is the 37th single released by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Koda Kumi. The single was released in CD and CD+DVD, with limited editions carrying the "Urban Kiss Version" of Ai no Uta. The single was released on September 12, 2007, and followed the theme of Yume no Uta/Futari de... as an autumn/winter-time love ballad. It charted at No. 2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for twenty-two weeks.
Information Ai no Uta is Japanese pop singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's thirty-seventh single released under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone. It charted at No. 2 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for twenty-two weeks. It was released in September 2007 and continued the theme of an autumn/winter-time love song, such as she did with Yume no Uta/Futari de... the year prior during her Black Cherry era.
The single was released in both CD and CD+DVD editions, with limited editions of each. Limited editions contained one bonus track: a remix of "Ai no Uta."
The title track has been described as a song about the sadness of fleeting love and how fragile and precious it is. The b-side, "Come Over," was the theme song used for the World Judo 2007 (世界柔道2007 / Sekai Judo 2007).
"Ai no Uta" was certified by the RIAJ as being downloaded as a ringtone more than one million times, and as a full-length download to cellphones more than 750,000 times.
Music video The music video of "Ai no Uta" carried a theme of a woman in love, but left broken hearted by her lover. A ring is used to symbolize the fragility of love, showing her saddened when he lover ignores her adoration of a ring in the window to a jewellery shop.
The video has been described as her "most stunning," with Kumi in a room surrounded by teardrop crystals.
An alternate version of the music video was placed on her corresponding album, Kingdom.
Track listing
Charts Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Ai no Uta" Chart Peakposition Japan (Oricon) 2
Monthly charts +Monthly chart performance for "Ai no Uta" Chart Peakposition Japan (Oricon) 9
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "Ai no Uta" Chart Position Japan (Oricon) 62
Certifications
Alternate versions "Ai no Uta" "Ai no Uta" (The Standard Club PIANO DANCE Remix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009) "Ai no Uta" (JAXX DA FISHWORKS Remix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 7 (2017)
"Come Over" "Come Over" (Caramel Pod Club Mix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)
References