Voyage (Ayumi Hamasaki song)

"Voyage"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album Rainbow
Released	September 26, 2002
Format	CD Single
Genre	J-pop
Length	21:08
Label	Avex Trax
Writer(s)	Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) CREA + DAI (music)
Producer(s)	Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"H" (2002) "Voyage" (2002) "&" (2003) Music sample "Voyage"

"Voyage" is the 28th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on September 26, 2002. "Voyage" debuted at #1 on the weekly charts with more than 319,020 copies sold in its first week and remained at the top position for three consecutive weeks out of a total 28 weeks on the chart, becoming her longest-charting single. The single sold a total of 679,463 copies and became the ninth-best-selling single of the year. To date, "Voyage" is Ayumi Hamasaki's only single which has remained in the top position of the weekly Oricon charts for at least three weeks other than "H" and "A"; however, "Voyage" is Hamasaki's only single to stay at #1 for three consecutive weeks ("A" and "H" spent 3 non-consecutive weeks at #1). "Voyage" was used as the theme song of the Japanese movie Tsuki ni Shizumu, which was created in lieu of a PV for the single. It was also used as the ending song of a Japanese television drama My Little Chef, starring Hiroshi Abe and Aya Ueto.

Track listing

1. "Voyage" – 5:08
2. "HANABI" (Electrical Bossa Mix) - 5:06
3. "independent" (Sugiurumn Mix) - 5:46
4. "Voyage" (Instrumental) – 5:08

PV

A regular PV for "Voyage" does not exist; however, Tsuki ni Shizumu, a short film starring Hamasaki was created for which "Voyage" was used as the theme song.

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
26 September 2002	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	319,020	679,500	28
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	9

• RIAJ certification: 2× Platinum (sold), 3× Platinum (shipped)

External links

• Voyage information at Avex Network.
• Voyage information at Oricon.