Аюми Хамасаки - Vogue: История песни и трилогия Duty

"Vogue" (uncapitalized as "vogue") is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki for her third studio album, Duty (2000). It was written by Hamasaki, while production was handled by Max Matsuura. It premiered on April 26, 2000 as the lead single from the album. Her third consecutive lead single to be produced by Matsuura, the song is part of a trilogy from Duty; the other two singles being "Far Away" and "Seasons". Musically, "Vogue" was described as a Japanese pop song with musical elements of Latin pop. The lyrics discusses her presence in the music industry. Upon its release, the track garnered positive reviews from music critics, who praised the composition and Hamasaki's song writing. It also achieved success in Japan, peaking at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart and four on the TBS Count Down TV chart. "Vogue" has sold over 767,000 units in Japan. The accompanying music video for "Vogue" was directed by Wataru Takeishi; it features two children in a post apocalyptic city, reading a book that contains video imagery of Hamasaki in a cherry blossom field. Both the music video and the song has appeared on several compilations by Hamasaki, including A Best (2001) and A Complete: All Singles (2008). For additional promotion, the song was featured on several concert tours by Hamasaki including her 2000 self titled and the Power of Music tour.

"Vogue" was written by Hamasaki, while production was handled by Japanese musician Max Matsuura. The song was composed and arranged by long term collaborator Kazuhito Kikuchi, whilst Japanese musician Naoto Suzuki co arranged it. For the track's instrumentation, Suzuki played the keyboards, Naoki Hayashibe played the guitar, and Takahiro Iida mixed the final composition. "Vogue" is her first single to include an unreleased non album b side since her 1999 single "Depend on You", and remains her final to do so. As a single from the Duty trilogy, which included Hamasaki's singles "Far Away" and "Seasons", the singles were released as a DVD single and VHS. It included the three mini music videos, alongside the making of the videos and a TV commercial. The CD and digital cover sleeve has a close up of Ayumi Hamasaki's face, edited with digital effects. The song's title, "Vogue", is present on cover. According to Matt Wilce from Metropolis magazine, the song's title was influenced by the same titular song by American recording artist Madonna. The standalone CD cover was used as the digital EP cover for the iTunes Store and Amazon. com.

"Vogue" was recorded in 2000 at Avex Studios and Prime Sound Studios in Tokyo, Japan. As part of the trilogy set with "Far Away" and "Seasons", "Vogue" highlights the theme of the present. With this, "Far Away" details the past and "Seasons" discusses Hamasaki's future. The trilogy set also focuses on hopelessness, a reflection of Hamasaki's disappointment that she had not expressed herself thoroughly in any of her previous songs. Based on her song writing, she described her feelings after the writing all the tracks from Duty as "unnatural" and was constantly "nervous" for the final result. A staff reviewer from Amazon Japan noticed the trilogy set had a "healing effect" that was absent on Hamasaki's two previous studio albums.

"Vogue" received highly favourable reviews from music critics. Alexey Eremenko, who had written her extended biography at AllMusic, highlighted the song as an album and career stand out track. A staff reviewer from Yahoo! GeoCities reviewed Hamasaki's greatest hits album A Best, and singled out the song as one of her best tracks. They commented that "Vogue" was the best examples of "classic J pop music." The song was remixed as an orchestral song for her remix album ayu mi x III Acoustic Orchestra Version (2003), and was commended alongside other tracks for its "rich melody". It lasted for seventeen weeks on the chart, selling 767,660 units by the end of 2000. This became Hamasaki's third highest selling single at the time. Currently, the song is Hamasaki's eighth best selling single, according to Oricon Style. The DVD single, released under the title of Vogue/Far Away/Seasons reached at number one on the Oricon DVD Chart, spending seventeen weeks in the top fifty. It is Hamasaki's second best selling DVD single, and her eighth best seller overall. "Vogue" was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 800,000 units. The single entered at number four on Japan's TBS Count Down TV Chart; it stayed there for two consecutive weeks, and lasted seventeen weeks in the chart.

The accompanying music video was directed by Wataru Takeishi. Because the music video was part of the trilogy set with "Far Away" and "Seasons", only a portion of the song was shot for the video. As a result, the video for "Vogue" lasts for two minutes and fifty one seconds. The artwork for the single was a screen shoot from the music video. The music video was included on the DVD and VHS formats of the three singles. Complete Clip Box (2004), A Clip Box 1998–2011 (2011), and the bonus DVD version with A Complete: All Singles.

The video opens with two children walking through a post apocalyptic world, with industrial sites in the background. The two children are barred in with barded wire fences. 2006 2007, and 2008 2009. The song made its debut tour performance on Hamasaki's 2000 Japan Concert Tour. It appeared on her 2002 Stadium Tour and The Power of Music Tour. The song's last live performance was her 2014 Ayumi Hamasaki Premium Showcase: Feel the love, in which was supported by her 2014 studio album Colours. The song has been included on two of her greatest hits compilations, which are A Best (2002), and A Complete: All Singles (2008),

"Vogue" was remixed by several professional disc jockeys and producers, and has appeared on several remix albums by Hamasaki. The remixes include the Computerhell and Junkie XL remix on ayu mi x III Non Stop Mega Mix Version (2001) and Ayu mi x 4 + Selection Non Stop Mega Mix Version (2002), the Dave Rodgers remix on Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu ro Mix 2 (2001), the Traditional remix on Rmx Works from Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu ro Mix 3 (2003), and the Groove Coverage remix on Ayu mi x 7 Presents Ayu Trance 4 (2011). The orchestral acoustic remix, and its instrumental version, was included on her third orchestral remix album, ayu mi x III Acoustic Orchestra Version (2001). It was used as the theme song for Japanese cosmetics brand Kose Visee, and the b side track "Ever Free" was used as the theme song for the 2000 Japanese TV series Tenki Yohou no Koibito.