Come with Me (Koda Kumi song)

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"Come with Me"
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Single by Kumi Koda
from the album Feel My Mind
Released August 27, 2003 (CD, JP)
March 17, 2004 (12", JP)
Format CD, 12"
Recorded 2003
Genre J-pop
Length32:29
Label Rhythm Zone
RZCD-45095 (Japan, CD)
 Rhythm Republic
RR12-88443 (Japan, 12")
Songwriter(s) Kumi Koda (words; "Come with Me")
h-wonder (music; "Come with Me")
Kenn Kato (words "Real Emotion")
Kazuhiro Hara (music; "Real Emotion")
Kazushige Nojima (words; "1000 no kotoba")
Norito Matsueda & Takahito Eguchi (music; "1000 no kotoba")
Kumi Koda singles chronology
"Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba"
(2003)		"Come with Me"
(2003)		"Gentle Words"
(2003)

"Come With Me" (stylized as "COME WITH ME") is R&B-turned-pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's eighth domestic solo single. The single charted at #14 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for nine weeks.

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Come With Me is Japanese artist Koda Kumi's eighth domestic solo single and ranked #14 on the weekly Oricon Singles Charts, failing to perform as well as her previous single, real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba. The single charted for nine weeks. [1] Due to the low ranking, Kumi said how she felt she was unable to perform a hit song without a famous name attached.

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The b-sides on the single were English versions of "real Emotion" and "1000 no Kotoba." These versions were not the ones that were included in the North American and European releases of the Final Fantasy X-2 video game, however; the English versions found in the game were sung by Jade Villalon from the group Sweetbox. [2] The lyrics in Kumi's original versions differ slightly from those used for Jade's version.

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<i>Final Fantasy X-2</i> 2003 video game

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The single was also released as a 12" vinyl with the title track and remixes of "real Emotion" and "1000 no Kotoba."

Promotional advertisements

"Come With Me" was used in a television commercial for Choya Umeshu's "Ume jelly," which is a semi-sweet gelatinous dessert. [3]

Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd., or Choya, is a Japanese company headquartered in Habikino, Osaka, Japan, which specializes in the production and sales of umeshu plum liqueur. Its other main businesses include brandy, sake, wine, and foods. The company started producing umeshu in 1959. As of 2011, the company's products are distributed to more than 60 countries.

Music video

The music video for "Come With Me" was centered around a beach party theme in Thailand. In the video, the speaking parts were subtitled in Japanese.

A music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery, and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. There are also cases where songs are used in tie-in marketing campaigns that allow them to become more than just a song. Tie-ins and merchandising can be used for toys or for food or other products. Although the origins of the music video date back to musical short films that first appeared in the 1920s, they again came into prominence in the 1980s when the channel MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these kinds of videos were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip" or "film clip".

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While the video was released publicly during the single's initial debut, it was not available to purchase until the release of her DVD feel.... The DVD was released the same day as the single's corresponding album feel my mind.

Track listing

(Source [4] )

CD

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangersLength
1."Come With Me"Koda Kumi h-wonder h-wonder4:48
2."real Emotion" (English Version)Kenn Kato • Sachi BennettKazuhiro Harah-wonder4:02
3."1000 no Kotoba" (English Version) Kazushige Nojima • Sachi Bennett • Brian Gray Takahito Eguchi • Noriko Matsueda Takahito Eguchi • Noriko Matsueda5:59
4."real Emotion" (DJ MSK Remix)Kenn KatoDJ MSKh-wonder4:18
5."1000 no Kotoba" (DJ 19 Remix)Kazushige NojimaDJ 19Takahito Eguchi • Noriko Matsueda8:34
6."Come With Me" (Instrumental) h-wonderh-wonder4:46

12" vinyl

Charts and sales

Oricon ranking
(Weekly)		Sales
1441,370

Alternate versions

COME WITH ME

  1. COME WITH ME: Found on the single (2003) and corresponding album feel my mind (2004)
  2. COME WITH ME [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2003)
  3. COME WITH ME [Overhead Champion Remix]: Found on Beach Mix (2012)

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References

  1. ↑ "COME WITH ME / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "real Emotion (North American Ver.)". Song Lyrics. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "COME WITH ME". Suruga-Ya. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ "COME WITH ME - Koda Kumi". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  1. Kumi Koda official web site
  2. Ranking – Oricon Style
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