"I Will" is Namie Amuro's 20th solo single under the Avex Trax label and is her second lyrical composition. Atypical of Amuro, "I Will" is an orchestral ballad. Released on Valentine's Day, it is her first single as a solo artist to not sell at least 100,000 copies.
Track listing "I Will" (Namie Amuro, Hiroaki Hayama) – 6:43 "I Will in L.A." (Namie Amuro, Hiroaki Hayama) – 6:43 "I Will with piano" (Namie Amuro, Hiroaki Hayama) – 6:07 "I Will not sing" (Hiroaki Hayama) – 6:41
Personnel Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals Will Wheaton – Chorus Terry Bradford – Chorus Maxayn Lews – Chorus Alex Brown – Chorus Bill Cantos – Piano Maruyama Strings Group – Strings
Production Producers – Hiroaki Hayama Arrangement – Hiroaki Hayama Chorus Arrangement – Kenji Sano Strings Arrangement – Tatsuya Murayama Mixing – Dave Ford, Jon Gass Vocal Direction – Kenji Sano Music Video Director – Masashi Muto
TV performances February 15, 2002 – Music Station February 16, 2002 – Pop Jam February 18, 2002 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Special February 19, 2002 – AX Music Factory February 24, 2002 – CDTV April 1, 2002 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Music Awards VI April 5, 2002 – Music Station Special
Charts Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) ReleaseChartPeak positionSales totalSeptember 11, 2003Oricon Weekly Singles Chart795,120
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