Ai no Uta (Koda Kumi song)

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]

""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)

Information

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

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
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

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak position First week sales Sales total
September 12, 2007 Oricon Daily Charts 2
Oricon Weekly Charts 2 65,276 134,831
Oricon Monthly Charts 9
Oricon Yearly Charts 62

Alternate Versions

Ai no Uta

  1. Ai no Uta: Found on the single (2007) and corresponding album Kingdom (2008)
  2. Ai no Uta [URBAN KISS Version]: Found on the single (2007)
  3. Ai no Uta [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2007)
  4. Ai no Uta [The Standard Club PIANO DANCE Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)
  5. Ai no Uta [JAXX DA FISHWORKS Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 7 (2017)

Come Over

  1. Come Over: Found on the single (2007)
  2. Come Over [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2007)
  3. Come Over [Caramel Pod Club Mix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)

References
  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.
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