Friday, February 21, 2014

Boys & Girls




Boys & Girls
Label : Avex Trax - AVDD-30049
Format : CD, Mini
Country : Japan
Release Date : 14 July 1999
Genre : Electronic
Style : House, Synth-pop, Trance
Price : ¥1,260

Tracklist :

01. Boys & Girls "MAD FILTER MIX"
02. Boys & Girls "AUBE Original Mix"
03. Boys & Girls "Higher Uplift Mix"
04. LOVE ~Destiny~ "TODD'S LOVERS CONVERSION"
05. Boys & Girls "HAL'S Mix"
06. Boys & Girls "Melt Down Dub Mix"
07. TO BE "Bright Mix"
08. Boys & Girls "D-Z PSYCHEDELIC ASSASSIN MIX"
09. Boys & Girls "Dub's club Remix"
10. Boys & Girls "AUBE Original Mix" -instrumental-




Boys & Girls (Hex Hector Remixes)
Label : Avex USA ‎– AVA-1
Format : Vinyl, 12"
Country : USA
Release Date : 2001
Genre : Electronic
Style : Techno, House
Price :

Tracklist :

A. Boys & Girls (Hex Hector Main Club Mix)
B. Boys & Girls (Hex Hector Dub)





Boys & Girls (Junior Vasquez Remixes)
Label : Avex USA ‎– AVA 13
Format : Vinyl, 12"
Country : USA
Release Date : 24 Jan 2003
Genre : Electonic
Style : House
Price :

Tracklist :

A   Boys & Girls (Junior's Club Mix)
B1  Boys & Girls (Junior's Dub Mix)
B2  Boys & Girls (Junior's Boys & Girls Beats)




Credits
Lyrics By – Ayumi Hamasaki
Mastered By – Shigeo Miyamoto
Music By – D.A.I.
Producer – Max Matsuura
Producer [Sound] – Naoto Suzuki (2)

Information
Boys & Girls is Hamasaki Ayumi's ninth single. Boys & Girls was used as the Kao "AUBE" lipstick CM song, featuring Hamasaki on the commercial. The song was so successful that she was invited to perform it at the annual Kohaku Uta Gassen concert. This single reached #2 on the Oricon charts in its first week, and #1 on the next three weeks. It sold 1,033,390 copies in 1999, becoming the #11 single of the year. It charted for 17 weeks and sold a total of 1,037,950 copies, making it her first single to sell over a million copies. This single is also Hamasaki's first to chart on the United World Charts.

The second vinyl released alongside with 'appears/immature' and 'Fly high' vinyls are official and were produced as collector's items that were available only at the shows during the Concert Tour 2000. They are relatively rare but do occassionally appear on e-bay.

TV Performances
  • [1999.xx.xx] CDTV All Hits
  • [1999.07.16] Music Station
  • [1999.07.17] CDTV
  • [1999.07.19] Hey! Hey! Hey!
  • [1999.07.22] Utaban
  • [1999.09.24] J-Pop Night
  • [1999.11.20] All Japan Request Awards
  • [1999.12.03] Japan Cable Awards
  • [1999.12.12] Super Dream Live
  • [1999.12.22] Fresh Live
  • [1999.12.24] Music Station Christmas Special
  • [1999.12.25] Pop Jam Christmas Special
  • [1999.12.31] Japan Record Awards
  • [1999.12.31] Kohaku Uta Gassen
  • [1999.12.31] CDTV Special Live 1999-2000
  • [2000.08.31] avex Summer Paradise 2000
  • [2003] a-nation '03
  • [2006] a-nation '06
  • [2009] a-nation '09
  • [2010] a-nation '10
  • [2011] ayumi hamasaki ~POWER of MUSIC~ 2011 A