"Carols" is the thirty-fourth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on September 29, 2004. It became her 21st single to claim the No. 1 spot on the Oricon charts and has sold over 380,000 copies to date. Carols is to date Hamasaki's only single to be released on the DVD-Audio and SACD formats. It was the last single to be released from the album My Story.

Music video

The music video premiered a few days before the release and was directed by Masashi Muto. The video, filmed in black and white, features Hamasaki singing in an empty theatre.

Carols (song)

Track listing

Carols – 5:30

Carols "Criminal Tribal Mix" – 6:45

Carols "Hammond B-3 Whisper" – 5:47

Carols "Original Mix ~instrumental~" – 5:30

DVD

Carols (PV)

Carols (song)

Live performances

September 24, 2004 – PopJam

September 24, 2004 – Music Station

September 26, 2004 – CDTV

September 30, 2004 – AX Music

October 8, 2004 – Music Station

October 18, 2004 – Hey! Hey! Hey! December 15, 2004 – Best Artist December 24, 2004 – Music Station

Carols (song)

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Total Sales : 375,000 (Japan) Total Sales : 380,000 (Avex) RIAJ certification: Platinum

References

External links

"Carols" information at Avex Network. "Carols" CD+DVD information at Avex Network. "Carols" information at Oricon.

Ayumi Hamasaki songs

2004 singles

Oricon Weekly number-one singles

Songs written by Ayumi Hamasaki

Song recordings produced by Max Matsuura

2004 songs

Avex Trax singles