Amai Unmei
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- Artist
- UA
- Single
- Amai Unmei (甘い運命; Sweet Fate)
- Released
- 1997.02.21
- Catalog Number
- VIDL-10841
- Price
- ¥1,020
- Tracklist
- Amai Unmei (甘い運命; Sweet Fate)
- Mayonaka no Guitar (真夜中のギター; Midnight Guitar)
- Amai Unmei (instrumental) (甘い運命; Sweet Fate)
- Information
Amai Unmei is UA's 7th single, and was the Kanebo T'ESTIMO CM song. The B-side is a cover of the 1969 Chiga Kahoru song of the same name. This single reached #10 on Oricon charts and charted for 18 weeks, and is UA's most sold single. However, this song did not feature on her following album AMETORA. As this single sold 327,000 copies in 1997 it was the #94 single of the year.
DOUBLE covered this song a year later in 1998 on their debut single, For me.
Contents |
Oricon Chart Positions
Weekly Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Week | Position | Weekly Sales | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week One | 18 | 43,920 | 43,920 |
| Week Two | 17 | 50,820 | 94,740 |
| Week Three | 15 | 50,330 | 145,070 |
| Week Four | 10 | 50,960 | 196,030 |
| Week Five | 14 | 40,840 | 236,870 |
| Week Six | 17 | 27,300 | 264,170 |
| Week Seven | 20 | 20,050 | 284,220 |
| Week Eight | 24 | 11,710 | 295,930 |
Total Known Sales: 327,000
Song Information
- Lyrics
- UA
- Music
- Asatomo Hirofumi (朝本浩文)
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Asatomo Hirofumi (朝本浩文)
Music Video
The music video features UA recording the song in a staged studio live.
Disambiguation
There are two versions of Amai Unmei to be found in UA's discography (listed chronologically). These different versions are:
- Amai Unmei
- Found on the Amai Unmei single as track #1 and on the best album Illuminate ~the very best songs~ as track #6.
- Amai Unmei (instrumental)
- Found on the Amai Unmei single as track #3. This is the standard version without the lead vocals.
- Amai Unmei (AMETORA '98 Live)
- Found on the AMETORA '98 live VHS/DVD as track #8.
