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H (song)
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- For the song by Tool, see H.
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| Single by Ayumi Hamasaki from the album Rainbow |
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| Released | July 24, 2002 | ||||
| Format | JPN CD Single USA Digital Single [1] |
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| Genre | J-pop | ||||
| Length | 28:29 | ||||
| Label | Avex Trax | ||||
| Writer | Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
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Special Limited Edition
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"H" is the 27th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on July 24, 2002. The single included three A-sides, and was the top-selling single of 2002 in Japan. It was the only single to sell over a million copies that year, and also the last single by a female artist ever to sell over a million copies. To commemorate hitting the million mark in sales, this single was re-released Special Limited Edition on November 7, 2002.
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Ayumi co-composed the three tracks with D.A.I under her pseudonym CREA. No music videos were shot to promote the single.
Hanabi was used in a in TV ad for the TU-KA Funstyle mobile phone and July 1st was the image song for a lipstick Kose Visee commercial. Ayumi appeared in both commercial campaigns. independent was used as a song for the Baseball Cheer.[2]
- independent
- July 1st – 4:20
- Hanabi (lit. Fireworks) – 4:53
- independent (Instrumental)
- July 1st (Instrumental) – 4:20
- Hanabi (Instrumental) – 4:53
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| 24 July 2002 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | #1 | |||
| 24 July 2002 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #1 (3 weeks at #1) | 417,870 copies | 1,016,000 copies | 24 Weeks |
| 24 July 2002 | Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | #1 |
- H information at Avex Network.
- H information at Oricon.
| Ayumi Hamasaki |
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| Singles |
| "Nothing from Nothing" • "Poker Face" • "You" • "Trust" • "For My Dear..." • "Depend on You" • "Whatever" • "Love ~Destiny~" • "To Be" • "Boys & Girls" • "A" • "Appears" • "Kanariya" • "Fly High" • "Vogue" • "Far Away" • "Seasons" • "Surreal" • "Audience" • "M" • "Evolution" • "Never Ever" • "Endless Sorrow" • "Unite!" • "Dearest" • "A song is born" • "Daybreak" • "Free & Easy" • "H" • "Voyage" • "&" • "Forgiveness" • "No Way to say" • "Moments" • "Inspire" • "Carols" • "Step you/is this Love?" • "Fairyland" • "Heaven" • "Bold & Delicious/Pride" • "Startin' / Born To Be..." • "Blue Bird" • "Glitter / Fated" • "Talkin' 2 Myself" • "Together When..." |
| Various |
| Full discography | Albums | Singles |
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