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Respect the Power of Love

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Released
  
March 17, 1999

Genre
  
J-Pop

Writer(s)
  
Tetsuya Komuro

Format
  
CD Single

Label
  
Avex Trax

Producer(s)
  
Tetsuya Komuro

"Respect the Power of Love" is Namie Amuro's 12th single on the Avex Trax label. Her second single to be released after her hiatus. The single was released on the same day that Amuro's mother was murdered. Amuro cancelled promotion for this single and flew to Okinawa to identify her mother's body.

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Commercial tie-in

Respect the Power of Love was used in Kose Visee commercial featuring Namie herself.

Charts

The single opened at #2 with 200,610 copies sold in its first week, it sold about 500,000 units and charted for 10 weeks. It was the 43rd best-selling single of 1999. The single was certified platinum by the RIAJ for 400,000 copies shipped to stores.

Track listing

  1. "Respect the Power of Love - Straight Run" – 4:21
  2. "Respect the Power of Love - NYC Uptown remix" – 4:01
  3. "Respect the Power of Love - Instrumental" – 4:17

Personnel

  • Namie Amuro – vocals

    • Production

  • Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
  • Additionally Production – Rob Arbittier & Gary Adante
  • Mixing – Eddie Delena
  • Remixing – Roland Clark

    • TV performances

  • March 12, 1999 – Music Station
  • March 15, 1999 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
  • March 23, 1999 – Utaban
  • March 27, 1999 – Pop Jam
  • March 29, 1999 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Awards III
  • April 02, 1999 – Music Station Special
  • December 27, 1999 – SMAPxSMAP
  • December 31, 1999 – 50th Kōhaku Uta Gassen

    • References

    Respect the Power of Love Wikipedia
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