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Respect the Power of Love
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Wikipedia article
"'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 and taken her fourth studio album 'Genius 2000', 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.
Commercial tie-in
Respect the Power of Love was used in Kose Visee commercial featuring Namie herself.[http://www.twlovena.com/CF/KOSE.htm Screencaps of Namie's KOSE CMs] TW Lovena, a Taiwanese fansite about Namie Amuro, (CM ~CF~ section)
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.[http://www.jpopmusic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2959342&highlight=#2959342 Respect the Power of Love trajectory] Jpopmusic forum (The Oricon resource and archives thread) It was the 43rd best-selling single of 1999.[http://homepage1.nifty.com/shislabo/nenkan/nenkan.htm 1999 TOP 100: SINGLES] The single was certified platinum by the RIAJ for more than 400,000 copies shipped to stores.
Track listing
# "Respect the Power of Love - Straight Run" 4:21
# "Respect the Power of Love - NYC Uptown remix" 4:01
# "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 2, 1999 Music Station Special
* December 27, 1999 SMAPxSMAP
* December 31, 1999 50th Khaku Uta Gassen
References
Category:1999 singles
Category:Namie Amuro songs
Category:Songs written by Tetsuya Komuro
Category:1999 songs
Category:Avex Trax singles
Category:Torch songs
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