Voyage (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Voyage


Artist = Ayumi Hamasaki
from Album = Rainbow
Released = September 26, 2002
Format = CD Single
[ Recorded = ]
Genre = J-pop
Length = 21:08
Label = Avex Trax
Writer = Ayumi Hamasaki
Producer =
Last single = "H"
(2002)
This single = "Voyage"
(2002)
Next single = "&"
(2003)"Voyage" is the 28th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on September 26,2002. "Voyage" debuted at #1 on the weekly charts with more than 319,020 copies sold in its first week and remained at the top position for 3 consecutive weeks out of a total 28 weeks on the chart. The single sold a total of 679,463 copies and became the ninth best selling single of the year. To date, "Voyage" is Ayumi Hamasaki's only single which has remained in the top position of the weekly Oricon charts for at least three weeks other than "H" and "A", however, "Voyage" is Hamasaki's only single to stay at #1 for 3 consecutive weeks ("A" and "H" spent 3 non-consecutive weeks at #1). "Voyage" was used as the theme song of the Japanese movie Tsuki ni Shizumu, which was created in lieu of a PV for the single. It was also used as the ending song of a Japanese television drama My Little Chef starring Hiroshi Abe and Aya Ueto.

Track listing

# "Voyage" – 5:06
# "Hanabi" (Electrical Bossa Mix)
# "independent" (Sugiuramn Mix)
# "Voyage" (Instrumental) – 5:06

PV

"See Tsuki ni Shizumu."

A regular PV for "Voyage" does not exist; however, "Tsuki ni Shizumu", a short film starring Hamasaki was created for which "Voyage" was used as the theme song.

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

ee also

* Tsuki ni Shizumu

External links

* [http://avexnet.jp/item/hamas/disc/product/AVCD-30405.html "Voyage"] information at Avex Network.
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/488192/1/ "Voyage"] information at Oricon.