"No Way to Say" is the thirty-first single released by
Ayumi Hamasaki
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevanc ...
and her eighteenth number-one single. It came out November 6, 2003. The video won the award for "Best Pop Video" at the 2004
MTV Video Music Awards Japan
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Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, in this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online votin ...
, and the single won the
Japan Record Award
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at the 2003 Japan Record Awards. The song is featured on the mini-album ''
Memorial Address
''Memorial Address'' (stylized in letter case#Sentence case, sentence case) is the first extended play (EP) by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on December 17, 2003 by Avex Trax. ''Memorial Address'' is Hamasaki's longest ...
''.
Track listing
# "No Way to Say" – 4:46
# "No Way to Say" (acoustic version)
# "Seasons" (acoustic version)
# "
Dearest" (acoustic orchestra version)
# "Voyage" (acoustic orchestra version)
# "No Way to Say" (Vandalize/Realize mix)
# "No Way to Say" (instrumental) – 4:46
Live performances
*October 3, 2003 – Music Station
*November 1, 2003 – Ayu Ready?
*November 6, 2003 – AX Music
*November 7, 2003 – Music Station
*November 15, 2003 – CDTV
*November 15, 2003 – PopJam
*November 19, 2003 – Sokuhou Uta no Daijiten
*November 28, 2003 –
Best Hit Song Festival
*November 29, 2003 – Ayu Ready?
*December 1, 2003 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
*December 3, 2003 – FNS Music Festival
*December 17, 2003 – Best Artist
*December 20, 2003 – Ayu Ready?
*December 22, 2003 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Christmas Special – "No Way to Say: Acoustic Version"
*December 23, 2003 – Happy X-mas SHOW!
*December 26, 2003 – Music Station Super Live
*December 31, 2003 – Kouhaku Uta Gassen
*December 31, 2003 – Japan Record Awards (2 performances)
*December 31, 2003 – CDTV Special 2003-2004
*March 14, 2004 – Japan Gold Disc Awards
*December 23, 2007 – HAPPY X-mas SHOW!
Charts
Oricon sales chart (Japan)
* Total Sales : 425,000 (Japan)
* Total Sales : 460,000 (Avex)
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RIAJ
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The RIAJ's activities include p ...
certification: Platinum
External links
"No Way to Say"information at
Avex Network.
"No Way to Say"information at
Oricon
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Ayumi Hamasaki songs
2003 singles
Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Songs written by Ayumi Hamasaki
2003 songs
Song recordings produced by Max Matsuura
Avex Trax singles
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