Sweet 19 Blues (song)

"Sweet 19 Blues"
Single by Namie Amuro
from the album Sweet 19 Blues
Released	August 21, 1996
Format	CD Single
Genre	J-Pop
Length	19:30
Label	Avex Trax
Producer	Tetsuya Komuro
Namie Amuro singles chronology
"You're My Sunshine" (1996) "Sweet 19 Blues" (1996) "A Walk in the Park" (1996)
Music sample "Sweet 19 Blues"

"Sweet 19 Blues" is Namie Amuro's fifth solo single under the Avex Trax label and was recut from her album of the same title released a month before it. It was used as the theme song to her first and only theaterical vehicle, "That's Cunning! ~Shijousaidai no Sakusen~."

Track listing

1. "Sweet 19 Blues (Straight Run))" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:38
2. "Sweet 19 Blues (KC Dub Mix)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:39
3. "Joy (Straight Run)" (m.c.A.T, Akio Togashi) – 4:01
4. "Joy (Extended Summertime Mix)" (Akio Togashi) – 4:12

Production

• Producer - Tetsuya Komuro
• Mixing, Remix - Keith "KC" Cohen
• Strings Arrangement - Randy Waldman (Track 1 & 2)

TV Performances

• ?, 1996 – Fun
• August 23, 1996 – Music Station
• August 24, 1996 – Mega Hit Night
• August 31, 1996 – PopJam
• August 31, 1996 – CDTV
• September 16, 1996 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Special
• October 4, 1996 – Music Station Special
• October 29, 1996 – Utaban
• October 4, 1996 – Music Station Special
• November 2, 1996 – 27 hours TV
• November 26, 1996 – P-Stock
• December 14, 1996 – 29th All Japan Request Awards
• May 21, 1997 – TK Groove Museum HongKong
• May 27, 1997 – TK Pan-Pacific Tour

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
August 21, 1996	Oricon Daily Singles Chart
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	2	102,000	452,890	13 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	64