Yume no Uta/Futari de...

"Yume no Uta/Futari de..." "夢のうた/ふたりで…"
"Yume no Uta" CD only
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Black Cherry
Released	October 18, 2006
Genre	Pop
Label	Rhythm Zone
Koda Kumi singles chronology
4 Hot Wave (2006) Yume no Uta/Futari de... (2006) Won't Be Long (2006)
Alternative cover "Futari de..." CD only

Yume no Uta/futari de... (夢のうた/ふたりで... / Dream Song/us two...) is singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's 33rd single under the Rhythm Zone label and is a double A-side. The single charted at #1 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for sixteen weeks, out-selling her previous single, 4 hot wave.^[1] This made her first #1 single since feel. The single came in CD and CD+DVD and both a-sides have their unique cover art.

Information

Yume no Uta/futari de... marks Japanese artist Kumi Koda's third number-one single, the two previous being you and feel, both which were released during her Best ~second session~ era. It was a double a-side and both songs carried their own remixes.

Upon hearing the composition for the song, Kumi commented how it had both happy and sad elements. She took over the reigns and split the song into two, which allowed Yume no Uta to be the sadness experienced after a break-up and futari de... to be the happiness of growing with someone.^[2] This also made a milestone in her career, whereas it became the first time she took complete control: from the music to the lyrics to the music video, and where she chose the outfits and pushed forward with her concept.^[3]

While Yume no Uta was placed on the corresponding album Black Cherry, futari de... was omitted. Yume no Uta was used as theme to the manga-turned-drama Damens Walker.^[4]

Packaging

Yume no Uta/futari de... was released in four formats, with limited editions having differing cover art:

• CD: contains four musical tracks.
• CD [Limited Edition]: contains eight musical tracks.
• CD+DVD: contains four musical track and two music videos.
• CD+DVD [Limited Edition]: contains eight musical tracks and two music videos.

Each edition had its own cover art and the limited editions contained remixes for both Yume no Uta and futari de....

Music videos

For the music videos, Kumi took over the direction and costume designing, making it her first to have complete control over. With having the two songs with a similar melody, the videos themselves had intertwined story-lines.

Yume no Uta is a story of a woman, played by Kumi, walking downtown to meet up with her lover. While walking, thinks about their happy moments. When she sees her lover across the street, she runs towards him, but is hit by an oncoming vehicle, killing her. While her lover holds her, another woman, also played by Kumi, sees the scene before walking off.

On the contrast, futari de... is a story of a woman, walking downtown, upset after having an argument with her lover. It shows several of their moments, some happy and others arguing. After an argument, she runs into oncoming traffic and is nearly hit by a vehicle. Her lover, however, turns his back and she runs off. While sitting on the curb, with the spirit of the other woman by her, her phone rings and her lover reached down and pressed the "answer" button. The two reconcile and the spirit smiles.

Track listing

(Source)^[5]

CD

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Yume no Uta"	Koda Kumi	Toru Watanabe	Hiroo Yamaguchi	4:47
2.	"futari de..."	Koda Kumi	h-wonder	Hiroo Yamaguchi	4:43
3.	"Yume no Uta" (Quartet Version)	Koda Kumi	Udai Shika	Hiroo Yamaguchi	4:31
4.	"futari de..." (WHOOSH MIX)	Koda Kumi	Cube Juice	Hiroo Yamaguchi	4:40
5.	"Yume no Uta" (Instrumental)		Toru Watanabe	Hiroo Yamaguchi	4:47
6.	"futari de..." (Instrumental)		h-wonder	Hiroo Yamaguchi	4:33

DVD

DVD
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Yume no Uta" (Music Video)	Koda Kumi	4:47
2.	"futari de..." (Music Video)	Koda Kumi	4:43
3.	"Yume no Uta/futari de..." (Making Video)	Koda Kumi

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First week sales	Sales total
October 18, 2006	Oricon Daily Charts	1
	Oricon Weekly Charts	1	175,643	301,169
	Oricon Monthly Charts	2
	Oricon Yearly Charts	26

Alternate versions

Yume no Uta

1. Yume no Uta: Found on the single and corresponding album Black Cherry (2006)
2. Yume no Uta [Quartet Version]: Found on the single (2006)
3. Yume no Uta [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2006)
4. Yume no Uta [Sunset In Ibiza Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 2 (2010)

futari de...

1. futari de...: Found on the single (2006)
2. futari de... [WHOOSH MIX]: Found on the single (2006)
3. futari de... [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2006)

References

1. "Yume no Uta/futari de... / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
2. "Koda Kumi writes two songs with one melody! Ballad filled with happiness and sadness". SANSPO. Archived from the original on May 29, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
3. "Koda Kumi writes two songs with one melody! Ballad filled with happiness and sadness". SANSPO. Archived from the original on May 29, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
4. ""Yume no Uta" Koda Kumi Information". Gafuku. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
5. "Yume no Uta/futari de... - Koda Kumi OFFICIAL". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved January 21, 2016.