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{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
 
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
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| Name          = Again
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| Name          = again
 
| Cover          = Yui_again_single.PNG|150 px
 
| Cover          = Yui_again_single.PNG|150 px
 
| Cover size    =  
 
| Cover size    =  
 
| Caption        = CD Normal Edition Cover
 
| Caption        = CD Normal Edition Cover
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| Artist        = [[Yui (singer)|Yui]]
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| Artist        = [[YUI]]
 
| from Album    =  
 
| from Album    =  
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| A-side        = "Again"
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| A-side        = "again"
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| B-side        = "Sea" <br /> "[[Summer Song]]: Yui Acoustic Version"
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| B-side        = "Sea" <br /> "[[SUMMER SONG]]: YUI Acoustic Version"
 
| Released      = June 3, 2009
 
| Released      = June 3, 2009
 
| Format        = [[Maxi single]], [[CD single]], [[DualDisc|CD+DVD]]
 
| Format        = [[Maxi single]], [[CD single]], [[DualDisc|CD+DVD]]
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| Length        =  
 
| Length        =  
 
| Label          = [[Studioseven Recordings]]
 
| Label          = [[Studioseven Recordings]]
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| Writer        = Yui
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| Writer        = YUI
 
| Producer      = Hisashi Kondo
 
| Producer      = Hisashi Kondo
 
| Certification  = Gold <small>([[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]])</small>
 
| Certification  = Gold <small>([[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]])</small>
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| Last single    = "[[Summer Song]]"<br>(2008)
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| Last single    = "[[SUMMER SONG]]"<br>(2008)
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| This single    = "'''Again'''"<br>(2009)
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| This single    = "'''again'''"<br>(2009)
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| Next single    = "[[It's All Too Much/Never Say Die]]"<br>(2009)
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| Next single    = "[[It's all too much/Never say die]]"<br>(2009)
 
| Misc          =  
 
| Misc          =  
 
{{Extra album cover 2
 
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"'''Again'''" is Japanese [[pop rock]] singer-songwriter [[Yui (singer)|Yui]]'s thirteenth single. "Again" was released on June 3, 2009 by her label [[Studioseven Recordings]] and was released in two formats: CD and [[DualDisc|CD+DVD]]. "Again" was used as the opening theme song for the 2009 [[anime]] series ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' for [[List_of_Fullmetal_Alchemist:_Brotherhood_episodes|episodes 1-14]]. "Again" is Yui's first single since she went on hiatus in November 2008. The single debuted atop the [[Oricon]] Weekly Single Chart becoming her fourth number-one single. The single currently has the highest opening week sales for a female act in 2009.
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"'''again'''" is Japanese [[pop rock]] singer-songwriter [[YUI]]'s thirteenth single. "again" was released on June 3, 2009 by her label [[Studioseven Recordings]] and was released in two formats: CD and [[DualDisc|CD+DVD]]. "again" was used as the opening theme song for the 2009 [[anime]] series ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' for [[List_of_Fullmetal_Alchemist:_Brotherhood_episodes|episodes 1-14]]. "again" is YUI's first single since she went on hiatus in November 2008. The single debuted atop the [[Oricon]] Weekly Single Chart becoming her fourth number-one single. The single currently has the highest opening week sales for a female act in 2009.
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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On March 25, 2009, Yui announced on her official website that she was ending her hiatus and returning to the music scene. On her website she also announced that she had worked on a new single "Again".<ref name="return">{{ja icon}} {{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4078905/|title=Yui復活、 一年ぶりシングルで活動再開|date=March 26, 2009|publisher=[[Livedoor]]|accessdate=June 9, 2009}}</ref> It was later revealed that "Again" was going to be used as the opening theme song for the anime series ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]''.<ref name="return" /> "Again" currently holds the title for having the highest debut sales for a female act in 2009, selling over 110,000 copies. [[Pop music|Pop]] singer [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]'s "[[Rule/Sparkle]]" previously held the title for selling 95,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="again">{{ja icon}} {{citeweb|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/66772/full/|title=Yui自己最高記録更新で完全復活！　09年女性最高初動でシングル首位|publisher=[[Oricon]]|accessdate=June 9, 2009|date=June 9, 2009}}</ref>
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On March 25, 2009, YUI announced on her official website that she was ending her hiatus and returning to the music scene. On her website she also announced that she had worked on a new single "again".<ref name="return">{{ja icon}} {{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4078905/|title=Yui復活、 一年ぶりシングルで活動再開|date=March 26, 2009|publisher=[[Livedoor]]|accessdate=June 9, 2009}}</ref> It was later revealed that "again" was going to be used as the opening theme song for the anime series ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]''.<ref name="return" /> "again" currently holds the title for having the highest debut sales for a female act in 2009, selling over 110,000 copies. [[Pop music|Pop]] singer [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]'s "[[Rule/Sparkle]]" previously held the title for selling 95,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="again">{{ja icon}} {{citeweb|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/66772/full/|title=Yui自己最高記録更新で完全復活！　09年女性最高初動でシングル首位|publisher=[[Oricon]]|accessdate=June 9, 2009|date=June 9, 2009}}</ref>
  
