Ai no Uta (Kumi Koda song)
| ""Ai no Uta" "愛のうた" | ||||
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| Single by Kumi Koda | ||||
| from the album Kingdom | ||||
| B-side | Come Over | |||
| Released | September 12, 2007 (Japanese single) | |||
| Format | CD, CD+DVD | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Rhythm Zone | |||
| Writer(s) | Kumi Koda • Kosuke Morimoto | |||
| Kumi Koda singles chronology | ||||
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Ai no Uta (愛のうた / Song of Love) is the 37th single released by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda. The single was released in CD and CD+DVD, with limited editions carrying the "Urban Kiss Version" of Ai no Uta.[1] The single was released on September 12, 2007 and followed the theme of Yume no Uta/Futari de... as an autumn/winter-time love ballad. It charted at #2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for twenty-two weeks.[2] Ai no Uta is described as a song about the sadness of fleeting love and how fragile and precious it is.[3]
The b-side, Come Over was the theme song used for the Sekai Judo 2007 (世界柔道2007 / World Judo 2007).[4]
Ai no Uta was certified by the RIAJ as being downloaded as a ringtone more than 1,000,000 times, and as a full-length download to cellphones more than 750,000 times.[5]
An alternate version of the music video was placed on the corresponding album Kingdom.
Track listing
| CD | |||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
| 1. | "愛のうた (Ai no Uta / Song of Love)" | Kumi Koda • Kosuke Morimoto | Kosuke Morimoto | Tomoji Sogawa | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Come Over" | Kumi Koda | Miki Watanabe | Miki Watanabe | 3:38 |
| 3. | "愛のうた" (URBAN KISS Version) | Kumi Koda • Kosuke Morimoto | Kosuke Morimoto | Tomoji Sogawa | |
| 4. | "愛のうた" (Instrumental) | Kosuke Morimoto | Tomoji Sogawa | 4:51 | |
| 5. | "Come Over" (Instrumental) | Miki Watanabe | Miki Watanabe | 3:38 | |
| DVD | |||
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| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
| 1. | "愛のうた" (Music Video) | ||
| 2. | "愛のうた" (Making Video) | ||
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| September 12, 2007 | Oricon Daily Charts | 2 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Charts | 2 | 65,276 | 134,831 | 20 weeks | |
| Oricon Monthly Charts | 9 | ||||
| Oricon Yearly Charts | 62 |
Chart procession and succession
| Preceded by "Lifetime Respect (Onna Hen)" by RSP |
RIAJ Reco-kyō Chart number-one song August, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Aoku Yasashiku" by Kobukuro |
Alternate Versions
愛のうた
- 愛のうた: Found on the single (2007) and corresponding album Kingdom (2008)
- 愛のうた [URBAN KISS Version]: Found on the single (2007)
- 愛のうた [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2007)
- 愛のうた [The Standard Club PIANO DANCE Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)
Come Over
- Come Over: Found on the single (2007)
- Come Over [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2007)
- Come Over [Caramel Pod Club Mix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)
References
- ↑ "Koda Kumi: Ai no Uta--Limited". Amazon Japan. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ↑ "AI NO UTA / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ↑ "the online asian media source: Ai no Uta lyrics". JPop Asia. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Koda Kumi's new song "Song of Love" feature! "Come Over" is the "World Judo 2007" cheer song!". Neowing. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ↑ レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：2月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
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