M (song)
2000 single by Ayumi Hamasaki / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"M" is the nineteenth single by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki.[1] "M" serves as the lead single to her fourth studio album I Am... (2002). The track marked Hamasaki's inCreased Creative control over her music, as it was the first song she composed, under the pen name "Crea".
"M" | ||||
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Single by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
from the album A Best and I am... | ||||
Released | December 13, 2000 (2000-12-13) | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
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Length | 4:26 | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
Composer(s) | Crea | |||
Lyricist(s) | Ayumi Hamasaki | |||
Producer(s) | Max Matsuura | |||
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Ayumi Hamasaki German singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"M" on YouTube | ||||
The single is to date one of Hamasaki's most commercially successful; it peaked at the top spot on the Oricon weekly charts, selling over 500,000 units on its first week. Moreover, the single eventually sold over 1,000,000 copies over its seventeen-week run and became a RIAJ-certified million-seller; "M" also won the Japan Gold Disc Award for "Song of the Year".[2] Since its release, the single is listed as the 113th best-selling single of all time in Japan.