Respect the Power of Love

"Respect the Power of Love" is Namie Amuro's 12th single on the Avex Trax label. Her second single to be released after her hiatus. The single was released on the same day that Amuro's mother was murdered. Amuro cancelled promotion for this single and flew to Okinawa to identify her mother's body.

Commercial tie-in

Respect the Power of Love was used in Kose Visee commercial featuring Namie herself.^[1]

Charts

The single opened at #2 with 200,610 copies sold in its first week, it sold about 500,000 units and charted for 10 weeks.^[2] It was the 43rd best-selling single of 1999.^[3] The single was certified platinum by the RIAJ for 400,000 copies shipped to stores.^[4]

Track listing

"Respect the Power of Love - Straight Run" – 4:21
"Respect the Power of Love - NYC Uptown remix" – 4:01
"Respect the Power of Love - Instrumental" – 4:17

Personnel

Namie Amuro – vocals

Production

Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
Additionally Production – Rob Arbittier & Gary Adante
Mixing – Eddie Delena
Remixing – Roland Clark

TV performances

March 12, 1999 – Music Station
March 15, 1999 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
March 23, 1999 – Utaban
March 27, 1999 – Pop Jam
March 29, 1999 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Awards III
April 02, 1999 – Music Station Special
December 27, 1999 – SMAPxSMAP
December 31, 1999 – 50th Kōhaku Uta Gassen

References

↑ Screencaps of Namie's KOSE CMs TW Lovena, a Taiwanese fansite about Namie Amuro, (CM ~CF~ section)
↑ Respect the Power of Love trajectory Jpopmusic forum (The Oricon resource and archives thread)
↑ 1999 TOP 100: SINGLES
↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年3月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 1999 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 474: 9. May 10, 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.

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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