 
==Track list==
 
==Track list==
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| headline        = CD
 
| headline        = CD
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| all_writing    = Yui
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| all_writing    = YUI
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| title1          = Again
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| title1          = again
 
| length1        = 4:19
 
| length1        = 4:19
 
| title2          = Sea
 
| title2          = Sea
 
| length2        = 3:37
 
| length2        = 3:37
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| title3          = [[Summer Song]]: Yui Acoustic Version
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| title3          = SUMMER SONG: YUI Acoustic Version
 
| length3        = 3:32
 
| length3        = 3:32
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| title4          = Again: Instrumental  
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| title4          = again: Instrumental  
 
| length4        = 4:14
 
| length4        = 4:14
 
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| headline        = DVD
 
| headline        = DVD
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| title1          = Again: Music Video
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| title1          = again: Music Video
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| title2          = I'll Be: Special School Live Video
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| title2          = I'll be: Special School Live Video
 
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==Chart performance==
 
==Chart performance==
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"Again" debuted at number-one on the Oricon weekly chart selling a little over 110,600 copies thus becoming the artists fourth number-one single.<ref name="again" /> Prior to the release of the single, the [[A-side]], "Again", chart on the [[Japan Hot 100 Singles]] chart on the issue date of April 18, 2009 at number 100.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=848&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Japan+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3107683&cdi=10182895&cid=04%2F18%2F2009|title=Japan Hot 100 Singles Again April 18, 2009|date=April 18, 2009|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=June 9, 2009}}</ref> On the issue date of June 13, 2009, "Again" jumped from number 41 to the top of the chart.<ref name="peak">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=848&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Japan+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3109054&cdi=10220644&cid=06%2F13%2F2009|title=Japan Hot 100 Singles Again June 13, 2009|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=June 19, 2009}}</ref>
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"again" debuted at number-one on the Oricon weekly chart selling a little over 110,600 copies thus becoming the artists fourth number-one single.<ref name="again" /> Prior to the release of the single, the [[A-side]], "again", chart on the [[Japan Hot 100 Singles]] chart on the issue date of April 18, 2009 at number 100.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=848&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Japan+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3107683&cdi=10182895&cid=04%2F18%2F2009|title=Japan Hot 100 Singles Again April 18, 2009|date=April 18, 2009|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=June 9, 2009}}</ref> On the issue date of June 13, 2009, "again" jumped from number 41 to the top of the chart.<ref name="peak">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=848&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Japan+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3109054&cdi=10220644&cid=06%2F13%2F2009|title=Japan Hot 100 Singles Again June 13, 2009|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=June 19, 2009}}</ref>
  
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In Taiwan, "Again" debuted at number two on the J-Pop charts, bring in 5.46% of sells on the chart.<ref name="taiwan">{{zh icon}} Select 第23週 {{cite web|url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx|title=G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)|publisher=G-Music|accessdate=2009-07-12}}</ref>
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In Taiwan, "again" debuted at number two on the J-Pop charts, bring in 5.46% of sells on the chart.<ref name="taiwan">{{zh icon}} Select 第23週 {{cite web|url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx|title=G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)|publisher=G-Music|accessdate=2009-07-12}}</ref>
  
