J-Pop Single - appears

Artist
Hamasaki Ayumi

Single
appears

Released
1999.11.10

Catalog Number
AVCD-30064

Price
¥ 1,260

appears is Ayumi Hamasaki's 11th single released on November 10, 1999, the same day as her 2nd studio album, LOVEppears. The single cover is very similar to the LOVEppears one. It's showing half-naked Ayumi with chest covered by her hair. The difference between album and single jacket is that on the single cover she has black skin, and on the album's she's white.

The single was a limited edition release, with only 300,000 copies made and reached #2 on the Oricon charts, staying there for a total of three weeks, selling 273,760 copies during it's first week and has since sold a total of 290,550 copies.

appears can also be find on A BEST, A COMPLETE ~ALL SINGLES~ and A BALLADS ("H∧L'S Progress") compilations.

Tracklist

1. appears "99 Greeting Mix"

   lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki
   music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
   mixed by Dave way

2. appears "Scud Filter Mix"

   remixed by Naoki Atsumi

3. appears "Dub's Eurotech Remix"

   remixed by Izumi "DMX" Miyazaki

4. WHATEVER "Ferry 'System F' Corsten dub mix"

   remixed by Ferry Corsten for Dance Therapy Productions

5. appears "JP's SoundFactory Mix"

   remixed by Jonathan Peters for Jonathan Peters Productions

6. appears "HΛL's MIX"

   remixed by HΛL

7. immature "D-Z DUAL LUCIFER MIX"

   remixed by D-Z

8. WHATEVER "Ferry 'System F' Corsten vocal extended mix"

   remixed by Ferry Corsten for Dance Therapy Productions

9. appears "Keith Litman's Mix of Truth"

   remixed by Keith Litman for KLM Inc.

10. immature "JT Original CM Version"

    music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
    mixed by Atsushi Hattori

11. appears "99 Greeting Mix" (Instrumental)
12. immature "JT Original CM Version" (Instrumental)

Promotion

• appears

Used in Sofiina Oobu Kurisumasu TV-CM

Used in Momo no Tennen Sui TV-CM

• immature "JT Original CM Version" Used in JT Peach Water TV-CM

Performances

appears

• [1999.11.08] HEY!HEY!HEY!
• [1999.11.10] Big Wednesday
• [1999.11.11] UTABAN
• [1999.11.12] Music Station
• [1999.11.13] CDTV
• [1999.11.13] Pop Jam
• [1999.12.09] FNS Kayou Matsuri
• [1999.12.12] Super Dream Live
• [1999.12.20] HEY!HEY!HEY! Xmas Special
• [1999.12.22] Fresh Live
• [1999.12.24] Music Station Special Super Live
• [1999.12.31] CDTV Special Live 1999-2000
• [2000.01.03] CDTV All Hits
• [2000.03.31] Music Station Special
• [2000.xx.xx] ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A vol. 2
• [2003.xx.xx] ayumi hamasaki A museum ～30th single collection live～
• [2003.12.22] HEY!HEY!HEY! Xmas special
• [2007.xx.xx] ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2007 A ～Tour of Secret～ "LIVE + DOCUMENTARY"
• [2008.04.13] ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2008 ~10th Anniversary~ A (appears + SEASONS - acapella version)

immature

• [1999.12.31] CDTV Special Live 1999-2000