You Were...

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"You Were..."
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CD only artwork.
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album Rock 'n' Roll Circus
ReleasedDecember 29, 2009
Recorded2009
Genre Pop rock
Label
Songwriter(s) Hamasaki
Producer(s) Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Sunrise/Sunset (Love Is All)"
(2009)
"You Were..." / "Ballad"
(2009)
"Moon/Blossom"
(2010)
Official Music Video
"You Were..." on YouTube

Charts and sales

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [33]
Ringtone
2× Platinum500,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [34]
Digital single
Platinum250,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [35]
physical sales
Gold140,000 [16]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Hamasaki's first-week sales were the highest for that week (the first week of January). However, Oricon's year only has fifty-one "weeks"—the first two of the year are combined.
  2. Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
  3. For the standard and East Asian G-Music charts; "You Were.../Ballad" 2009 week 52.
  4. The second DVD single goes under the title "Ballad / You Were...". [12]
  5. Music videos are released individually through iTunes Store. [31]

References

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  3. "Max Matsuura Discography". Discogs.com . Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Hiraga, Tetsuo (December 29, 2009). "Ayumi Hamasaki – You Were.../Ballad" (in Japanese). Hot Express. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  5. 1 2 CD Journal Staff (December 29, 2009). "Ayumi Hamasaki / You Were...Ballad [CD and DVD]" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Eremenko, Alexey (April 14, 2010). "Rock'n'Roll Circus – Ayumi Hamasaki". Allmusic . Retrieved January 29, 2016.
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  9. 1 2 Amazon Japan Staff (December 29, 2009). "Ayumi Hamasaki – You Were.../Ballad". Japan's Amazon . Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hamasaki, Ayumi (2009). You Were.../Ballad (Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-31801.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hamasaki, Ayumi (2009). You Were.../Ballad (Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-31799/B.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hamasaki, Ayumi (2009). You Were.../Ballad (Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-31800/B.
  13. Hamasaki, Ayumi (2009). Ballad/You Were... (Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Hong Kong: Avex Trax. AAJSG50024D.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "You Were... – Album – By Ayumi Hamasaki" (in Japanese). iTunes Store JP. December 29, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  15. 1 2 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.
  16. 1 2 "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.
  17. ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年12月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (August 2009)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. January 10, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
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  19. 1 2 "Japan Billboard Hot Single Sales Chart". Billboard (in Japanese). January 13, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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  21. レコード協会調べ 10月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: October Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. November 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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  23. 1 2 "G-Music Combo Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  24. 1 2 "G-Music J-Pop Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  25. Schedule updated - TV Performances & Magazines! - Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai
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  27. "On buses, Lorries and Promotional billboards". Archived from the original on 2007-12-29. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  28. "ayu.no - Norwegian Ayumi Hamasaki Forum". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  29. "You Were... – Music Video – By Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store US. December 29, 2009. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  30. "Ballad – Music Video – By Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store US. December 29, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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  32. Oricon Style (2010). "Oricon announces "2010 Yearly Single Ranking"!". Tokyo Hive. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  33. "Japanese ringtone certifications – Ayumi Hamasaki – You Were..." (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved February 16, 2016.Select 2012年10月 on the drop-down menu
  34. "Japanese digital single certifications – Ayumi Hamasaki – You Were..." (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved February 16, 2016.Select 2014年1月 on the drop-down menu
  35. "Japanese single certifications – Ayumi Hamasaki – You Were.../Ballad" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved February 16, 2016.