 
==Charts, peaks and certifications==
 
==Charts, peaks and certifications==
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Revision as of 02:41, 20 March 2010

"again"

CD Normal Edition Cover
Single by YUI
A-side "again"
B-side "Sea"
"SUMMER SONG: YUI Acoustic Version"
Released June 3, 2009
Format Maxi single, CD single, CD+DVD
Genre Rock
Label Studioseven Recordings
Writer(s) YUI
Producer Hisashi Kondo
Certification Gold (RIAJ)
YUI singles chronology
"SUMMER SONG"
(2008) 		"again"
(2009) 		"It's all too much/Never say die"
(2009)
CD + DVD
CD + DVD Limited Edition cover

"again" is Japanese pop rock singer-songwriter YUI's thirteenth single. "again" was released on June 3, 2009 by her label Studioseven Recordings and was released in two formats: CD and CD+DVD. "again" was used as the opening theme song for the 2009 anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood for episodes 1-14. "again" is YUI's first single since she went on hiatus in November 2008. The single debuted atop the Oricon Weekly Single Chart becoming her fourth number-one single. The single currently has the highest opening week sales for a female act in 2009.

Overview

On March 25, 2009, YUI announced on her official website that she was ending her hiatus and returning to the music scene. On her website she also announced that she had worked on a new single "again".[1] It was later revealed that "again" was going to be used as the opening theme song for the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.[1] "again" currently holds the title for having the highest debut sales for a female act in 2009, selling over 110,000 copies. Pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki's "Rule/Sparkle" previously held the title for selling 95,000 copies in its first week.[2]

Track list

All songs written and composed by YUI. 

CD
Track Title Length
1. "again"   4:19
2. "Sea"   3:37
3. "SUMMER SONG: YUI Acoustic Version"   3:32
4. "again: Instrumental"   4:14
DVD
Track Title Length
1. "again: Music Video"    
2. "I'll be: Special School Live Video"    

Chart performance

"again" debuted at number-one on the Oricon weekly chart selling a little over 110,600 copies thus becoming the artists fourth number-one single.[2] Prior to the release of the single, the A-side, "again", chart on the Japan Hot 100 Singles chart on the issue date of April 18, 2009 at number 100.[3] On the issue date of June 13, 2009, "again" jumped from number 41 to the top of the chart.[4]

In Taiwan, "again" debuted at number two on the J-Pop charts, bring in 5.46% of sells on the chart.[5]

Charts, peaks and certifications

Charts

Charts (2009) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Single[2] 1
Japan Billboard Hot 100 Singles [4] 1
Taiwan G-Music J-Pop [5] 2

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 163,634 Gold[6]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon: Kimi wa Muteki" by Arashi 		Japanese Oricon Chart number one single
June 15, 2009 		Succeeded by
"Infinity" by Girl Next Door
Preceded by
"Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon: Kimi wa Muteki" by Arashi 		Billboard Japan Hot 100
June 13, 2009 		Succeeded by
"Haruka" by Greeeen

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Japanese) "Yui復活、 一年ぶりシングルで活動再開". Livedoor. March 26, 2009. http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4078905/. Retrieved June 9, 2009. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (Japanese) "Yui自己最高記録更新で完全復活！　09年女性最高初動でシングル首位". Oricon. June 9, 2009. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/66772/full/. Retrieved June 9, 2009. 
  3. ↑ "Japan Hot 100 Singles Again April 18, 2009". Billboard. April 18, 2009. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=848&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Japan+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3107683&cdi=10182895&cid=04%2F18%2F2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Japan Hot 100 Singles Again June 13, 2009". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=848&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Japan+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3109054&cdi=10220644&cid=06%2F13%2F2009. Retrieved June 19, 2009. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Template:Zh icon Select 第23週 "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-Music. http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
  6. ↑ (Japanese) "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2009年6月". Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200906.html. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
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