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A ~2 CD SET~:
Released 1st July 2011

CD1 (VIVID)
1. VividATION (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Miki Watanabe)
The introduction to the album, presenting the dance songs.

2. PAPARAZZI (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Tetsuya Yukumi)
An icy cold dance tune, with a singalong chorus.

3. Life (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: D.A.I.)
The summer single, down the same route as "ANGEL'S SONG" & "Greatful days"

4. the gift of love (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: TSUNKU)
A hyper cutesy pop song.

5. Come on Ayu (Music: Yuta Nakano)
Come on Ayu is the first interlude, and it presents the rock songs on the album.

6. WANTING YOU, WANTING ME (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: CMJK)
The first rock song of the album, also the first single.

7. ALARM (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Hideaki Kuwabara)
The sequel to "SIGNAL", recorded around the time of "(miss)understood" but not included due to the fact that Namie had a single out called "ALARM".

8. do u luv me like u used 2? (Lyrics; Ayumi Hamasaki Music: CREA)
A rock song with dance undertones.

9. PLEASURE (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Kazuhiro Hara)
The final rock song of the album, the ending is found in the next interlude.

10. Wanna Carry On? (Music: Tetsuya Komuro)
The 3rd interlude, leads to the R&B section

11. Handle me (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Nao'myt)
A thumping hip-hop track which is produced by Nao'myt.

12. Can U Do Me All Night? (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki, Kumi Koda Music: michico)
The overtly sexual song of Disc 1, with a thumping beat, this time produced by michico.

13. Thinking Out Loud (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Kazuhiro Hara)
The paranoid song of the album, with a funk beat and spoken vocals which compliment the torturous lyrics.

14. I'M OVERWORKED (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: T. Kura & michico)
The horns compliment the tremendous amount of English, making it easire for non-Japanese speakers.

15. Nearly the end (Music: CREA)
The final interlude, which leads into the ballads.

16. nearly done now (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Tetsuya Yukumi)
A tender ballad with sweet lyrics.

17. VIVID (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Tetsuya Yukumi)
The title track is the most poignant ballad Ayu has ever made, and one bound to make you cry.

18. Outro (Music: Naruya Ihashi)
Sweet ballad music.

Disc 2: COLOUR

1. starting again (Music: Ken Harada)
This is the starting point for COLOUR, the 2nd disc. It is quite electronic and leads into the electro section.

2. happy again (Lyrics; Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino)
A cool dance/techno song, with a marching beat.

3. Magical Child (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Yasutaka Nakata)
A laidback techno tune, with nice lower vocals from Ayu.

4. ...smile(Music: Tetsuya Komuro)
This leads into the ballads section.

5. I love you. (Lyrics; Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Tomoya Kinoshita)
A nice little love song, reminiscent of some Ai love songs.

6. the only place i wanna be is with you. (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki music: CREA & D.A.I.)
A nice little guitar plucking song, not too much energy involved. Just gentle and relaxed.

7. BLUE (Lyrics; Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Tetsuya Yukumi)
This is a sad song about how blue Ayu is when her lover goes away.

8. New moon (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Tetsuya Yukumi)
Up there with "Secret", "untitled ~for her~", "VIVID" and "Curtain call" for one of the best ballads Ayu has ever done.

9. Rock it down ~down it Rock~ (Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi)
Interlude, leads into the pop, R&B, dance songs.

10. Let's Sing Love Songs (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music; CREA)
This is a mature pop song (like ayaka)

11. Love Story (Lyrics; Ayumi Hamasaki Music: D.A.I.)
A dance tune about how happy she is that her friends are in love (3rd person perspective eg I'm happy they are in love)

12. Believe in love (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi)
A R&B tune like "Automatic" by Hikki telling her friends to believe that they can find love.

13. Rain (Lyrics; Ayumi Hamasaki Music: HAL)
A pop song that represents how happy you feel when in love

14. maybe failing now (Music: CREA)
The final interlude, leading between the rock ballads

15. final decision (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Yuta Nakano)
The rock ballad of COLOURFUL, and it screams emotion.

16. This Is For You... (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino)
Sequel to "For My Dear..."

17. This is Reality (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Kunio Tago)
The chilled out rock song, like "kanariya"

18. Outro (Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino)
Just music

DVD 1:
1. PAPARAZZI (PV)
2. Life (PV)
3. WANTING ME, WANTING YOU (PV)
4. Handle me (PV)
5. VIVID (PV)
6. happy again (PV)
7. I love you. (PV)
8. New moon (PV)
9. Love Story (PV)
10. final decision (PV)
11. This Is For You... (PV)
12. Ayu special message

DVD 2:
1. PAPARAZZI (Making of)
2. Life (Making of)
3. WANTING ME, WANTING YOU (Making of)
4. Handle me (Making of)
5. VIVID (Making of)
6. happy again (Making of)
7. I love you. (Making of)
8. New moon (Making of)
9. Love Story (Making of)
10. final decision (Making of)
11. This Is For You... (Making of)

Singles:
1. WANTING ME, WANTING YOU (25th April 2010)
#1 on daily
#1 on weekly
#4 on monthly
#42 on yearly
506, 800 on debut
825, 566 sold

2. Life (5th June 2010)
#1 on daily
#1 on weekly
#1 on monthly
#1 on yearly
1, 016, 800 on debut
8, 829, 995 sold
Best-selling single by female of all time

