Kanariya

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"Kanariya"
An image of recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki in a blue sphere, wearing a fully dark blue outfit.
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album Loveppears
ReleasedDecember 8, 1999 (1999-12-08)
Recorded1999
Length4:44 (Radio edit)
3:04 (Album edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Ayumi Hamasaki
Producer(s)Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Appears"
(1999)
"Kanariya"
(1999)
"Fly High"
(2000)
Official Music Video
"Kanariya" on
YouTube

"Kanariya" (Japanese: "Canary") is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki for her second studio album, Loveppears (1999). It was released by Avex Trax in Japan and Hong Kong on December 8, 1999, and through Avex USA in North America in early 2000. The recording also served as Hamasaki's second limited edition single, with limited physical units of 300,000 copies. The track was written by Hamasaki herself, while production was handled by long-time collaborator Max Matsuura. Two versions of "Kanariya" were made available for consumption—a radio edit produced by American disc jockey Jonathan Peters, and the album version composed by Yasuhiko Hoshino. Lyrically, the song was written in third person perspective.

Upon its release, "Kanariya" received mixed reviews from

greatest hits
compilation albums released by Hamasaki.

Background and release

"Kanariya" was written by Hamasaki herself, while production was handled by long-time collaborator Max Matsuura. Two versions of "Kanariya" were made available for consumption—a radio edit produced by disc jockey Jonathan Peters, and the album version composed by Yasuhiko Hoshino.[1][2] Peters' remix of the track portrays a dance composition, a genre that heavily influenced Hamasaki's second studio album, Loveppears (1999). The song also includes musical elements of house and techno.[3][4][5] "Kanariya"'s instrumentation consists of synthesizers and keyboards played by Peters; it was eventually mastered and co-produced by Japanese musician Naoto Suzuki.[2] The track's album version was included as a hidden track with another album entry, "Who...", and has been described by members of CD Journal as a pop recording with instrumentation of guitars and a drum kit.[3] Lyrically, the recording was written in third person perspective, a trait that is shared with the rest of the album's tracks.[6][7]

The song was released by

12" inch vinyl, including three remixes managed by Peters.[11] The single's artwork was photographed by Japanese photographer Toru Kumazawa, and featured Hamasaki sitting in a circular pod with rhinestones on her face. The physical version of "Kanariya" failed to include a booklet, which resulted in the cover sleeve being immolated as a picture disc, featuring an emphasised plastic sheet with information on the single.[2][8]

Reception

Upon its release, "Kanariya" received mixed reviews from

Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), lasting four weeks within the top 100.[14][15]

By the end of 1999, the recording sold over 289,200 units in Japan, but failed to be included on Oricon's Annual Chart for unknown reasons. The subsequent year, "Kanariya" was ranked at number 92 behind five other singles released by Hamasaki.

Oricon Style's database.[19]

Music video and promotion

An accompanying music video for the single was directed by Wataru Takeishi, and uses a shorten version of Peters' remix.[20] The visual portrays Hamasaki in a dark laboratory, being surrounded by keyboards, electronic devices and a black bird. Throughout the music video, several people start to wear headphones and follow Hamasaki, with them eventually starting to listen to the song and observing TV monitors of the singer. Each person, including Hamasaki, wears black eye shadow on one eye, and a code on their hand. Over the clip, the singer is seen singing to the recording in the laboratory, with interspersed scenes portraying her wearing the outfit used for the single's artwork.[20] The music video was included on several DVD compilations released by Hamasaki, includingA Clips (2000),[21] A Complete Box Set (2004),[22] and the digital release of A Clips Complete (2014).[23]

"Kanariya" has been heavily promoted through compilation albums released by Hamasaki, being additionally included on six of her remix albums, including

The Other Side One: Hex Hector (2001).[26]

Track listing

Credit and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the single's physical release.[2]

Recording
  • Recorded at Prime Sound Studio, Studio Sound Dali, Onkio Haus,
    Tokyo, Japan
    in 1999.
Credits
  • Ayumi Hamasaki – vocals, songwriting, background vocals
  • Max Matsuura – production
  • Yasuhiko Hoshino – composing, programming
  • CPM-Marvin – arranging
  • Naoto Suzuki – sound producing
  • Wataru Takeishi – music video director
  • Jonathan Peters – co-producing, remixing
  • Dave Way – mixing

Charts

Certification and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[18] Gold 289,200[28]

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Japan[2] December 8, 1999 CD single
  • Avex Trax
  • Avex Entertainment Inc.
Hong Kong[8]
North America[11] June 12, 2000 12" vinyl Avex USA
Japan[27] September 2008[A] Digital download
  • Avex Trax
  • Avex Entertainment Inc.
Australia[30] Avex Entertainment Inc.
New Zealand[31]
United Kingdom[32]
Ireland[33]
Germany[34]
Spain[35]
France[36]
Italy[37]
Taiwan[38]

Notes

  1. ^ There is insufficient evidence to determine what date Hamasaki's digital releases appeared on online retails. The closest source for an iTunes Store availability is provided by Jame World, who confirmed Hamasaki's work was released in September 2008.[29]

