Carols (song)

"Carols"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album My Story
Released	September 29, 2004
Format	JPNCD Single, DVD-Audio, SACD USA Digital Single
Genre	J-pop
Length	23:41
Label	Avex Trax
Writer(s)	Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) Tomoya Kinoshita (music)
Producer	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 #1 spot on the Oricon charts and has sold over 340,000 copies to date. Carols is to date the only Ayumi Hamasaki 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 primered a few days before the release and it was directed by Masashi Muto. The video was fillmed in black and white, it features Ayumi singing in an empty cinema and she sings in the place all through-out the video.

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

External links

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