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"Sweet 19 Blues"
Song
B-side"Joy"

"Sweet 19 Blues" (stylized as "SWEET 19 BLUES") is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. The song was composed, written and arranged by Tetsuya Komuro for her same titled debut album. A month after its release, her label Avex Trax released the song as a recut single due to popular demand. The song's subject and the album was about the melancholic passing of another sweet year of youth, which is a particularly Japanese obsession.

It did not achieve the success of her previous records but debut at No. 2 with over 100,000 copies sold in its first week and sold about 500,000 units,[1] a great feat for a post-album single.[2] The single was certified platinum by the RIAJ for 400,000 copies shipped to stores.[3]

The song was later served as the ending theme song for the 1996 comedy That's Cunning! Shijo Saidai no Sakusen?, in which she also starred.[4] Marked the first and only time she used a track to promote theatrically. Miliyah Kato's "19 Memories" later sampled the song.[5]

The new version of the song marked 18 years since its original release in 2014.[6]

Composition

The song carries its album's title, which according to Ted Mills from AllMusic, was a reflection of a "melancholic passing of another sweet year of youth" and a "particular Japanese obsession".[7]

Release

The song "Joy", which features vocals by M.C.A.T., is in fact a shortened version to what appears on the CD single of "Sweet 19 Blues"; two additional remixes appeared on it, whilst an original mix was featured on his single "Thunder Party".[8][9] "Joy" was originally on m.c.A.T's fifth studio album Crossover.

Music video

The new version of the video was directed by Kanji Suto.[10]

Live performances and usage in media

Track listing

CD single / Digital download EP[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Sweet 19 Blues" (Straight Run)5:35
2."Sweet 19 Blues" (KC Dub Mix)5:37
3."Joy" (Straight Run)3:58
4."Joy" (Extended Summertime Mix)4:12

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the CD single's liner notes.[8]

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

References

  1. ^ Sweet 19 Blues single informations. Members.tripod.com. Retrieved on November 29, 2011.
  2. ^ Sweet 19 blues single opening sales. Musictvprogram.com. Retrieved on November 29, 2011.
  3. ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1996年10月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. October 1996 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 446. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 5. December 10, 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "SWEET 19 BLUES". Amuro's official website (in Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  5. ^ CD Journal staff(s) (February 6, 2008). "安室奈美恵「SWEET 19 BLUES」をモチーフにした、加藤ミリヤの新作が登場！". CD Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  6. ^ RBB Today staff(s) (May 28, 2014). "安室奈美恵、「SWEET 19 BLUES」の新MVで18年前の自分と"共演"". RBB Today (in Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  7. ^ Mills, Ted (July 22, 1996). "Namie Amuro – Sweet 19 Blues (album review)". AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Sweet 19 Blues (CD liner). Namie Amuro. Avex Trax. 1996. p. 1. {{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter |titlelink= ignored (|title-link= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Thunder Party (CD single; Liner notes). M.C.A.T. Avex Trax. 1996. AVDD-20159.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ 安室奈美恵「SWEET 19 BLUES」MV (from BEST AL「Ballada」） on P.I.C.S. Studio
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