Message/Personal
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"Message" / "Personal" is a double A-side single by Japanese singer Aya Ueto off her second studio album, Message. It was released by Flight Master on May 14, 2003.
"Message" / "Personal" is a double A-side single by Japanese singer Aya Ueto off her second studio album, Message. It was released by Flight Master on May 14, 2003.
Background
"Message" was written by Yuho Iwasato, composed by Hal, and arranged and produced by Sin. The song was used in commercials for Kao deodorant 8×4, starring Ueto herself. Ueto has stated that "Message" is one of her personal favorite songs of hers. The release of the single coincided with the start of Ueto's first concert tour, Ueto Aya First Live Tour Pureness 2003, and the premiere of her first feature film, Azumi. "Personal" was written, composed, arranged and produced by T2ya. The song is composed in the key of B minor and set to a tempo of 92 beats per minute. Ueto's vocals span from A 3 to D 5
Chart performance
"Message" / "Personal" entered the daily Oricon Singles Chart at number 5, where it also peaked. The single debuted at number 10 on the weekly chart, selling 18,000 copies in the first week, and at number 9 on the SoundScan singles chart. "Message" / "Personal" charted on the Oricon Singles Chart for six weeks, selling a reported total of 28,000 copies during its run.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
"Message"
Sin – producer, keyboards and programming Yūho Iwasato - songwriter HΛL - songwriter Hideyuki Fukasawa - synthesizer Kenji Suzuki - guitar Chieko Kinbara - strings Kumiko Yoshida - chorus Hironobu Asano – engineering, audio mixing Nao Yoshida - production coordinator
"Personal"
T2ya – songwriter, producer, keyboards and programming Naoki Hayashibe - guitar Yumi Kawamura - chorus Yasuyuki Hara – engineering Jun'nosuke Sato – engineering Hironobu Asano – audio mixing Credits adapted from Best of Uetoaya: Single Collection album liner notes.
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Release history
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