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the song became very popular in Japan, and it has since been covered by several artists. Scandinavian artist Ni-Ni created a cover of "Be Together", which was included in the video game '' Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix'', and is also featured on her album ''Mermaid'' among her most popular songs. Another version exists by the band Attention Deficit, featuring rapper

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. In 2010 it was also covered by voice actor and singer

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for the anime series ''

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''.

Ami Suzuki version

"Be Together" was released as the seventh single by

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, on July 14, 1999. It was produced by Tetsuya Komuro (formerly of TM Network, who had originally released the song). The song was used in TV commercials of

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, and it became one of the most popular songs of 1999 in Japan.

Information

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. The maxi included original and instrumental version the song, a live-like version, and also a b-side titled "Night Sky". It became her first number one single on the

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charts and became the 17th best selling single of 1999. Following her blacklisting from the music industry in September 2000, production and distribution of the single stopped in its entirety. In 2008 the song was re-arranged by

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, and since then when Suzuki performs live this version is used, though it hasn't been officially released.

Track listing

Personnel

* Ami Suzuki – vocals

Production

* Producer –

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Charts

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