| "Carols" | ||||||||
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| Single by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||||||
| from the album My Story | ||||||||
| Released | September 29, 2004 | |||||||
| Format |
JPNCD Single, DVD-Audio, SACD United StatesDigital Single |
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| Genre | J-pop | |||||||
| Length | 23:41 | |||||||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||||||
| Songwriter(s) |
Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) Tomoya Kinoshita (music) |
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| Producer(s) | Max Matsuura | |||||||
| Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology | ||||||||
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"Carols" is the thirty-fourth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on September 29, 2004. It became her 21st single to claim the No. 1 spot on the Oricon charts and has sold over 340,000 copies to date. Carols is to date Hamasaki's only single to be released on the DVD-Audio and SACD formats. It was the last single to be released from the album My Story.
The music video premiered a few days before the release and was directed by Masashi Muto. The video, filmed in black and white, features Hamasaki singing in an empty theatre.