Yume no Uta/Futari de...
| "Yume no Uta/Futari de..." "夢のうた/ふたりで…" | |||||||
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.jpg) "Yume no Uta" CD only | |||||||
| Single by Koda Kumi | |||||||
| from the album Black Cherry | |||||||
| Released | October 18, 2006 | ||||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||||
| Label | Rhythm Zone | ||||||
| Koda Kumi singles chronology | |||||||
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Yume no Uta/futari de... (夢のうた/ふたりで... / Dream Song/us two...) is singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's 33rd single under the Rhythm Zone label and is a double A-side. The single charted at #1 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for sixteen weeks, out-selling her previous single, 4 hot wave.[1] This made her first #1 single since feel. The single came in CD and CD+DVD and both a-sides have their unique cover art.
Information
Yume no Uta/futari de... marks Japanese artist Kumi Koda's third number-one single, the two previous being you and feel, both which were released during her Best ~second session~ era. It was a double a-side and both songs carried their own remixes.
Upon hearing the composition for the song, Kumi commented how it had both happy and sad elements. She took over the reigns and split the song into two, which allowed Yume no Uta to be the sadness experienced after a break-up and futari de... to be the happiness of growing with someone.[2] This also made a milestone in her career, whereas it became the first time she took complete control: from the music to the lyrics to the music video, and where she chose the outfits and pushed forward with her concept.[3]
While Yume no Uta was placed on the corresponding album Black Cherry, futari de... was omitted. Yume no Uta was used as theme to the manga-turned-drama Damens Walker.[4]
Packaging
Yume no Uta/futari de... was released in four formats, with limited editions having differing cover art:
- CD: contains four musical tracks.
- CD [Limited Edition]: contains eight musical tracks.
- CD+DVD: contains four musical track and two music videos.
- CD+DVD [Limited Edition]: contains eight musical tracks and two music videos.
Each edition had its own cover art and the limited editions contained remixes for both Yume no Uta and futari de....
Music videos
For the music videos, Kumi took over the direction and costume designing, making it her first to have complete control over. With having the two songs with a similar melody, the videos themselves had intertwined story-lines.
Yume no Uta is a story of a woman, played by Kumi, walking downtown to meet up with her lover. While walking, thinks about their happy moments. When she sees her lover across the street, she runs towards him, but is hit by an oncoming vehicle, killing her. While her lover holds her, another woman, also played by Kumi, sees the scene before walking off.
On the contrast, futari de... is a story of a woman, walking downtown, upset after having an argument with her lover. It shows several of their moments, some happy and others arguing. After an argument, she runs into oncoming traffic and is nearly hit by a vehicle. Her lover, however, turns his back and she runs off. While sitting on the curb, with the spirit of the other woman by her, her phone rings and her lover reached down and pressed the "answer" button. The two reconcile and the spirit smiles.
Track listing
(Source)[5]
CD
| CD | |||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Yume no Uta" | Koda Kumi | Toru Watanabe | Hiroo Yamaguchi | 4:47 |
| 2. | "futari de..." | Koda Kumi | h-wonder | Hiroo Yamaguchi | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Yume no Uta" (Quartet Version) | Koda Kumi | Udai Shika | Hiroo Yamaguchi | 4:31 |
| 4. | "futari de..." (WHOOSH MIX) | Koda Kumi | Cube Juice | Hiroo Yamaguchi | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Yume no Uta" (Instrumental) | Toru Watanabe | Hiroo Yamaguchi | 4:47 | |
| 6. | "futari de..." (Instrumental) | h-wonder | Hiroo Yamaguchi | 4:33 | |
DVD
| DVD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Yume no Uta" (Music Video) | Koda Kumi | 4:47 |
| 2. | "futari de..." (Music Video) | Koda Kumi | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Yume no Uta/futari de..." (Making Video) | Koda Kumi | |
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First week sales | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2006 | Oricon Daily Charts | 1 | ||
| Oricon Weekly Charts | 1 | 175,643 | 301,169 | |
| Oricon Monthly Charts | 2 | |||
| Oricon Yearly Charts | 26 |
| Preceded by "Arigatō" by SMAP |
Oricon Weekly number-one single October 30, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Seaside Byebye" by Kisarazu Cat's Eye & MCU |
| Preceded by "Taiyō no Uta" by Kaoru Amane (Erika Sawajiri) |
RIAJ Reco-kyō Chart number-one song October, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Won't Be Long" by Exile & Kumi Koda |
Alternate versions
Yume no Uta
- Yume no Uta: Found on the single and corresponding album Black Cherry (2006)
- Yume no Uta [Quartet Version]: Found on the single (2006)
- Yume no Uta [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2006)
- Yume no Uta [Sunset In Ibiza Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 2 (2010)
futari de...
- futari de...: Found on the single (2006)
- futari de... [WHOOSH MIX]: Found on the single (2006)
- futari de... [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2006)
References
- ↑ "Yume no Uta/futari de... / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Koda Kumi writes two songs with one melody! Ballad filled with happiness and sadness". SANSPO. Archived from the original on May 29, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Koda Kumi writes two songs with one melody! Ballad filled with happiness and sadness". SANSPO. Archived from the original on May 29, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ↑ ""Yume no Uta" Koda Kumi Information". Gafuku. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Yume no Uta/futari de... - Koda Kumi OFFICIAL". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved January 21, 2016.