No Way to Say

"No Way to Say"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album Memorial Address
Released	November 6, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	J-pop soft rock
Length	34:51
Label	Avex Trax
Songwriter	Ayumi Hamasaki
Producers	Max Matsuura Bounceback
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Forgiveness" (2003) "No Way to Say" (2003) "Moments" (2004)
Official Music Video
"No Way To Say" on YouTube

"No Way to Say" is the thirty-first single released by Ayumi Hamasaki and her eighteenth number-one single. It came out November 6, 2003. The video won the award for "Best Pop Video" at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, and the single won the Japan Record Award at the 2003 Japan Record Awards. The song is featured on the mini-album Memorial Address .

Accolades

Awards for "No Way to Say"

Year	Organization	Award	Result	Ref.
2003	Japan Record Awards	Grand Prix	Won	[1]
		Exellence Award	Won
2004	MTV Video Music Awards Japan	Best Pop Video	Won	[2]

Track listing

1. "No Way to Say" – 4:46
2. "No Way to Say" (acoustic version)
3. "Seasons" (acoustic version)
4. "Dearest" (acoustic orchestra version)
5. "Voyage" (acoustic orchestra version)
6. "No Way to Say" (Vandalize/Realize mix)
7. "No Way to Say" (instrumental) – 4:46

Live performances

• October 3, 2003 – Music Station
• November 1, 2003 – Ayu Ready?
• November 6, 2003 – AX Music
• November 7, 2003 – Music Station
• November 15, 2003 – CDTV
• November 15, 2003 – PopJam
• November 19, 2003 – Sokuhou Uta no Daijiten
• November 28, 2003 – Best Hit Song Festival
• November 29, 2003 – Ayu Ready?
• December 1, 2003 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
• December 3, 2003 – FNS Music Festival
• December 17, 2003 – Best Artist
• December 20, 2003 – Ayu Ready?
• December 22, 2003 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Christmas Special – "No Way to Say: Acoustic Version"
• December 23, 2003 – Happy X-mas SHOW!
• December 26, 2003 – Music Station Super Live
• December 31, 2003 – Kouhaku Uta Gassen
• December 31, 2003 – Japan Record Awards (2 performances)
• December 31, 2003 – CDTV Special 2003-2004
• March 14, 2004 – Japan Gold Disc Awards
• December 23, 2007 – HAPPY X-mas SHOW!

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Japan Singles (Oricon) [3] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Japan Singles (Oricon) 32 Chart (2004) Position Japan Singles (Oricon) 71

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [4] Physical single	Platinum	425,000 [5]
Japan (RIAJ) [6] Digital download	Gold	100,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "第45回輝く！日本レコード大賞（2003年）" [45th Shine! Japan Record Award (2003)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. December 31, 2003. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
2. "VMAJ 2004 Winners". MTV Japan (in Japanese). May 23, 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
3. 浜崎あゆみのリリース一覧 [List of Ayumi Hamasaki's Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2014.
4. "Japanese certifications – Ayumi Hamasaki – No Way to Say" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.Select 2003年11月 on the drop-down menu
5. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 21, 2014.
6. "Japanese digital certifications – Ayumi Hamasaki – No Way to Say" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.Select 2014年1月 on the drop-down menu

External links

• "No Way to Say" information at Avex Network.
• "No Way to Say" information at Oricon.

Preceded by "Voyage" (Ayumi Hamasaki)

Japan Record Award Grand Prix 2003

Succeeded by "Sign" (Mr. Children)