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Alterna

"fairyland c/w alterna" is the 36th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on August 3, 2005. It instantly shot to #1 on the Oricon charts where it stayed for the full week. more...

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After one week of sales, "fairyland c/w alterna" sold over 172,000 copies, making it her highest sales debut for a single for 2005. "fairyland"'s PV was shot in Hawaii and is one of the most expensive music videos ever made in Japan and world-wide. The PV cost 240 million Yen (2 million in U.S. dollars). On the other hand, "alterna" is much less expensive, but has a very strong meaning. The "alterna" PV focuses on Hamasaki supposedly giving her view of today's pop scene. "fairyland c/w alterna" is also Hamasaki's first single that featured different covers for both the CD and the CD+DVD.

fairyland is a upbeat summer song while alterna has more of a rock tone. The remix of STEP you has a reggae/reggaeton sound and the remix of fairyland is electronic.

Track listing

fairyland – 5:17; alterna – 5:28; Step you (DJ Taki-Shit More Step Up Remix) – 4:16; fairyland (Bright Field Remix) – 5:30; fairyland (Instrumental) – 5:17; alterna (Instrumental) – 5:28;

DVD track listing

fairyland (PV); alterna (PV); fairyland ("making of" photo gallery);

Live performances

June 27, 2005 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ; July 15, 2005 – Music Station; July 30, 2005 – CDTV; August 1, 2005 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ; August 5, 2005 – Music Station; August 5, 2005 – Music Fighter; December 31, 2005 – 56th Kouhaku Utagassen;

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)