"Talkin' 2 Myself" is J-Pop singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki's 42nd single, which was released on September 19, 2007.Ayumi Hamasaki next single ‘talkin’ 2 myself’ that was released September 19 - [Japan News Review] The single contains two rock tracks, one acoustic orchestra remix of her previously released "Fated", and the instrumentals of the main tracks. It is her 29th #1 single, breaking her own record for the most #1 singles by a solo female artist. The drums in both Talkin' 2 Myself and Decision are played by Andy Selway from the band KMFDM.http://ayu-mi-x.com/images/database/albums/guilty/guiltyjacket005.jpg
Overview "Talkin' 2 Myself" is Hamasaki's second single of 2007. It debuted at #1 on the daily charts with 26,267 copies sold in its first day. A week later it also debuted at #1 on the weekly charts with over 70,325 copies sold. This is Hamasaki's 17th consecutive #1 single and 29th #1 single. "Talkin' 2 Myself" sold 39,840 fewer copies than "Glitter / Fated" during its first week of sales, although Oricon stated that more people actually considered buying this single. This is Hamasaki's lowest first week sales for an original single since the release of "Love (Destiny)" in 1999, which sold 70,540 copies during its first week. However, "talkin' 2 myself" still managed to outsell the #2 single ("Shine / Ride On" by TVXQ) by 36,634 copies. "talkin' 2 myself" stayed on the top 30 Oricon chart for four weeks.~Chart & Sales~ talkin' 2 myself Single - Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai
Music videos In the PV for Talkin 2 Myself, Ayumi takes on an edgy, punk rock persona. The music video is set in a desolate urban area where it features Ayumi and her crew dancing.
The PV for Decision features Ayumi and her band dressed in black and performing onstage for a blank audience.
Track listings CD Single NEWS&INFORMATION｜ayumi hamasaki(浜崎あゆみ) official website
"Talkin' 2 Myself" "Original mix" "Decision" "Original mix" "Fated" "Orchestra version" "Talkin' 2 Myself" "Original mix -Instrumental-" "Decision" "Original mix -Instrumental-"
DVD "Talkin' 2 Myself" (PV) "Decision" (PV)
Release history Region Date Japan Hong Kong Taiwan China Singapore South Korea
Live performances September 14, 2007 - Music Station September 22, 2007 - Music Fighter September 22, 2007 - Music Japan September 30, 2007 - CDTV October 5, 2007 - Music Station
Charts Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) ReleaseChartPeak positionFirst week salesSales totalSeptember 19, 2007Oricon Daily Charts126,267Oricon Weekly Charts170,325 130,000Oricon Monthly Charts6Oricon Yearly Charts79
Total sales : 130,000 (Japan) Total sales : 160,630 (Avex)
RIAJ certification: Gold
Digital sales charts ChartPeakposition Recochoku Chaku-Uta 「着うたフル」・「着うた」なら「レコ直♪」 - デイリーランキング 1Recochoku Chaku-Uta Melody 「着うたフル」・「着うた」なら「レコ直♪」 - 着信メロディダウンロードランキング 1Recochoku Chaku-Uta All 「着うたフル」・「着うた」なら「レコ直♪」 - トータルダウンロードランキング 1Mu-mo Song Download Chart 着うた(R)/着うたフル(R)/着信メロディ 無料・先行・最新楽曲が充実のオリコン・モバイル 1Dwango Truetone Ringtones (Chaku Uta) dwango.jp | 着うたフル(R)＆着うた(R)無料検索1Dwango Polyphonic Ringtones (Chaku Mero)1
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