Ai no Uta (愛のうた / Song of Love) is the 37th single released by Japanese pop singer-songwriter

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. The single was released in CD and CD+DVD, with limited editions carrying the "Urban Kiss Version" of ''Ai no Uta.'' The single was released on September 12, 2007, and followed the theme of '' Yume no Uta/Futari de...'' as an autumn/winter-time love ballad. It charted at No. 2 on

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and stayed on the charts for twenty-two weeks.

Information

''Ai no Uta'' is Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's thirty-seventh single released under the

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. It charted at No. 2 on the

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s and remained on the charts for twenty-two weeks. It was released in September 2007 and continued the theme of an autumn/winter-time love song, such as she did with '' Yume no Uta/Futari de...'' the year prior during her ''

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'' era. The single was released in both CD and CD+DVD editions, with limited editions of each. Limited editions contained one bonus track: a remix of "Ai no Uta." The title track has been described as a song about the sadness of fleeting love and how fragile and precious it is. The

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, "Come Over," was the theme song used for the World Judo 2007 (世界柔道2007 / Sekai

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2007). "Ai no Uta" was certified by the

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as being downloaded as a ringtone more than one million times, and as a full-length download to cellphones more than 750,000 times.

Music video

The music video of "Ai no Uta" carried a theme of a woman in love, but left broken hearted by her lover. A ring is used to symbolize the fragility of love, showing her saddened when he lover ignores her adoration of a ring in the window to a

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. The video has been described as her "most stunning," with Kumi in a room surrounded by teardrop crystals. An alternate version of the music video was placed on her corresponding album, ''

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Track listing

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Alternate Versions

Ai no Uta #Ai no Uta: Found on the single (2007) and corresponding album

(2008) #Ai no Uta RBAN KISS Version'': Found on the single (2007) #Ai no Uta nstrumental'': Found on the single (2007) #Ai no Uta he Standard Club PIANO DANCE Remix'': Found on

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(2009) #Ai no Uta AXX DA FISHWORKS Remix'': Found on

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(2017) Come Over #Come Over: Found on the single (2007) #Come Over nstrumental'': Found on the single (2007) #Come Over aramel Pod Club Mix'': Found on

(2009)

References

{{authority control 2007 singles 2007 songs Koda Kumi songs Rhythm Zone singles Songs written by Koda Kumi