"Come With Me" (stylized as "COME WITH ME") is R&B-turned-pop singer-songwriter

Kumi Koda , known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. After debuting with the single "Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, "Real Emotion ...

's eighth domestic solo single. The single charted at No. 14 on

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and stayed on the charts for nine weeks.

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''Come With Me'' is Japanese artist Koda Kumi's eighth domestic solo single and ranked No. 14 on the weekly

Oricon Singles Chart The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard singles popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Chart rankings are based on physical singles' sales. Until 2017, Oricon did not track download sales. In J ...

s, failing to perform as well as her previous single, ''

real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba is a double A-side single by Japanese singer Koda Kumi. The single contains the songs "Real Emotion" and "1000 no Kotoba", which were featured in the game ''Final Fantasy X-2''. This was Kumi's first single to chart in the top 10 on Oricon, comi ...

.'' The single charted for nine weeks. Due to the low ranking, Kumi said how she felt she was unable to perform a hit song without a famous name attached. The

b-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...

s on the single were English versions of "real Emotion" and "1000 no Kotoba." These versions were not the ones that were included in the North American and European releases of the ''

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'' video game, however; the English versions found in the game were sung by

Jade Villalon Jade Valerie Villalon (born August 12, 1980), also known by her project and stage name Jade Valerie, is an American pop singer, songwriter, and actress. From 1999 to 2007, she was the vocalist and lyricist of Sweetbox, releasing five original al ...

from the group

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. The lyrics in Kumi's original versions differ slightly from those used for Jade's version. The single was also released as a

12" vinyl The twelve-inch single (often written as 12-inch or 12″) is a type of vinyl ( polyvinyl chloride or PVC) gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time with a 'single' or a few related sound tracks on each surfac ...

with the title track and remixes of "real Emotion" and "1000 no Kotoba."

Promotional advertisements

"Come With Me" was used in a television commercial for

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's "Ume jelly," which is a semi-sweet gelatinous dessert.

Music video

The music video for "Come With Me" was centered around a beach party theme in

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. In the video, the speaking parts were subtitled in Japanese. While the video was released publicly during the single's initial debut, it was not available to purchase until the release of her DVD '' feel....'' The DVD was released the same day as the single's corresponding album ''

Feel My Mind ''Feel My Mind'' (stylized as feel my mind) is the third studio album by the Japanese pop and R&B singer Koda Kumi, released in February 2004. The album charted in the Top 10 on Oricon at No. 7 and stayed on the charts for thirty-five weeks, se ...

.''

Track listing

(Source)

CD

12" vinyl

Charts and sales

Alternate versions

COME WITH ME #COME WITH ME: Found on the single (2003) and corresponding album

(2004) #COME WITH ME nstrumental'': Found on the single (2003) #COME WITH ME verhead Champion Remix'': Found on

Beach Mix ''Beach Mix'' is Koda Kumi's sixth remix album, out August 1, 2012. It is her first album to feature a playbutton - the album contained on an mp3 player in a button. It comes in three editions: CD, CD+DVD and CD+DVD+Playbutton. ''Beach Mix'' beca ...

(2012)

References

External links

Kumi Koda official web siteRanking – Oricon Style
{{authority control Koda Kumi songs 2003 singles 2003 songs Rhythm Zone singles Songs written by Koda Kumi Songs with music by H-Wonder