Can You Celebrate?
1997 single by Namie Amuro / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Can You Celebrate?" (stylized as "CAN YOU CELEBRATE?") is the ninth single by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. Serving as the second single from her third studio album Concentration 20, it was released on February 19, 1997, by Avex Trax. Its lyrics and composition was handled solely by Tetsuya Komuro. "Can You Celebrate?" is the best-selling single by a female Japanese solo artist, with sales of 2,296,200 copies. Additionally, it is ranked as the 14th best selling single of all time in the history of the Oricon Singles Chart.
"Can You Celebrate?" | ||||
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Single by Namie Amuro | ||||
from the album Concentration 20 | ||||
Released | February 19, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Studio | Sony Music Studios | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 6:14 | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tetsuya Komuro | |||
Producer(s) | Tetsuya Komuro | |||
Namie Amuro singles chronology | ||||
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The song also served as the opening theme for the dorama Virgin Road in 1997, which starred Emi Wakui, Tetsuya Takeda and Takashi Sorimachi. Amuro herself appeared in the opening sequence of the drama, along with Tetsuya Komuro on the piano. The re-release of "Can You Celebrate?" as a maxi single in December 1997 was a Christmas gift from Komuro to commemorate Amuro's wedding with Masaharu Maruyama. Featuring remixes of "Can You Celebrate?" as well as a remix of "Dreaming I Was Dreaming", the reissued single charted at number one on January 12, 1998.