Message/Personal

"Message" / "Personal" is a double A-side single by Japanese singer Aya Ueto off her second studio album, Message. It was released by Flight Master on May 14, 2003.

"Message"
Single by Aya Ueto
from the album Message
A-side"Personal" (double A-side)
ReleasedMay 14, 2003 (2003-05-14)
Genre
Length4:37
LabelFlight Master
Songwriter(s)
  • Yuho Iwasato
  • Hal
Producer(s)
  • Sin
Aya Ueto singles chronology
"Hello"
(2003)		 "Message" / "Personal"
(2003)		 "Kanshō" / "Mermaid"
(2003)
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"Message"
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"Personal"
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Background

"Message" was written by Yuho Iwasato, composed by Hal, and arranged and produced by Sin.[1] The song was used in commercials for Kao deodorant 8×4, starring Ueto herself.[1] Ueto has stated that "Message" is one of her personal favorite songs of hers.[2] 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, Azumi.

"Personal" was written, composed, arranged and produced by T2ya.[1] The song is composed in the key of B minor and set to a tempo of 92 beats per minute.[3] Ueto's vocals span from A3 to D5

Chart performance

"Message" / "Personal" entered the daily Oricon Singles Chart at number 5,[4] where it also peaked.[5] The single debuted at number 10 on the weekly chart, selling 18,000 copies in the first week,[6] and at number 9 on the SoundScan singles chart.[7] "Message" / "Personal" charted on the Oricon Singles Chart for six weeks, selling a reported total of 28,000 copies during its run.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Message"
  • Yuho Iwasato
  • Hal
  • Sin
4:37
2."Personal"
  • T2ya
4:54
3."Breath of My Heart" (Be Positive Mix)
  • Yōji Kubota
  • Miki Watabe
  • Kj
  • Nao
4:22
4."Message" (Instrumental)
  • Hal
  • Sin
4:37
5."Personal" (Instrumental)
  • T2ya
  • T2ya
4:51
Total length:23:21

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Best of Uetoaya: Single Collection album liner notes.[2]

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Japan Daily Singles (Oricon)[4] 5
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[9] 10
Japan Monthly Singles (Oricon)[8] 37
Japan Weekly Singles (SoundScan) (CD/DVD)[7] 9

Sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan — 28,000[8]

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Japan May 14, 2003 (2003-05-14)
Flight Master [10]
Taiwan May 16, 2003 (2003-05-16) Skyhigh Entertainment [11]

References
  1. 2ヶ月連続シングルリリース記念「上戸彩年鑑 2002～2004」. Barks (in Japanese). June 14, 2004. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  2. Ueto, Aya (2006). Best of Uetoaya: Single Collection (Booklet). Aya Ueto. Minato, Tokyo, Japan: Pony Canyon. 4988013186644.
  3. "「PERSONAL / 上戸 彩」のメロディ譜". @Elise. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. "【音楽・新譜】CDチャート速報/売上議論・予想 5/13～" (in Japanese). May 14, 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  5. "【音楽・新譜】CDチャート速報/売上議論・予想 5/19～" (in Japanese). May 19, 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  6. "オリコン 2003.5.26". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  7. "週刊 CDソフト TOP20". Nielsen SoundScan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  8. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  9. "MESSAGE/PERSONAL 上戸彩". Oricon. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  10. "上戸彩 / MESSAGE / PERSONAL [CCCD]". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  11. "G-Music 藝人介紹". G-Music (in Chinese). Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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