Carols (Ayumi Hamasaki song)

"Carols"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album My Story
Released	September 29, 2004
Format	^JPNCD Single, DVD-Audio, SACD ^United States Digital Single [1]
Genre	J-pop
Length	23:41
Label	Avex Trax
Writer(s)	Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) Tomoya Kinoshita (music)
Producer(s)	Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Inspire" (2004) "Carols" (2004) "Step You/Is This Love?" (2005) Music sample "Carols"

"Carols" is the thirty-fourth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on September 29, 2004. It became her 21st single to claim the No. 1 spot on the Oricon charts and has sold over 340,000 copies to date. Carols is to date Hamasaki's only single to be released on the DVD-Audio and SACD formats. It was the last single to be released from the album My Story.

Music Video

The music video premiered a few days before the release and was directed by Masashi Muto. The video, filmed in black and white, features Hamasaki singing in an empty theatre.

Track listing

1. Carols – 5:30
2. Carols "Criminal Tribal Mix" – 6:45
3. Carols "Hammond B-3 Whisper" – 5:47
4. Carols "Original Mix ~instrumental~" – 5:30

DVD

1. Carols (PV)

Live performances

• September 24, 2004 – PopJam
• September 24, 2004 – Music Station
• September 26, 2004 – CDTV
• September 30, 2004 – AX Music
• October 8, 2004 – Music Station
• October 18, 2004 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
• December 15, 2004 – Best Artist
• December 24, 2004 – Music Station

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First Week Sales	Sales total	Chart run
29 September 2004	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	177,778	309,128	14 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	20

• Total Sales : 309,128 (Japan)
• Total Sales : 340,000 (Avex)
• RIAJ certification: Platinum

References

1. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=73951471

External links

• "Carols" information at Avex Network.
• "Carols" CD+DVD information at Avex Network.
• "Carols" information at Oricon.