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)
Music video
"Ai no Uta" on YouTube

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