""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) | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Label | Rhythm Zone | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kumi Koda • Kosuke Morimoto | |||
Kumi Koda singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Ai no Uta" on YouTube |
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 No. 2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for twenty-two weeks.[2]
Information
[edit]Ai no Uta is Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's thirty-seventh single released under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone. It charted at No. 2 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for twenty-two weeks. It was released in September 2007 and continued the theme of an autumn/winter-time love song, such as she did with Yume no Uta/Futari de... the year prior during her Black Cherry era.
The single was released in both CD and CD+DVD editions, with limited editions of each. Limited editions contained one bonus track: a remix of "Ai no Uta."[3]
The title track has been described as a song about the sadness of fleeting love and how fragile and precious it is.[4] The b-side, "Come Over," was the theme song used for the World Judo 2007 (世界柔道2007 / Sekai Judo 2007).[5]
"Ai no Uta" was certified by the RIAJ as being downloaded as a ringtone more than one million times, and as a full-length download to cellphones more than 750,000 times.[6]
Music video
[edit]The music video of "Ai no Uta" carried a theme of a woman in love, but left broken hearted by her lover. A ring is used to symbolize the fragility of love, showing her saddened when he lover ignores her adoration of a ring in the window to a jewellery shop.
The video has been described as her "most stunning," with Kumi in a room surrounded by teardrop crystals.
An alternate version of the music video was placed on her corresponding album, Kingdom.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ai no Uta" (愛のうた / 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. | "Ai no Uta" (URBAN KISS version) (bonus track) | Kumi Koda • Kosuke Morimoto | Kosuke Morimoto | Tomoji Sogawa | |
4. | "Ai no Uta" (Instrumental) | Kosuke Morimoto | Tomoji Sogawa | 4:51 | |
5. | "Come Over" (Instrumental) | Miki Watanabe | Miki Watanabe | 3:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ai no Uta" (Music video) | |
2. | "Ai no Uta" (Making video) |
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]Chart | Peak position |
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Japan (Oricon)[7] | 2 |
Monthly charts
[edit]Chart | Peak position |
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Japan (Oricon)[8] | 9 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart | Position |
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Japan (Oricon)[9] | 62 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[10] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Streaming | ||
Japan (RIAJ)[11] | Gold | 50,000,000† |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Alternate versions
[edit]"Ai no Uta"
- "Ai no Uta" (The Standard Club PIANO DANCE Remix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)
- "Ai no Uta" (JAXX DA FISHWORKS Remix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 7 (2017)
"Come Over"
- "Come Over" (Caramel Pod Club Mix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)
References
[edit]- ^ "Koda Kumi: Ai no Uta—Limited". Amazon Japan. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "AI NO UTA / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "KODA KUMI OFFICIAL WEBSITE discography – Ai no Uta". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved August 30, 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.
- ^ 週間ランキング 2007 年 09月 24日付 [Single: Weekly Ranking as of September 24, 2007]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 22, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ シングル 週間ランキング 2007 年 09月度 [Single: Monthly Ranking – September 2007]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ シングル 年間ランキング 2007 年度 [Single: Annual Ranking – 2007]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "Japanese single certifications – Kumi Koda – Ai no Uta" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 26, 2023. Select 2007年9月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Kumi Koda – Ai no Uta" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 25, 2023. Select 2023年9月 on the drop-down menu