Disambiguation
Live performances
- December 8, 1998 – Utaban – Depend on You
- December 10, 1998 – Hit MMM – Depend on You
- December 11, 1998 – Music Station – Depend on You
- December 16, 1998 – Pocket Music – Depend on You
- December 19, 1998 – Countdown TV – Depend on You
- December 21, 1998 – Hey! Hey! Hey! – Depend on You
- December 24, 1998 – Happy Christmas Special – Depend on You
- December 25, 1998 – Music Station – Depend on You
- December 30, 1998 – Super Live – Depend on You
- December 31, 1998 – Countdown TV – Depend on You
- January 23, 1999 – Pop Jam – Depend on You
- March 3, 1999 – Japan Gold Disc Awards – Depend on You
- December 22, 1999 – Fresh Live – Depend on You
Chart positions
Chart (1998) Peak
positionTime in
chartJapan Oricon1 6 8 weeks Chart (2001) Peak
positionTime in
chartJapan Oricon² 27 3 weeks 1Original version
²Re-release version
Oricon sales: 131,460 (Original version)
"Depend on You" Single by Ayumi Hamasaki Released March 8, 2004 (Europe) Format CD single Genre Trance, Ambient Label Drizzly Records Writer(s) Ayumi Hamasaki Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology "M"
(2003)"Depend on You''"
(2003)"Naturally"
(2004)European version
In 2004, "Depend on You" was also released in Europe as a trance single. The CD single was only released in Germany but the digital single was released worldwide.
- "Depend on You" (Svenson & Gielen radio edit)
- "Depend on You" (DJ Shog radio edit)
- "Depend on You" (DJ Shog dub mix)
- "Depend on You" (Svenson & Gielen club mix)
- "Depend on You" (Svenson & Gielen instrumental mix)
References
External links
- "Depend on You" information at Avex Network.
- "Depend on You" re-release information at Avex Network.
- "Depend on You" information at Oricon.
- "Depend on You" re-release information at Oricon.
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- 1998 singles
- 2001 singles
- Songs written by Ayumi Hamasaki
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