Terminal (Ayumi Hamasaki song)

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"Terminal"
A woman in a dress at a sunny beach.
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album Colours
Released October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01)
(see release history)
Format CD, digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre Trance, progressive house
Length 5:44
Label Avex Trax
Writer(s) Ayumi Hamasaki, Armin van Buuren
Producer(s) Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Feel the Love"
"Merry-Go-Round"
(2013)		 "Terminal"
(2014)		 "Zutto..."
"Last Minute"
"Walk"
(2015)

"Terminal" is a song by Japanese musician Ayumi Hamasaki. Produced by Dutch trance DJ Armin van Buuren, the song was released as a single from her fifteenth studio album Colours on October 1, 2014.[1]

Background

Re-cut singles that were songs present on an already released album were common in Hamasaki's career, however "Terminal" is the first instance since "Daybreak" from her fourth studio album I Am..., released in 2002.

Hamasaki had first collaborated with Armin van Buuren in 2001, when he remixed her song "Appears" for Cyber Trance Presents Ayu Trance, with "Appears (Armin van Buuren's Sunset Dub)" later appearing on Cyber Trance Presents Ayu Trance 2 (2002).[2][3]

Writing and production

The song was written and produced by Armin van Buuren, as well as his long-time collaborator Benno de Goeij. The dub remix featured on the single was used by van Buuren in his personal DJ sets.[4] Hamasaki recorded the vocals for the song at Record Plant Recording Studios in Los Angeles.[5]

Release and promotion

For Hamasaki's Premium Showcase: Feel the Love tour in May and June 2014, tour exclusive singles were released at each of the three venues she performed at. For her performances at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya on May 30, May 31 and June 1, 2014, a single featuring "XOXO" and "Terminal" was released.[6][7] The song was first performed at the showcase, in a trance DJ set also featuring "Connected" (2002).[8] The song was initially given a wide release on June 18, when the Colours album was released digitally.[9]

The dub mix of the song was released globally on September 15, though van Buuren's label Armind.[10] It also featured on A State Of Trance at Ushuaïa, Ibiza 2014, a mix CD created by van Buuren compiling the music played at his residency show at the Ushuaïa Beach Hotel in Ibiza.[11] The single's Japanese release was timed to be released at the same time as Ultra Japan, an EDM festival in Odaiba, Tokyo held on September 27 and 28, 2014.[1] On the same day as the single's release, Hamasaki released her song "XOXO" as a Plug Air: a new format featuring a physical device that plugs into cellphones to stream content.[12]

Track listings

All songs written and composed by Armin van Buuren and Benno de Goeij. 

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Terminal (Dub Radio Mix)"   2:53
2. "Terminal (Dub Mix)"   4:33
Total length:
 7:26

All songs written and composed by Ayumi Hamasaki, Armin van Buuren and Benno de Goeij. 

Japanese single
No. Title Length
1. "Terminal (Original Mix)"   5:44
2. "Terminal (Dub Mix)"   4:35
3. "Terminal (Hackjack Mix)"   5:45
Total length:
 16:04

Personnel

Personnel details were sourced from "Terminal"'s liner notes booklet.[5]

Musicians and personnel

  • Armin van Buuren – music, production
  • Benno de Goeij – music, production
  • Ayumi Hamasaki – lyrics, vocals
  • Dave Kutch – mastering

Chart rankings

Charts (2014) Peak
position
Japan Billboard Hot Single Sales[13] 31
Japan Oricon daily singles[14] 16
Japan Oricon weekly singles[15][16] 24

Sales

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[16] 4,000

Release history

Region Date Format Distributing Label Catalogue codes
Japan May 30, 2014 (2014-05-30)[7] Tour exclusive single ("XOXO" / "Terminal") Avex Trax
Worldwide September 15, 2014 (2014-09-15)[10] Digital download (Dub Mix) Armind ARMD1196
Japan October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01)[1][17] CD, rental CD Avex Trax AVCD-83113

References

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