Endless Sorrow

This was Hamasaki's fourth single to be composed by herself using the pseudonym Crea. Its original single version, which features strings, piano, and rock leanings, was arranged by CMJK and Junichi Matsuda. For Hamasaki's fourth studio album I am... the song re-arranged by CMJK in a version entitled "Gone With Whe Wind ver.", which has a calmer soft-rock oriented sound. "Endless Sorrow" was used as theme song of TBS's drama Mukashi no Otoko, which aired from April to late June 2001. One of the b-sides of the single, "Vogue (Kirari Natsu Ayu Mix)" was used in TV commercials for Kose Visee mascara, starring Hamasaki herself.

Music video

The music video of "Endless Sorrow" depicts a young boy living in a society in which speaking was prohibited by law. The boy, however, climbs a tower, meeting a man (presumably a priest because of his clothing) and a one-winged angel who looks exactly like the boy. Apart from shots of the cover of the Endless Sorrow single, Hamasaki does not appear in the original version of the PV, but in a later version, Hamasaki appears at the end of the video in a trench coat and fedora, and picks up the feather dropped by the boy.^[2]

Track listing

Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki - Music: Ayumi Hamasaki

"Endless Sorrow"
"Vogue" (Kirari Natsu Ayu Mix)
"Endless Sorrow" (Natural Green Dub Mix)
"Endless Sorrow" (Nicely Nice Skyblue remix)
"Never Ever" (Dub's Uncategorized Mix 001)
"Endless Sorrow" (Ram's Advance Mix)
"Endless Sorrow" (Brent Mini's gothic mix)
"Endless Sorrow" (Liquid Heart Mix)
"Endless Sorrow" (Juicy Ariyama Mix)
"Endless Sorrow" (Instrumental)

Live performances

July 1, 2001 - CountDown TV - Endless sorrow and Unite!
December 2, 2001 - Digital Dream Live - Endless sorrow and Evolution

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First week sales	Sales total
16 May 2001	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	430,220	768,510
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	14

RIAJ certification: 3x Platinum

Preceded by Zero Landmine by N.M.L.	Oricon weekly number-one single May 28, 2001 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by Jōnetsu by KinKi Kids

References

External links

Endless sorrow information at Avex Network.
Endless sorrow information at Oricon.

Ayumi Hamasaki songs

Discography

A Song for ××	"Depend on You" "For My Dear..." "Poker Face" "Trust" "You"

Loveppears	"Appears" "Boys & Girls" "End Roll" "Fly High" "Kanariya" "Love (Destiny)" "Monochrome" "To Be" "Too Late" "Trauma" "Whatever" "Who..."

Duty	"Audience" "Far Away" "Seasons" "Surreal" "Vogue"

I Am...	"A Song Is Born" "Connected" "Daybreak" "Dearest" "Endless Sorrow" "Evolution" "M" "Never Ever" "Unite!"

Rainbow	"Free & Easy" "Hanabi" "Independent" "July 1st" "Voyage"

Memorial Address	"Forgiveness" "Greatful Days" "Hanabi (Episode II)" "No Way to Say" "Ourselves"

My Story	"Carols" "Inspire" "Moments"

(Miss)understood	"Bold & Delicious" "Fairyland" "Heaven" "Is This Love?" "Pride" "Step You"

Secret	"Blue Bird" "Born to Be..." "Startin'"

Guilty	"Glitter" "Fated" "Mirror" "Talkin' 2 Myself" "Together When..."

A Complete	"Mirrorcle World" "Who..." (15th anniversary edition)

Next Level	"Days" "Green" "Next Level" "Rule" "Sparkle"

Rock 'n' Roll Circus	"Ballad" "Sunrise (Love Is All)" "Sunset (Love Is All)" "You Were..."

Love Songs	"Blossom" "Crossroad" "Last Angel" "Moon" "Sweet Season" "Virgin Road"

Five	"Progress"

Party Queen	"How Beautiful You Are"

Love Again	"You & Me"

Colours	"Feel the Love" "Merry-Go-Round" "Terminal"

A One	"Last Minute" "Movin' On Without You" "Walk" "Zutto..."

Other songs	"Dream On" "Happening Here"

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