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{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Never Ever
| name = Never Ever
| Cover = Neverevera.PNG
| cover = Neverevera.PNG
| alt =
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| Artist = Ayumi Hamasaki
| type = single
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| from Album = [[I Am... (Ayumi Hamasaki album)|I am...]]
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| artist = [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]
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| Released = March 7, 2001
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| album = [[I Am... (Ayumi Hamasaki album)|I am...]]
| Format = <sup><small>[[Japan|JPN]]</small></sup> [[CD Single]]<br><sup><small>[[USA]]</small></sup> [[Digital Single]] <ref>http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=73951471</ref>
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| released = March 7, 2001
| Recorded =
| recorded =
| Genre = [[J-pop]]
| Length = 50:52
| studio =
| Label = [[Avex Trax]]
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop rock]]|[[alternative rock]]}}
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| Writer = Ayumi Hamasaki
| length = 50:52
| Producer =
| label = [[Avex Trax]]
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| Last single = "[[Evolution (song)|Evolution]]"<br />(2001)
| writer = [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] (lyrics)<br>CREA (music)
| This single = "Never Ever"<br />(2001)
| producer = [[Max Matsuura]]
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| Next single = "[[Endless Sorrow]]"<br />(2001)
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| prev_title = [[Evolution (Ayumi Hamasaki song)|Evolution]]
| prev_year = 2001
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| next_title = [[Endless Sorrow]]
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{External music video
| header = Promotional Video
| 1 = {{YouTube|ontZDKiLap0|"Never Ever"}}
| type = single
}}
}}
}}
"'''Never Ever'''" is the twenty-first [[single (music)|single]] by [[Ayumi Hamasaki]], released on March 7, 2001. This is her third single in a row to be composed by herself. In mid-October 2007, the third track on this single "[[Seasons (H-H Remix)]]", 6 and a half years after its release, appeared as the third most downloaded song in Japan for that time, according to mu-mo.<ref>[http://ayunite.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32396 AYUNITE! - Where all Ayumi Hamasaki fans UNITE!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
"'''Never Ever'''" is the twenty-first [[single (music)|single]] by [[Ayumi Hamasaki]], released on March 7, 2001. This is her third single in a row to be composed by herself. In mid-October 2007, the third track on this single "[[Seasons (H-H Remix)]]", six and a half years after its release, appeared as the third most downloaded song in Japan for that time, according to mu-mo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ayunite.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32396|title=Affiliate Year Unity Festival|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014001932/http://ayunite.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32396|archivedate=2007-10-14}}</ref>


== Information ==
== Information ==
Never Ever was released only three weeks before her first compilation album, [[A Best]]. Like the latter album, she was forced by her record label, avex, to release this single. Although she had already incorporated pop-rock music in her work, this song is considered as her first real attempt to pop-rock music.
"Never Ever" was released only three weeks before her first compilation album, ''[[A Best]]''. Like the latter album, she was forced by her record label, avex, to release this single. Although she had already incorporated pop-rock music in her work, this song is considered as her first real attempt to pop-rock music.


== Commercial endorsment ==
== Commercial endorsements ==
Never Ever was used in a commercial for the Kirin Supli drinks. She appeared in the TV ad.<ref>[http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=318263 Ayumi Hamasaki CM - Kirin Supli 1 15s (Never Ev - Yahoo! Video<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
"Never Ever" was used in a commercial for the Kirin Supli drinks. Hamasaki appeared in the TV ad.<ref>[http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=318263 Ayumi Hamasaki CM - Kirin Supli 1 15s (Never Ev - Yahoo! Video<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
# "Never Ever" (Original Mix)– 4:41
# "Never Ever" (Original Mix) – 4:41
# "Never Ever" (Yuta's prayer mix)
# "Never Ever" (Yuta's prayer mix)
# "[[Seasons (H-H Remix)]]"
# "[[Seasons (H-H Remix)]]"
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== Live performances ==
== Live performances ==
*March 9, 2001 - Music Station
*March 9, 200: Music Station
*March 10, 2001 - CountDown TV
*March 10, 2001: CountDown TV
*March 19, 2001 - Hey! Hey! Hey!
*March 19, 2001: Hey! Hey! Hey!


==Charts==
==Charts==
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!Chart Run
!Chart Run
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|rowspan="3"|07 March, 2001
|rowspan="3"|7 March 2001
|Oricon Daily Singles Chart
|Oricon Daily Singles Chart
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
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* [[RIAJ]] certification: 3x Platinum
* [[RIAJ]] certification: 3× Platinum


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://avexnet.jp/item/hamas/disc/product/AVCD-30231.html "Never Ever"] information at [[Avex Trax|Avex Network]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060211212033/http://avexnet.jp/item/hamas/disc/product/AVCD-30231.html "Never Ever"] information at [[Avex Trax|Avex Network]]
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/434649/1/ "Never Ever"] information at [[Oricon]].
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/434649/1/ "Never Ever"] information at [[Oricon]]


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Latest revision as of 16:58, 4 August 2024

"Never Ever"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album I am...
ReleasedMarch 7, 2001
Genre
Length50:52
LabelAvex Trax
Songwriter(s)Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
CREA (music)
Producer(s)Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Evolution"
(2001) 		"Never Ever"
(2001) 		"Endless Sorrow"
(2001)
Promotional Video
"Never Ever" on YouTube

"Never Ever" is the twenty-first single by Ayumi Hamasaki, released on March 7, 2001. This is her third single in a row to be composed by herself. In mid-October 2007, the third track on this single "Seasons (H-H Remix)", six and a half years after its release, appeared as the third most downloaded song in Japan for that time, according to mu-mo.[1]

Information

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"Never Ever" was released only three weeks before her first compilation album, A Best. Like the latter album, she was forced by her record label, avex, to release this single. Although she had already incorporated pop-rock music in her work, this song is considered as her first real attempt to pop-rock music.

Commercial endorsements

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"Never Ever" was used in a commercial for the Kirin Supli drinks. Hamasaki appeared in the TV ad.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Never Ever" (Original Mix) – 4:41
  2. "Never Ever" (Yuta's prayer mix)
  3. "Seasons (H-H Remix)"
  4. "Never Ever" (Project O.T. MIX)
  5. "Never Ever" (Laugh & Peace MIX)
  6. "Never Ever" (Empty Pot Shuttlecock Wood)
  7. "Evolution" (Ayu Can Hear U Mix)
  8. "Never Ever" (nicely nice hot stab remix)
  9. "Never Ever" (tears of aquarius mix)
  10. "Never Ever" (Original Mix -Instrumental-) – 4:41

Live performances

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  • March 9, 200: Music Station
  • March 10, 2001: CountDown TV
  • March 19, 2001: Hey! Hey! Hey!

Charts

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Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
7 March 2001 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 1 423,480 757,000 12
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 16
  • RIAJ certification: 3× Platinum

References

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  1. ^ "Affiliate Year Unity Festival". Archived from the original on 2007-10-14.
  2. ^ Ayumi Hamasaki CM - Kirin Supli 1 15s (Never Ev - Yahoo! Video[permanent dead link]
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