"Surreal" is the seventeenth single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 by Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki

is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...

, released on September 27, 2000. September also saw the release of her third full-length album Duty

Duty (album)

-Credits:#"Starting Over" – 1:36Music: Ken HaradaArrangement: Ken HaradaProgramming: Masayuki Kumahara#"Duty" – 5:15Words: Ayumi HamasakiMusic: Ken HaradaArrangement: Naoto Suzuki & Ken HaradaKeyboards: Naoto SuzukiGuitar: Naoki HayashibeB.G...

. Duty, like her previous studio albums, topped the charts and went on to sell over two million copies. On the same day, the single "Surreal" was released, which was an initial pressings only single, and it also topped the charts like Duty, making Hamasaki the fourth artist following Seiko Matsuda

Seiko Matsuda

is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. Due to her popularity in the 1980s and her long career, she has been dubbed the "Eternal idol" by the Japanese media.- Biography :...

, KinKi Kids

KinKi Kids

is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. Although the members share the same surname, the only relation they have to each other is that they both hail from the Kinki region, hence the duo's name....

, and Wands

Wands (band)

was a Japanese rock band formed in 1991 as a three-member group. The band, throughout nine years of activity, had two vocalists, guitarists and keyboardists. Show Wesugi , Hiroshi Shibasaki , Kousuke Oshima are the original member of the band. Shinya Kimura joined them after Oshima separate early...

 to have a single and album top the charts on the same week. With the release of Ayumi Hamasaki Concert Tour 2000 A 第1幕 topping the DVD charts, it gave her the record of being the first artist to top three charts on the same week.

Track listing

1. "Surreal"
2. "Duty" (Eric Kupper Big Room mix -radio edit-)
3. "Seasons" (Bump & Flex radio edit)
4. "Duty" (Under Lounge club mix)
5. "Duty" (Nicely Nice remix)
6. "Duty" (Steppin' dub mix)
7. "Duty" (Sky Modulation mix)
8. "Duty" (Dub's Mellowtech 002 remix)
9. "Duty" (Genius Beat mix)
10. "Surreal" (instrumental)

PV

The video of Surreal features Ayumi dreaming that she is waking up and looking around to see that she's on a beach. She hikes up a mountain and ultimately to a gazebo inside a brightly-colored jungle area, where she sees herself as a wildcat (like from the single cover of Surreal and the album DUTY). The dream environment eventually crumbles, Hamasaki then wakes up and finods herself on her bed but then turns around she is back on the beach.

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
September 27, 2000	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	317,240	417,210	17
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	60

• Total Sales : 417,210 (Japan)
• RIAJ certification: 2x Platinum (shipped)

External links

• "Surreal" information at Avex Network
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