I. Introduction
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"M" is Hamasaki Ayumi's 19th single. The lyrics of "M" are about Hamasaki talking to Maria (the Japanese reference to The Virgin Mary), or also possibly to Mary Magdalene, hence the title "M". This is the first song composed by Hamasaki, under her pen name CREA. The original and a remix of the song were both used in ad campaigns for the TU-KA mobile phones. The first CM ad features the original song and promotes the "TT03Z A Model", with a limited cell phone designed by Hamasaki herself. The other CM features the remix and promotes the TU-KA funstyle mobile phone. This is the first song with music written by Hamasaki under her pen name CREA. This single reached #1 on Oricon charts and charted for 18 weeks. It sold 1,319,070 copies, becoming the #2 single of 2001.
"M" is also Hamasaki Ayumi's second DVD single. It was released two months after the CD single and contains the music video, the CM promoting the CD and the making of.
II. Tracklisting
- M "Original Mix"
- M "Dub's Hard Pop Remix"
- SEASONS "Yuta's weather report mix"
- M "nicely nice winter parade remix"
- Far away "Laugh & Peace MIX"
- M "REWIRED MIX"
- M "SMOKERS MIX"
- M "RANK-M Mix"
- M "NEUROTIC EYE'S Mix"
- M "Original Mix -Instrumental-"
