We Are the Queens (song)
"We Are the Queens" | ||||
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Trouble | ||||
Released | September 30, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
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Length | 5:00 | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) Kazuhiro Hara (music) | |||
Producer(s) | Max Matsuura | |||
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"We Are the Queens" (stylized as "We are the QUEENS") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter
Although the song did not enter the
Background
On September 15, 2016 it was announced that a new digital single, entitled "We Are the Queens", would be released on September 30, 2016, as the theme song of the mobile game Clash of Queens.[3]
Release and promotion
The single was released on digital platforms on September 30, 2016.
The song was part of a
Commercials started airing on September 17, 2016. One of the commercials featured Hamasaki singing in front of a castle, while another one depicted her as a "race Queen".[1]
"We Are the Queens" was also used as the opening song during the singer's TA Limited Live Tour 2016, a fanclub-only tour that began on the same day as the song's release.
Writing and production
The song's lyrics were written by Hamasaki herself, with music by Kazuhiro Hara. The arrangement was handled by
The song's lyrics were said to have been written for "all the fighting people".[3][4]
Track listing
Digital download
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "We Are the Queens" | 5:00 |
Charts
Charts (2016) | Peak position |
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Billboard Japan Hot 100[2]
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79 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Discogs.[4]
- Arrangement, programming – Yuta Nakano
- Guitar – Ryota Akizuki
- Lyrics – Ayumi Hamasaki
- Mixing – Naoki Yamada
- Music – Kazuhiro Hara
- Producer – Max Matsuura
- Violin – Yuko Kajitani
References
- ^ a b "歌の女王「浜崎あゆみ」が『クラッシュオブクイーンズ』に登場! [PR]". AppBank. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). October 10, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "本人出演CM「CLASH OF QUEENS」が9/17よりO.A.開始!CMソング「We are the QUEENS」は9/30より配信限定リリース決定!!". Ayumi Hamasaki's Official Website (in Japanese). Avex. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Ayumi Hamasaki – We Are The Queens". discogs.com. Discogs. 30 September 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2020.