"Voice" is a song written and recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released February 13, 2013, by

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. Produced by Uta and Ai, the song served as the theme song for the Japanese drama '' Yakō Kanransha''. Upon its release, "Voice" became one of Ai's best selling singles of the 2010s, peaking at number 2 on the ''

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chart and number 13 on the

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. The song was certified Platinum by the

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(RIAJ) in 2014. Following EMI Music Japan's absorption into

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, "Voice" was Ai's final release under the record company.

Background

In December 2012,

announced Ai's new song "Voice" would serve as the theme song for the Japanese drama '' Yakō Kanransha'' . Ai herself confirmed the announcement during her Ai Christmas Dinner Show with Choir. EMI Japan also announced "Voice" would be released digitally on January 16, 2013 while a physical CD single would be released on February 13. A physical limited edition of "Voice" was announced additionally. The B-side track of the single, "For You" was used in a television commercial advertisement for

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Music video

A music video was included on the limited CD of "Voice". In 2016, the music video was uploaded to Ai's

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channel on

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Commercial performance

"Voice" debuted at number 46 on the ''

for the week of January 23, 2013. For the week of January 30, it jumped to number 26 before falling the next week to number 31. On February 13, "Voice" rose to number 13. For the week of February 20, "Voice" peaked at number 2 on the ''Japan'' Hot 100 with combined physical and digital sales. On the

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charts, the physical release of "Voice" charted for 13 weeks, peaking at number 13. The song is currently Ai's fourth best selling single.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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and ''Moriagaro'' liner notes.''

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. 2013. TOCT-29178. * Ai Uemura – songwriting, lead vocals, production * Uta – production, programing, composition * Matthew "Damario" Quinney – songwriting * Joseph Macklin – songwriting * Carlos "Los" Jenkins, David "Davix" Foreman – songwriting * Dashawn "Happie" White – songwriting * Thomas "Tom Jack" Jackson – songwriting * Fifty1 Fifty – production * D.O.I – mixing *

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– mastering

Certifications

Release history

References

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