Carols (song)

"Carols" is the thirty-fourth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on September 29, 2004. It became her 21st single to claim the No. 1 spot on the Oricon charts and has sold over 340,000 copies to date. Carols is to date Hamasaki's only single to be released on the DVD-Audio and SACD formats. It was the last single to be released from the album My Story.

"Carols"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album My Story
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2004
FormatJPNCD Single, DVD-Audio, SACD
United States Digital Single [1]
GenreJ-pop
Length23:41
LabelAvex Trax
Songwriter(s)Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Tomoya Kinoshita (music)
Producer(s)Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Inspire"
(2004)		 "Carols"
(2004)		 "Step You/Is This Love?"
(2005)
Official Music Video
"Carols" on YouTube

Music video

The music video premiered a few days before the release and was directed by Masashi Muto. The video, filmed in black and white, features Hamasaki singing in an empty theatre.

Track listing
  1. Carols – 5:30
  2. Carols "Criminal Tribal Mix" – 6:45
  3. Carols "Hammond B-3 Whisper" – 5:47
  4. Carols "Original Mix ~instrumental~" – 5:30
DVD
  1. Carols (PV)

Live performances
  • September 24, 2004 – PopJam
  • September 24, 2004 – Music Station
  • September 26, 2004 – CDTV
  • September 30, 2004 – AX Music
  • October 8, 2004 – Music Station
  • October 18, 2004 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
  • December 15, 2004 – Best Artist
  • December 24, 2004 – Music Station

Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release Chart Peak position First Week Sales Sales total Chart run
29 September 2004 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 1 177,778 309,128 14 weeks
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 20
  • Total Sales : 309,128 (Japan)
  • Total Sales : 340,000 (Avex)
  • RIAJ certification: Platinum

References
  1. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=73951471


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