Ai no Uta (Koda Kumi song)

""Ai no Uta"
"愛のうた"
Single by Kumi Koda
from the album Kingdom
B-side"Come Over"
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2007 (Japanese single)
Recorded2007
GenreJ-pop
LabelRhythm Zone
Songwriter(s)Kumi Koda • Kosuke Morimoto
Kumi Koda singles chronology
"Fever Live in Hall"
(2007) 		""Ai no Uta"
"愛のうた"
(2007) 		"Last Angel feat. TVXQ"
(2007)
Music video
"Ai no Uta" on YouTube

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 No. 2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for twenty-two weeks.[2]

Information

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Ai no Uta is Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's thirty-seventh single released under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone. It charted at No. 2 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for twenty-two weeks. It was released in September 2007 and continued the theme of an autumn/winter-time love song, such as she did with Yume no Uta/Futari de... the year prior during her Black Cherry era.

The single was released in both CD and CD+DVD editions, with limited editions of each. Limited editions contained one bonus track: a remix of "Ai no Uta."[3]

The title track has been described as a song about the sadness of fleeting love and how fragile and precious it is.[4] The b-side, "Come Over," was the theme song used for the World Judo 2007 (世界柔道2007 / Sekai Judo 2007).[5]

"Ai no Uta" was certified by the RIAJ as being downloaded as a ringtone more than one million times, and as a full-length download to cellphones more than 750,000 times.[6]

Music video

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The music video of "Ai no Uta" carried a theme of a woman in love, but left broken hearted by her lover. A ring is used to symbolize the fragility of love, showing her saddened when he lover ignores her adoration of a ring in the window to a jewellery shop.

The video has been described as her "most stunning," with Kumi in a room surrounded by teardrop crystals.

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

Track listing

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

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Ai no Uta"
Chart Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[7] 2

Monthly charts

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Monthly chart performance for "Ai no Uta"
Chart Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[8] 9

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Ai no Uta"
Chart Position
Japan (Oricon)[9] 62

Certifications

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Certifications for "Ai no Uta"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Gold 100,000^
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Gold 50,000,000†

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Alternate versions

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"Ai no Uta"

  1. "Ai no Uta" (The Standard Club PIANO DANCE Remix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)
  2. "Ai no Uta" (JAXX DA FISHWORKS Remix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 7 (2017)

"Come Over"

  1. "Come Over" (Caramel Pod Club Mix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)

References

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  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. ^ "KODA KUMI OFFICIAL WEBSITE discography – Ai no Uta". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "the online asian media source: Ai no Uta lyrics". JPop Asia. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Koda Kumi's new song "Song of Love" feature! "Come Over" is the "World Judo 2007" cheer song!". Neowing. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 週間ランキング 2007 年 09月 24日付 [Single: Weekly Ranking as of September 24, 2007]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 22, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  8. ^ シングル 週間ランキング 2007 年 09月度 [Single: Monthly Ranking – September 2007]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  9. ^ シングル 年間ランキング 2007 年度 [Single: Annual Ranking – 2007]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "Japanese single certifications – Kumi Koda – Ai no Uta" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 26, 2023. Select 2007年9月 on the drop-down menu
  11. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Kumi Koda – Ai no Uta" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 25, 2023. Select 2023年9月 on the drop-down menu
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