Английская Википедия:Ai no Uta (Koda Kumi song)
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Ai no Uta (愛のうた / Song of Love) is the 37th single released by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda. The single was released in CD and CD+DVD, with limited editions carrying the "Urban Kiss Version" of Ai no Uta.[1] The single was released on September 12, 2007, and followed the theme of Yume no Uta/Futari de... as an autumn/winter-time love ballad. It charted at No. 2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for twenty-two weeks.[2]
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Ai no Uta is Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's thirty-seventh single released under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone. It charted at No. 2 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for twenty-two weeks. It was released in September 2007 and continued the theme of an autumn/winter-time love song, such as she did with Yume no Uta/Futari de... the year prior during her Black Cherry era.
The single was released in both CD and CD+DVD editions, with limited editions of each. Limited editions contained one bonus track: a remix of "Ai no Uta."[3]
The title track has been described as a song about the sadness of fleeting love and how fragile and precious it is.[4] The b-side, "Come Over," was the theme song used for the World Judo 2007 (世界柔道2007 / Sekai Judo 2007).[5]
"Ai no Uta" was certified by the RIAJ as being downloaded as a ringtone more than one million times, and as a full-length download to cellphones more than 750,000 times.[6]
Music video
The music video of "Ai no Uta" carried a theme of a woman in love, but left broken hearted by her lover. A ring is used to symbolize the fragility of love, showing her saddened when he lover ignores her adoration of a ring in the window to a jewellery shop.
The video has been described as her "most stunning," with Kumi in a room surrounded by teardrop crystals.
An alternate version of the music video was placed on her corresponding album, Kingdom.
Track listing
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Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon)[7] | 2 |
Monthly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon)[8] | 9 |
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon)[9] | 62 |
Certifications
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Alternate versions
"Ai no Uta"
- "Ai no Uta" (The Standard Club PIANO DANCE Remix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)
- "Ai no Uta" (JAXX DA FISHWORKS Remix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 7 (2017)
"Come Over"
- "Come Over" (Caramel Pod Club Mix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)
References
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