E.O. (song)

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"E.O."
Ai - E.O. (single).png
Standard edition cover
Single by Ai
from the album 2004 Ai
B-side "Alive"
ReleasedMay 12, 2004 (2004-05-12)
Studio Prime Sound Studio Form (Tokyo)
Length4:00
Label Def Jam Japan
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) 2 Soul
Ai singles chronology
"After the Rain"
(2004)		"E.O."
(2004)		"No Generation Gap"
(2004)
Music video
"E.O." on YouTube

"E.O." is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released on May 12, 2004, by Def Jam Japan. The song was her best performing single released in 2004, subsequently serving as the second single from her third studio album, 2004 Ai .

Contents

Background and release

In March 2004, Ai released "After the Rain", an R&B ballad critics described as her first "love song". [1] The song served as the ending theme song for Fuji Television' s Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ from January to March 2004. [1]

On May 12, Ai released "E.O." in two editions: standard and limited edition. The standard and limited edition include a B-side track, "Alive". An English version of "Alive" was used as an insert song for the South Korean television series Sassy Girl Chun-hyang . [2] Both editions additionally include a remix of "E.O." by 2 Soul. [3] The limited edition of "E.O." includes a bonus DVD containing the official music video.

Shortly after the release of "E.O.", Ai announced her third studio album, 2004 Ai . [4]

At the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, "E.O." was nominated for "Best R&B Video", however it lost to Namie Amuro's "Girl Talk".

Track listing

  1. "E.O."
  2. "Alive"
  3. "E.O." (2 Soul remix)
  4. "E.O." (instrumental)
  5. "Alive" (instrumental)
  1. "E.O." (music video)

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "E.O."
Chart (2004)Peak
position
Japan (Oricon) [5] 23

Release history

Release history and formats for "E.O."
RegionDateFormat(s)VersionLabelRef.
JapanMay 12, 2004 CD Standard Def Jam Japan [6]
Limited [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "AI / After The Rain". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ "E.O. : AI". HMV (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "AI / E.O." CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "AIのニュー・アルバムは、話題のあの人との曲も収録！". Barks (in Japanese). May 27, 2004. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ "E.O. | AI". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "E.O AI CD Maxi". CDJapan. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "E.O. [w/ DVD, first pressing only limited release] AI CD Maxi". CDJapan. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
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