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B-side
  
Asking Why

Genre
  
J-Pop

Format
  
CD Single, Vinyl

Released
  
January 1, 2000 (CD) February 16, 2000 (Vinyl)

Recorded
  
True Kiss Disc Record Plant Studios Record One TK's Malibu Studio Transcontinental Studios

Length
  
28:33 (Limited) 20:46 (Regular) 18:16 (Vinyl)

"Love 2000" is Namie Amuro's 15th single on the Avex Trax label. First pressing privileges came with a bonus remix of the title track. The same remix would later be included on a vinyl single released two months after the CD version. Released on New Year's Day, the single debuted at #4 becoming her 15th consecutive top 10 solo single. The single was certified platinum for 400,000 copies shipped.

Contents

Commercial tie-in

"Love 2000" was used in Kose cosmetics commercials for their Visee line.

Limited edition CD single

  1. "Love 2000 (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda) – 5:15
  2. "Love 2000 (System Breakdown Mix)" (Remixed by Mike Butler) – 7:47
  3. "Asking Why" (Nico, Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:10
  4. "Love 2000 (Instrumental)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry) – 5:14
  5. "Asking Why" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:07

Regular CD single

  1. "Love 2000 (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda) – 5:15
  2. "Asking Why" (Nico, Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:10
  3. "Love 2000 (Instrumental)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry) – 5:14
  4. "Asking Why" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:07

Side A

  1. "Love 2000 (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda) – 5:15

Side B

  1. "Love 2000 (System Breakdown Mix)" (Remixed by Mike Butler) – 7:47
  2. "Love 2000 (Instrumental)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry) – 5:14

Personnel

  • Namie Amuro – vocals
  • Sheila E. – background vocals, percussion, drums
  • Lynn Mabry – background vocals
  • Will Wheaton, Jr. – background vocals
  • Terry Bradford – background vocals
  • Mazayne Lewis – background vocals
  • Alex Brown – background vocals
  • Renato Neto – keyboards
  • Kazuhiro Matsuo – guitar
  • Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass

    • Production

  • Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
  • Arranger – Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Cozy Kubo
  • Mixing – Mike Butler
  • Remixing – Mike Butler
  • Synthesizer programming – Akihisa Murakami, Toshihide Iwasa
  • Art Direction & Design – Tycoon Graphics
  • Photography – Itaru Hirama
  • Styling – Sonya S. Park
  • Hair & Make-Up – Akemi Nakano

    • Charts

    Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

    TV performances

  • December 24, 1999 – Music Station
  • January 1, 2000 – Music Station
  • January 14, 2000 – Music Station
  • January 31, 2000 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
  • February 4, 2000 – Music Station
  • March 31, 2000 – Music Station
  • April 3, 2000 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Awards (performed "Asking Why")
  • July 28, 2002 – Music Fest Peace of Ryukyu
  • September 29, 2002 – ASIA 2002 Music Festival

    • References

    Love 2000 Wikipedia
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