Carols (song)

"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.

"Carols"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album My Story
Released	September 29, 2004
Genre	J-pop
Length	23:41
Label	Avex Trax
Songwriter(s)	Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) Tomoya Kinoshita (music)
Producer(s)	Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Inspire" (2004) "Carols" (2004) "Step You/Is This Love?" (2005)
Official Music Video
"Carols" on YouTube

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.

Track listing

1. Carols – 5:30
2. Carols "Criminal Tribal Mix" – 6:45
3. Carols "Hammond B-3 Whisper" – 5:47
4. Carols "Original Mix ~instrumental~" – 5:30

DVD

1. Carols (PV)

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

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First Week Sales	Sales total	Chart run
29 September 2004	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	177,778	375,000	14 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	20

• 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.