Yumekui
| "ユメクイ" "Yumekui" / "Dream Eater" | ||||
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| Single by Ai Otsuka | ||||
| from the album Love Piece | ||||
| Released | August 2, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop | |||
| Label | avex trax AVCD-31021/B (Japan, CD+DVD) AVCD-31022 (Japan, CD) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ai Otsuka | |||
| Ai Otsuka singles chronology | ||||
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"Yumekui" is Ai Otsuka's 12th single under the avex trax label.
"Yumekui" was used as the theme song to the movie "Tokyo Friends the Movie", which Otsuka starred in. The b-side, which is a ballad named "tears", was also used in the movie.
During the first week, the single debuted at #5 with 63,428 copies sold, making it Otsuka's lowest debut sales of the year. Although the single debuted with relatively low sales, it sold a total of 145,281 copies in 2006, making it the 66th best-selling single of the year.
Unlike most of Otsuka's previous singles, "Yumekui" only had one cover whereas usually there are two different ones; one for the CD-only version and one for the CD+DVD version.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ai Otsuka
| No. | Title | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yumekui (ユメクイ; Dream Eater)" | Ai×Ikoman | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Tears" | Ai×Ikoman, Strings arrangement： Mio Okamura& Ikoman | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Yumekui (ユメクイ; Dream Eater)" (Instrumental) | Ai×Ikoman | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Tears" (Instrumental) | Ai×Ikoman, Strings arrangement： Mio Okamura& Ikoman | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 19:11 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yumekui (ユメクイ; Dream Eater)" (Music video) |
Live performances
- 31 July 2006 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
- 4 August 2006 – Music Station
- 4 August 2006 – Music Fighter
- 5 August 2006 – PopJam DX
- 13 August 2006 – CDTV
Charts
Oricon sales chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First week sales | Sales total |
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| August 2, 2006 | Oricon Daily Chart | 3 | ||
| Oricon Weekly Chart | 5 | 63,428 | 146,665 | |
| Oricon Monthly Chart | 7 | |||
| Oricon Yearly Chart | 66 |