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]

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