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"For My Dear..." is the fourth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on October 7, 1998.

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"For My Dear..."
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album A Song for ××
Released	October 7, 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:33
Label	Avex Trax
Songwriter(s)	Yasuhiko Hoshino (music) Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Producer(s)	Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Trust" (1998) "For My Dear..." (1998) "Depend on You" (1998)
Official Music Video
"For My Dear..." on YouTube

Track listing

1. "For My Dear..."
2. "For My Dear..." (Acoustic Version)
3. "For My Dear..." (Instrumental)

"For My Dear…"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	February 28, 2001 February 28, 2016
Recorded	1998
Genre	J-pop
Length	35:51
Label	Avex Trax
Songwriter(s)	Ayumi Hamasaki
Producer(s)	Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Depend on You" (2001) "For My Dear…" (2001) "Trust" (2001)

Re-release

This single was re-released on February 28, 2001, including four new songs.

Track listing

1. "For My Dear..."
2. "For My Dear..." (Acoustic Version)
3. "A Song for ××" (she shell Reproduction)
4. "Friend II" (Jazzy Jet Mix)
5. "As if…" (dub's L.B.M remix)
6. "For My Dear..." (Inst.)
7. "For My Dear..." (Acoustic Version Inst.)

Live performances

• October 9, 1998 - Super Dream Live - For My Dear...
• October 17, 1998 - Pop Jam - For My Dear...
• October 24, 1998 - Countdown TV - For My Dear...
• October 30, 1998 - Music Station - For My Dear...
• November 9, 1998 - Hey! Hey! Hey! - For My Dear...

Music video

The music video of For My Dear... was directed by Odagami Hiromitsu. The video features Hamasaki sitting in a bar watching people come and go. The video then follows a few of the visitors as they leave. The video also switches to a heavens gate scene where Hamasaki sings.

• Producer: Hasegawa Toru (HAT)
• Director: Odagami Yoko (HAT)
• Production Manager: Sato Naoki (HAT)
• Director of Photography: Sakamoto Seigo
• Light: Nishiyama Yoshiharu
• Stylist: Matsumoto Koji
• Hair: Tamotsu (Too RUSTIC)
• Make Up: Chu (Too RUSTIC)

Success in the KL

Ayumi Hamasaki's For My Dear... was played on Traxx FM.,[1] the first Japanese song to do so.^{[citation needed]}

Chart positions

Chart (1998)	Peak position	Time in chart
Japan Oricon1	9	7 weeks
Chart (2001)	Peak position	Time in chart
Japan Oricon²	33	2 weeks

¹Original version
²Re-release version

Oricon sales: 74,440 (Original version)

References

External links

• For My Dear… information at Avex Network.
• For My Dear… re-release information at Avex Network.
• For My Dear… information at Oricon.
• For My Dear… re-release information at Oricon.

На других языках

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[es] For My Dear...

For My Dear... es el cuarto sencillo lanzado por la cantante Ayumi Hamasaki en octubre de 1998. El sencillo fue reeditado en febrero del 2001.

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