References

  1. ^ Hamasaki, Ayumi (1999). Loveppears (CD Album; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-11740.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Hamasaki, Ayumi (1999). Kanariya. Avex Trax (CD Single; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan. AVCD-30067.
  3. ^ a b c CD Journal Staff (December 8, 1999). "Ayumi Hamasaki / Kanariya (Limited) [Out of Print]". CD Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  4. ^ AllMusic Staff (April 10, 2001). "Ayumi Hamasaki – Loveppears". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Takeuchi Cullen, Lisa (March 25, 2002). "Empress of Pop". Time. p. 3. Archived from the original on April 3, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  6. ^ Hamasaki , Ayumi (interviewee) (March 12, 2003). "Special Website to A Ballads". Ayumi Hamasaki's official website. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "Loveppears". Beatfreak (in Japanese). 142. November 1999.
  8. ^ a b c d Hamasaki, Ayumi (1999). Kanariya. Avex Trax (CD Single; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Hong Kong. AVTCDS-225.
  9. ^ Hamasaki, Ayumi (1999). A Song for ×× (CD Album; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-11691.
  10. ^ Hamasaki, Ayumi (1998). Depend on You (CD Single; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVDD-20278.
  11. ^ a b c Hamasaki, Ayumi (2000). Kanariya. Avex Trax (12" inch Vinyl; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. North America. AVA-2.
  12. ^ Meg (May 30, 2009). "Ayumi Hamasaki – Kanariya". Jame World. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  13. ^
    Oricon Style (in Japanese). December 8, 1999. Archived from the original
    on September 24, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  14. ^
    Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) (in Japanese). December 18, 1999. Archived from the original
    on June 16, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  15. ^ "CDTV PowerWeb! Ayumi Hamasaki – Kanariya". Count Down TV; published through Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) (in Japanese). December 8, 1999. Archived from the original on June 28, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  16. ^ a b "Oricon Yearly Chart – Singles, Albums, and DVD Releases of 20000". Music TV Program Japan (in Japanese). December 2000. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  17. ^ a b "CDTV PowerWeb! 1999 Annual Singles Chart". Count Down TV; published through Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) (in Japanese). 1999. Archived from the original on October 9, 2006. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Japanese certifications – 浜崎 あゆみ – kanariya" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1999年12月 on the drop-down menu
  19. ^ "Ayumi Hamasaki Single's Ranking". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  20. ^ a b Takeishi, Wataru (director) (July 19, 2010). "Kanariya / Ayumi Hamasaki (short music video)". Ayumi Hamasaki; published through YouTube (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  21. ^ Hamasaki, Ayumi (2000). A Clips (DVD Videos; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVVD-90069.
  22. ^ Hamasaki, Ayumi (2004). A Complete Box Set (DVD Videos; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVBD-91181~3.
  23. ^ "A Clip Box 1998-2011, Vol. 1 – Album – by Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store (New Zealand). January 1, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  24. ^ The list below signifies the compilations that "Kanariya" has been featured in:
    • Hamasaki, Ayumi (2000). Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix (Remix Album; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVTCD-95326.
    • Hamasaki, Ayumi (2000). Ayu-mi-x II Version US+EU (Remix Album; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-11797.
    • Hamasaki, Ayumi (2000). Ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix (Remix Album; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-11800~1.
    • Hamasaki, Ayumi (2001). Ayu Trance (Remix Album; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-17028.
    • Hamasaki, Ayumi (2001). Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix 2 (Remix Album; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-17027.
    • Hamasaki, Ayumi (2011). Ayu-mi-x 7 Version Acoustic Orchestral (Remix Album; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-38297.
  25. ^ Hamasaki, Ayumi (2007). A Ballads (3xCD Compilation Album; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-23676~8.
  26. ^ Hamasaki, Ayumi (2001). The Other Side Two: Hex Hector (Remix EP; Liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Japan: Rhythm Republic. RRCD-85232.
  27. ^ a b "Kanariya – Single – by Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store (Japan). December 8, 1999. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  28. ^ "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. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  29. ^ "Avex Artists Available at US iTunes Store". Jame World. September 5, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  30. ^ "Kanariya – Single – by Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store (Australia). December 8, 1999. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  31. ^ "Kanariya – Single – by Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store (New Zealand). December 8, 1999. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  32. ^ "Kanariya – Single – by Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store (United Kingdom). December 8, 1999. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  33. ^ "Kanariya – Single – by Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store (Ireland). December 8, 1999. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  34. ^ "Kanariya – Single – by Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store (Germany). December 8, 1999. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  35. ^ "Kanariya – Single – by Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store (Spain). December 8, 1999. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  36. ^ "Kanariya – Single – by Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store (France). December 8, 1999. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  37. ^ "Kanariya – Single – by Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store (Italy). December 8, 1999. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  38. ^ "Kanariya – Single – by Ayumi Hamasaki". iTunes Store (Taiwan). December 8, 1999. Retrieved July 23, 2016.

External links

  • "Kanariya" at Ayumi Hamasaki's official website. (in Japanese)
  • "Kanariya" at
    Oricon Style
    . (in Japanese)