Toi et Moi

Infobox Single
Name = Toi et Moi


Artist = Namie Amuro
from Album =
B-side =
Released = July 7, 1999
Format = CD Single
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label = Avex Trax
Writer = Marc, Tetsuya Komuro
Producer = Tetsuya Komuro
Certification =
Last single = "Respect the Power of Love"
(1999)
This single = "Toi et Moi"
(1999)
Next single = "Something 'bout the Kiss"
(1999)
Misc = "Toi et Moi" is Namie Amuro's 13th single under the Avex Trax label, released on July 7, 1999.

Overview

"Toi et moi" is French for "you and me". The song was used as the ending theme to the Japanese version of the second Pokémon movie, "". Although she had already experimented with urban music in the past, this single is considered as her first real attempt at it. It is also rumored that Amuro doesn't really like this song and that she didn't want to release it as a single at that time. Despite that. This is her first single to have a more urban sound, and her first step-away release from electropop to urban-pop.

Charts

Toi et Moi debut at #3 with 121,970 copies sold in its first week and it sold 272,110 copies.It charted for 11 weeks. [ [http://www.jpopmusic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2959342&highlight=#2959342 Jpopmusic.com :: View topic - The Oricon Resource/Archives Thread II ] ] Toi et Moi was the 85th best-selling of 1999. [ja icon [http://homepage1.nifty.com/shislabo/nenkan/nenkan.htm 年間シングルベスト50 ] ]

Track listing

# Toi et Moi - Straight Run – 4:17
# Toi et Moi - A&S NY Bounce Remix – 5:17
# Toi et Moi - TV Mix – 4:15

Production

* Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
* Additional Production – Anthony ACID & DJ Scribble
* Arrangement – Tetsuya Komuro
* Writers – MARC & TK
* Mixing – Eddie Delena
* Remixing – Anthony ACID & DJ Scribble

References