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| "For My Dear..." | ||||
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| Single by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
| from the album A Song for ×× | ||||
| Released | October 7, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:33 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yasuhiko Hoshino (music) Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) | |||
| Producer(s) | Max Matsuura | |||
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| Official Music Video | ||||
| "For My Dear..." on YouTube | ||||
"For My Dear..." is the fourth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on October 7, 1998.
| "For My Dear…" | ||||
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| Single by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
| Released | February 28, 2001 February 28, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 35:51 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ayumi Hamasaki | |||
| Producer(s) | Max Matsuura | |||
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This single was re-released on February 28, 2001, including four new songs.
The music video of For My Dear... was directed by Odagami Hiromitsu. The video features Hamasaki sitting in a bar watching people come and go. The video then follows a few of the visitors as they leave. The video also switches to a heavens gate scene where Hamasaki sings.
Ayumi Hamasaki's For My Dear... was played on Traxx FM., [1] the first Japanese song to do so.[ citation needed ]
| Chart (1998) | Peak position | Time in chart |
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| Japan Oricon 1 | 9 | 7 weeks |
| Chart (2001) | Peak position | Time in chart |
| Japan Oricon² | 33 | 2 weeks |
1Original version
²Re-release version
Oricon sales: 74,440 (Original version)
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"Fly High" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released by Avex Trax in Japan on February 9, 2000, and through Avex Entertainment Inc. worldwide in September 2008. The recording served as Hamasaki's third and final limited edition single from her second studio album, Loveppears (1999), limiting physical units to 300,000 copies. The track was written by the singer herself, while production was handled by long-time collaborator Max Matsuura. Two versions of "Fly High" were made available for consumption—a radio edit composed by HΛL, and the album version produced by Dai Nagao. Lyrically, the song was written in third person perspective.
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"Far Away" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki for her third studio album, Duty (2000). It was written by Hamasaki, while production was handled by Max Matsuura. It premiered on May 17, 2000, as the second single from the album. The song is part of a trilogy from Duty; the other two singles being "Vogue" and "Seasons".
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