"Message" / "Personal" is a double A-side single by Japanese singer Aya Ueto off her second studio album, ''

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''. It was released by Flight Master on May 14, 2003.

Background

"Message" was written by Yuho Iwasato, composed by Hal, and arranged and produced by Sin. The song was used in commercials for Kao deodorant 8×4, starring Ueto herself. Ueto has stated that "Message" is one of her personal favorite songs of hers. The release of the single coincided with the start of Ueto's first concert tour, Ueto Aya First Live Tour Pureness 2003, and the premiere of her first feature film, ''

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''. "Personal" was written, composed, arranged and produced by

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. The song is composed in the key of

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and set to a tempo of 92

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. Ueto's vocals span from A₃ to D₅

Chart performance

"Message" / "Personal" entered the daily

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at number 5, where it also peaked. The single debuted at number 10 on the weekly chart, selling 18,000 copies in the first week, and at number 9 on the

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singles chart. "Message" / "Personal" charted on the Oricon Singles Chart for six weeks, selling a reported total of 28,000 copies during its run.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

"Message"

* Sin – producer,

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and programming * Yūho Iwasato - songwriter * HΛL - songwriter * Hideyuki Fukasawa - synthesizer * Kenji Suzuki - guitar * Chieko Kinbara - strings * Kumiko Yoshida - chorus * Hironobu Asano –

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* Nao Yoshida - production coordinator

"Personal"

– songwriter, producer, keyboards and programming * Naoki Hayashibe - guitar * Yumi Kawamura - chorus * Yasuyuki Hara – engineering * Jun'nosuke Sato – engineering * Hironobu Asano – audio mixing Credits adapted from '' Best of Uetoaya: Single Collection'' album liner notes.

Charts

Sales

Release history

References

{{authority control 2003 songs 2003 singles Aya Ueto songs Songs used as jingles Songs with lyrics by Yuho Iwasato Song recordings produced by Sin (music producer)