Still...

"Still..." is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai featuring Japanese hip hop artist AK-69. It was released on June 30, 2010, by Island Records and Universal Sigma as the second single from Ai's eighth studio album, The Last Ai.[1]

"Still..."
Digital single cover[lower-alpha 1]
Single by Ai featuring AK-69
from the album The Last Ai
B-side"For My Sister"
"Wavin' Flag Coca Celebration Mix"
ReleasedJune 30, 2010 (2010-06-30)
Genre
Length4:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • DJ Watari
  • Jin
Ai singles chronology
"Fake"
(2010)		 "Still..."
(2010)		 "Nemurenai Machi"
(2010)
Music video
"Stil..." on YouTube

Background

"Still..." was announced on May 10, 2010 as the second single in celebration of Ai's tenth anniversary in the music industry.[2] The B-side of the single was also announced, "For My Sister" featuring Judith Hill.[2] A music video was released on Universal Music Japan's YouTube channel prior to the physical and digital release of the single.[3]

In an interview with Barks, Ai said the theme of the song was to "face our dreams".[4]

Track listing
Still... – Maxi CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Still..." (featuring AK-69)
  • DJ Watari
  • Jin
4:11
2."For My Sister" (featuring Judith Hill)
  • Uemura
  • Hill
Uta4:08
3."Wavin' Flag Coca Celebration Mix" (duet with K'naan)
The Smeezingtons3:39
4."Wavin' Flag Coca Celebration Mix" (Version Ai)
  • Warsame
  • Mars
  • Lawrence
  • Daval
Uta3:49
Still... – First Press Limited edition
No.TitleLength
1."Still..." (music video and behind the scenes) 

Charts

"Still..." debuted and peaked at number 15 on the Japan Oricon Singles chart, charting for five weeks.[5] On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, the song debuted and peaked at number 27, charting for one week.

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Japan Singles Chart (Oricon)[6] 15
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)[7] 27

Footnotes
  1. On the physical release, Ai and AK-69 are in different positions.

References
  1. 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. "Still...feat.AK-69". HMV&BOOKS online (in Japanese). Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  2. "AIデビュー10周年第2弾シングルは豪華トリプルコラボ". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Natalie, Inc. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  3. "AI×AK-69ストリートコラボ、ビデオクリップでも実現". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Natalie, Inc. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. "『MUSIC LTD.』、7月のドキュメントパートにAIが登場". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  5. "Still... feat.AK-69 | AI". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  6. "AIの作品". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  7. "Billboard Japan Hot 100: 2010/07/07". Billboard Japan.
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