Boys & Girls (Ayumi Hamasaki song)

Single infobox
Name = Boys & Girls


Artist = Ayumi Hamasaki
from Album = Loveppears
Released = July 14, 1999
Format = CD Single
[ Recorded = ]
Genre = J-pop
Length = 57:45
Label = Avex Trax
Writer = Ayumi Hamasaki
Producer =
Reviews =
Last single = "To Be"
(1999)
This single = "Boys & Girls"
(1999)
Next single = "A"
(1999)

"Boys & Girls" is a song by Ayumi Hamasaki, released as her ninth single, on July 14, 1999. Hamasaki's first Maxi single, it was also her first certified million-seller. In its first week of release, it ranked at number two after Ami Suzuki's "Be Together" claimed the top spot. The following week, however, it was able to top the charts.

Commercial tie-up

In 1999, Ayumi became a spokeswoman for AUBE, a cosmetics compagny. Boys & Girls was used in a lipstick commercial for the mark as the theme song. Ayu appeared in the TV ad.

Track listing

# "Boys & Girls" (Mad Filter Mix)
# "Boys & Girls" (Aube Original Mix)
# "Boys & Girls" (Higher Uplift Mix)
# "Love ~Destiny~" (Todd'S Lovers Conversion)
# "Boys & Girls" (HΛL's Mix)
# "Boys & Girls" (Melt Down Dub Mix)
# "To Be" (Bright Mix)
# "Boys & Girls" (D-Z Psychedelic Assassin Mix)
# "Boys & Girls" (Dub's club Remix)
# "Boys & Girls" (Aube Original Mix – Instrumental)

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

* Total Sales : 1,038,000 (Japan)
* "Boys & Girls" is the first single by Hamasaki to sell over a million copies
* "Boys & Girls" is Hamasaki's fourth highest selling single.

Live performances

* xx xx, 1999 – CDTV All Hits – "Boys & Girls"
* July 16, 1999 – Music Station – "Boys & Girls"
* July 17, 1999 – CDTV – "Boys & Girls'
* July 19, 1999 – Hey! Hey! Hey! – "Boys & Girls"
* July 22, 1999 – Utaban – "Boys & Girls"
* September 24, 1999 – J-Pop Night – "Boys & Girls" and "End roll" and "too late" and "Trauma"
* November 20, 1999 – All Japan Request Awards – "Boys & Girls"
* December 3, 1999 – Japan Cable Awards – "Boys & Girls"
* December 12, 1999 – Super Dream Live – "Boys & Girls" and "appears"
* December 22, 1999 – Fresh Live – "Boys & Girls"
* December 24, 1999 – Music Station Christmas Special – "Boys & Girls" and "appears"
* December 25, 1999 – Pop Jam Christmas Special – "Boys & Girls"
* December 31, 1999 – Japan Record Awards – "Boys & Girls"
* December 31, 1999 – Kouhaku – "Boys & Girls"
* December 31, 1999 – CDTV Special Live 1999-2000 – "Boys & Girls" and "Immature" and "appears"
* August 31, 2000 – Avex Summer Paradise 2000 – "M" and "Boys & Girls"
* November 24, 2004 - Asia Song Festival - "M" and "Boys & Girls"

Chart positions

References

External links

* [http://avexnet.jp/item/hamas/disc/product/AVCD-30049.html "Boys & Girls"] information at Avex Network.
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/45105/1/ "Boys & Girls"] information at Oricon.