"Love 2000" is Namie Amuro's 15th single on the Avex Trax label. First pressing privileges came with a bonus remix of the title track. The same remix was later included on a vinyl single released two months after the CD version, as their fourth and final single Genius 2000, Released in Japan on New Year's Day, the single debuted at #4 becoming her 15th consecutive top 10 solo single. The single was certified platinum for 400,000 copies shipped.
Commercial tie-in "Love 2000" was used in Kose cosmetics commercials for the Visee line.
Track listing Limited edition CD single "Love 2000 (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda) – 5:15 "Love 2000 (System Breakdown Mix)" (Remixed by Mike Butler) – 7:47 "Asking Why" (Nico, Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:10 "Love 2000 (Instrumental)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry) – 5:14 "Asking Why" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:07
Regular CD single "Love 2000 (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda) – 5:15 "Asking Why" (Nico, Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:10 "Love 2000 (Instrumental)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry) – 5:14 "Asking Why" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:07
Vinyl single Side A "Love 2000 (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda) – 5:15
Side B "Love 2000 (System Breakdown Mix)" (Remixed by Mike Butler) – 7:47 "Love 2000 (Instrumental)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry) – 5:14
Personnel Namie Amuro – vocals Sheila E. – background vocals, percussion, drums Lynn Mabry – background vocals Will Wheaton, Jr. – background vocals Terry Bradford – background vocals Mazayne Lewis – background vocals Alex Brown – background vocals Renato Neto – keyboards Kazuhiro Matsuo – guitar Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass guitar
Production Producer – Tetsuya Komuro Arranger – Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Cozy Kubo Mixing – Mike Butler Remixing – Mike Butler Synthesizer programming – Akihisa Murakami, Toshihide Iwasa Art direction and design – Tycoon Graphics Photography – Itaru Hirama Styling – Sonya S. Park Hair and make-up – Akemi Nakano
Charts Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) ReleaseChartPeak positionFirst week salesSales totalJanuary 1, 2000Oricon Weekly Singles Chart4165,940228,120
TV performances December 24, 1999 – Music Station January 1, 2000 – Music Station January 14, 2000 – Music Station January 31, 2000 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ February 4, 2000 – Music Station March 31, 2000 – Music Station April 3, 2000 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Awards (performed "Asking Why") July 28, 2002 – Music Fest Peace of Ryukyu September 29, 2002 – ASIA 2002 Music Festival
References
External links Songwriter, Takahiro Maeda's thoughts on "Love 2000"