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"Ai no Uta"
Song
B-side"Come Over"

Ai no Uta (愛のうた / Song of Love) is the 37th single released by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda. The single was released in CD and CD+DVD, with limited editions carrying the "Urban Kiss Version" of Ai no Uta.[1] The single was released on September 12, 2007 and followed the theme of Yume no Uta/Futari de... as an autumn/winter-time love ballad. It charted at #2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for twenty-two weeks.[2] Ai no Uta is described as a song about the sadness of fleeting love and how fragile and precious it is.[3]

The b-side, Come Over was the theme song used for the Sekai Judo 2007 (世界柔道2007 / World Judo 2007).[4]

Ai no Uta was certified by the RIAJ as being downloaded as a ringtone more than 1,000,000 times, and as a full-length download to cellphones more than 750,000 times.[5]

An alternate version of the music video was placed on the corresponding album Kingdom.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."愛のうた (Ai no Uta / Song of Love)"Kumi Koda • Kosuke MorimotoKosuke MorimotoTomoji Sogawa4:51
2."Come Over"Kumi KodaMiki WatanabeMiki Watanabe3:38
3."愛のうた" (URBAN KISS Version)Kumi Koda • Kosuke MorimotoKosuke MorimotoTomoji Sogawa 
4."愛のうた" (Instrumental) Kosuke MorimotoTomoji Sogawa4:51
5."Come Over" (Instrumental) Miki WatanabeMiki Watanabe3:38
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."愛のうた" (Music Video) 
2."愛のうた" (Making Video) 

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
September 12, 2007 Oricon Daily Charts 2
Oricon Weekly Charts 2 65,276 134,831 20 weeks
Oricon Monthly Charts 9
Oricon Yearly Charts 62

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by RIAJ Reco-kyō Chart number-one song
August, 2007 		Succeeded by

Alternate Versions

愛のうた

  1. 愛のうた: Found on the single (2007) and corresponding album Kingdom (2008)
  2. 愛のうた [URBAN KISS Version]: Found on the single (2007)
  3. 愛のうた [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2007)
  4. 愛のうた [The Standard Club PIANO DANCE Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)

Come Over

  1. Come Over: Found on the single (2007)
  2. Come Over [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2007)
  3. Come Over [Caramel Pod Club Mix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)

References

  1. ^ "Koda Kumi: Ai no Uta--Limited". Amazon Japan. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "AI NO UTA / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "the online asian media source: Ai no Uta lyrics". JPop Asia. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Koda Kumi's new song "Song of Love" feature! "Come Over" is the "World Judo 2007" cheer song!". Neowing. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  5. ^ レコード協会調べ　2月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：2月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
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