Forever Memories

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"Forever Memories"
W-inds - Forever Memories.jpg
Single by w-inds.
from the album 1st Message
B-side
  • Moon Clock
  • Forever Memories (Za Downtown Street Remix)
ReleasedMarch 14, 2001
Recorded2001
Genre J-Pop, hip hop
Label Flight Master
CD (PCCA-01516)
Songwriter(s) Hiroaki Hayama
Producer(s) Hiroaki Hayama
W-inds. singles chronology
"Forever Memories"
(2001)		"Feel the Fate"
(2001)

"Forever Memories" is the debut single by Japanese hip-hop group W-inds (stylized as w-inds.) released on March 14, 2001. The single debuted on Oricon at No. 12 and remained on the charts for 23 weeks. The success of the single and their following single, "Feel the Fate", helped them win the Best Newcomer Award during the 43rd Japan Record Awards.

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"Forever Memories" is the debut single by Japanese hip-hop group W-inds under the Pony Canyon sub-label Flight Master. The single debuted in the top twenty of the Oricon Singles Charts, coming in at No. 12 and remaining on the charts for 23 consecutive weeks. [1] The success of the single, along with their following single, "Feel the Fate", helped w-inds secure the Best Newcomer Award during the 43rd Japan Record Awards. [2]

The single was only released as a standard CD, which contained the title track, the coupling track "Moon Clock" and a remix and instrumental for "Forever Memories". While the music video was released for syndication to the public upon the single's release, it was not available for the public to purchase until their DVD/VHS release Works vol.1 in March 2002. [3]

"Forever Memories" was written and composed by musical composer Hiroaki Hayama, who also composed the coupling track "Moon Clock."

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Forever Memories" Hiroaki Hayama Hiroaki Hayama5:01
2."Moon Clock"Hiroaki HayamaHiroaki Hayama3:58
3."Forever Memories" (Za Downtown Street Remix)Hiroaki HayamaHiroaki Hayama6:09
4."Forever Memories" (Instrumental) Hiroaki Hayama4:59
Total length:20:07

Charts

ReleaseChartPeak positionTotal sales
March 14, 2001Oricon Singles Chart12216,590 [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Forever Memories / w-inds. / ORICON NEWS". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "第43回日本レコード大賞 2001年（平成13年）12月31日". 公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会 Japan Composer's Association. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "W-inds. - Works Vol.1 (2002, CD)". Discogs . Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ "閱讀文章- 精華區w-inds". 批踢踢實業坊. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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