3. Handle me/VIVID (4th August 2010)
#1 on daily
#1 on weekly
#2 on monthly
#3 on yearly
800, 960 on debut
2, 065, 492 sold
3rd best-selling single by female


4. happy again/Love Story (8th October 2010)
#1 on daily
#1 on monthly
#8 on monthly
#86 on yearly
480, 186 on debut
725, 865 sold

5. This Is For You... c/w final decision (2nd February 2011) **RECUT**
#1 on daily
#1 on weekly
#9 on monthly
#35 on yearly
245, 865 on debut
540, 890 sold
Best selling recut single of all time

ALBUM STATISTICS
#1 on daily
#1 on weekly
#1 on monthly
#1 on yearly
1, 998, 498 on debut
9, 865, 452 sold
Best selling album by a female
Best selling album of all time

VERSIONS
CD only (The 2CDs on their own)
CD + 2DVD (The 2CDs and the 2DVDs)

FIRST PRESS BONUS
Photobook
Picturebook
Postcards
Tickets to her next concert

First press bonus items avaliable in both CD only & CD+DVD

DARK - The 3rd disc. (Released seperately: 1st August 2011)
This CD was avaliable if you pre-ordered the 2CD release, later released seperately.

1. taking off (Music: Ferry Corsten)
Introduction with trance music and Ayu adlibbing

2. MY CONNECTIVITY'S LOW (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Ferry Corsten)
This is a trance song reminiscent of "Connected"

3. open Up (Music: CMJK)
A real etheral interlude, composed by CMJK.

4. Candle Lights (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Ohfu Miyaji)
this is a real R&B burner.

5. this is my letter (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Akio Togashi)
A nice chilled, relaxed work.

6. FRIEND (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino)
A remake of FRIEND from "ASFXX"

7. FRIEND II (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Mitsuru Igarashi)
A remake of FRIEND II from "ASFXX".

8. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooohHHHHHhh (Music: Naoto Suzuki)
A tai-chi inspired instrumental

9. love (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: tasuku)
A really danceable gentle song about love.

10. Want You, I really Want You (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: pop)
Reminiscent of "everywhere nowhere"

11. DEAD or ALIVE (Music: BOUNCEBACK)
The rocker Ayu comes out now!

12. alternative (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Shintaro Hagiwara, Sosaku Sasaki)
A real heavy metal piece

13. Angst (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: GEO of SWEETBOX)
GEO flew to Japan to write this real headbangin' piece!

14. 2 LOVES (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Yoji Noi)
A successor to "1 LOVE" from "Secret"

15. I HATE U (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Raita Ikemoto)
This is one hard piece that is the most emotional piece of rock muisc Ayu has ever done. Dedicated to Tomoya Nagasae

16. Outro (Music: CMJK)
This is a gentle outro and at the end there's a gong sounding and Ayu says "syonarra"

DVD:
1. Candle Lights (PV)
2. this is my letter (PV)
3. love (PV)
4. alternative (PV)
5. 2 LOVES (PV)
6. Candle Lights (Making of)
7. this is my letter (Making of)
8. love (Making of)
9. alternative (Making of)
10. 2 LOVES (Making of)
11. Ayu Special Message

VERSIONS
CD only
CD+DVD

First press bonus:
Cushion
Poster of DARK, VIVID & COLOUR
Tickets to VIVID, COLOUR & DARK TOUR

Singles:
1. Candle Lights (1st July 2011)
#1 on daily
#1 on weekly
#2 on monthly
#15 on yearly
450, 650 on debut
900, 865 sold

2. this is my letter c/w alternative (15th July 2011)
#1 on daily
#1 on weekly
# 1 on monthly
#5 on yearly
800, 850 on debut
1, 560, 800 sold

3. love/2 LOVES (22nd July 2011)
#1 on daily
'#1 on weekly
#1 on monthly
#2 on yearly
1, 560, 800 on debut
1, 990, 145 sold
4th best selling single by Female

[U]ALBUM STATISTICS[U]
#1 on Daily
#1 on weekly
#1 on monthly
#2 on yearly
1, 865, 025 on debut
7, 850, 652 sold
2nd best selling album by a female
2nd best selling album of all time

SOMBRE
Free EP that avex gave away when you preordered with them

1. A SONG OF ANGELS (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Tetsuya Yukumi, Akihisa Yukumi)
This is a eurobeat song that the Yukumi brothers both composed.

2. Love Song (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: CREA)
A simple acoustic pop song with a simple guitar structure and quiet drum beat.

3. LET'S Play love (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Kunio Tago)
A very simple piano ballad, that then changes into a full on rock song.

4. Let's Do This (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: BOUNCEBACK)
A typical Ayu ballad, like "No way to say" or "A Song for ××"

5. Does it really matter ~anymore?~ (Lyrics; Ayumi Hamasaki Music: CREA)
Icy and cold, like "PAPARAZZI" or "M".

6. RUNNING AWAY AWAY AWAY (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Tetsuya Komuro)
A dancepop piece of music, like Namie's "Body Feels EXIT"

7. Wishing You The Best (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Tetsuya Yukumi)
An upbeat eurobeat song, like "A SONG OF ANGELS".

8. Wana Wana Wana Geddit (Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki Music: Daisuke Imai)
I wasn't sure wether this was a], a bonus, b], a hidden track or c], a normal track. In the end I chose bonus, and this is a arabian flavoured track.




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