"Forgiveness" is the 30th

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released by

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, and her 17th number one. It came out on August 20, 2003. Though "Forgiveness" reached No. 1 on the

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charts, its total sales were disappointing, selling only 220,000 copies, 370,000 less than Hamasaki's previous single, "&", which sold 590,000 copies. It was used as the drama

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's theme song.

Track listing

# "Forgiveness" – 5:53 # "Ourselves" (Kentaro Takizawa Remix) # "Hanabi ~Episode II~" (HAL's Mix 2003) # "Forgiveness" (Instrumental) – 5:53

Chart positions

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) * Total Sales : 260,000 (Japan) *

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certification: Platinum

References

External links

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