Can You Celebrate?

"Can You Celebrate?" is Namie Amuro's seventh solo single under the Avex Trax label. Released on February 19, 1997, "Can You Celebrate" is the best-selling single by a solo female artist in Japanese music history with sales of 2,296,200 copies.

It is also the theme song for Japanese drama Virgin Road (バージンロード) in 1997, which starred Emi Wakui, Tetsuya Takeda and Takashi Sorimachi. Namie Amuro herself appears in the opening sequence of the drama, along with Tetsuya Komuro on the piano.

Track listing

"Can You Celebrate? (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 6:17
"Can You Celebrate? (Seventh Avenue South Mix)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 8:43
"Can You Celebrate? (Back Track with TK)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 6:16

Re-release

The single was re-released on December 25, 1997, as a maxi single to commemorate Amuro's marriage to Masaharu Maruyama (SAM). Featuring remixes of "Can You Celebrate?" as well as a remix of "Dreaming I Was Dreaming", the song charted as the first number one of 1998.

Track listing

"Can You Celebrate? (Wedding Mix)" – 6:28
"Dreaming I Was Dreaming (Subconscious Mix)" – 5:21
"Can You Celebrate? (Heavenly Mix)" – 4:46
"Can You Celebrate? (Wedding Mix - Instrumental)" – 6:28
"Dreaming I Was Dreaming (Subconscious Mix - Instrumental) – 5:20

Packaging

Unique to Amuro's singles, the re-release was released in a hardpaper slipcase and pressed on a full-sized 5" disc instead of the then industry standard 3" disc. The cover utilizes images from her Concentration 20 (1997) album as well as images from her original "Can You Celebrate?" and "Dreaming I was dreaming" singles. Closeup shoots of Amuro clasping her hands together exposing her engagement ring are some of the only professional photographs of it that exist.

Personnel

Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals
Tetsuya Komuro – piano, background vocals
Kazuhiro Matsuo – guitar

Production

Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
Arrangement – Tetsuya Komuro, Cozy Kubo
String Arrangement – Randy Waldman
Additional production – Robert Arbittier, Gary Adante
Mixing – Dave Way
Remixing – Joe Chiccarelli

TV performances

February 4, 1997 – Utaban
February 9, 1997 – Super Jockey
February 10, 1997 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
February 14, 1997 – Music Station
February 16, 1997 – Mega Hits Special
March 7, 1997 – Music Station
March 28, 1997 – Music Station Special
March 31, 1997 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ in Daiba
May 21, 1997 – TK Groove Museum HongKong
May 27, 1997 – TK Pan-Pacific Tour
October 3, 1997 – Music Station Special
November 16, 1997 – 1st The Japan Audition
November 28, 1997 – TK Groove Museum Beijing
December 11, 1997 – FNS Music Festival
December 26, 1997 – Music Station Special Super Live 1997
December 31, 1997 – 39th Japan Record Awards
December 31, 1997 – 48th Kōhaku Uta Gassen
December 31, 1998 – 49th Kōhaku Uta Gassen
December 27, 1999 – SMAP X SMAP
April 12, 2000 – Music Museum
December 2, 2000 – Love Love Aishiteru
March 30, 2001 – Music Station Special
December 6, 2001 – FNS Music Festival
December 25, 2001 – Eienteki Oto Raku Shounen
September 27, 2004 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Special

Charts

Total Release (Original + Re-Release)

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
February 19, 1997	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	1,095,540	2,750,220	49 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	1

Original CD release

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
February 19, 1997	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	828,480	2,296,200	40 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	1

Maxi single re-release

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
December 25, 1997	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	280,060	454,020	9 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	54

References

Namie Amuro Discography Sampling Site

Namie Amuro

Discography

Studio albums	Dance Tracks Vol.1 Sweet 19 Blues Concentration 20 Genius 2000 Break the Rules Style Queen of Hip-Pop Play Past<Future Uncontrolled Feel Genic

Compilations	Original Tracks Vol.1 181920 Love Enhanced Single Collection Best Fiction Checkmate! Ballada

DVDs	Filmography 2001–2005

Other related articles	Super Monkey's MAX Suite Chic Tetsuya Komuro

Namie Amuro songs

Sweet 19 Blues	"Body Feels Exit" "Chase the Chance" "Don't Wanna Cry" "Sweet 19 Blues" "You're My Sunshine"

Concentration 20	"A Walk in the Park" "Can You Celebrate?" "How to Be a Girl"

181920	"Dreaming I Was Dreaming"

Genius 2000	"I Have Never Seen" "Love 2000" "Respect the Power of Love" "Something 'bout the Kiss"

Break the Rules	"Never End" "No More Tears" "Please Smile Again" "Think of Me"

Love Enhanced Single Collection	"I Will" "Lovin' It" "Say the Word"

Style	"Come" "Put 'Em Up" "Shine More" "So Crazy" "Wishing on the Same Star"

Queen of Hip-Pop	"Alarm" "All for You" "Girl Talk" "Want Me, Want Me"

Play	"Baby Don't Cry" "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" "Funky Town" "Hide and Seek" "Violet Sauce"

Best Fiction	"New Look" "Rock Steady" "What a Feeling"

Past < Future	"Fast Car" "My Love" "Wild"

Checkmate!	"Wonder Woman"

Uncontrolled	"Break It" "Fight Together" "Get Myself Back" "Go Round" "Love Story" "Naked" "Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!" "Tempest" "Yeah-Oh!"

Feel	"Contrail" "Heaven"

Ballada	"Tsuki"

Genic	"Birthday" "What I Did for Love"

Other songs	"Brighter Day" "Fake" "The Speed Star" "Toi et Moi" "White Light"

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