is the 39th and final physical single by Japanese entertainer

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. Written by Masato Odake and Shinyo Kanazawa, the single was released on September 16, 1999, by King Records.

Background and release

"Adore" was used as the theme song of the 1999 Toei film '' Jubaku: Spellbound''. Director

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approached Nakayama to record the song after listening to her single "

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" and felt that the musical style would suit the film's main character Hiroshi Kitano (

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). The B-side is a re-recording of the song "Sweetest Lover". Originally featured in the 1988 album ''

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'', the song was rearranged by Little Creatures as part of Nakayama's 1999 album ''

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''. "Adore" peaked at No. 35 on

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's weekly singles chart and sold over 11,000 copies.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

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