Connected (Ayumi Hamasaki song)

"Connected"
Single by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album I am...
Released	April 7, 2003
Format	CD single
Genre	Trance, Ambient
Label	Drizzly Records
Writer(s)	Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) Ferry Corsten (music)
Producer	Ferry Corsten
Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology
"Voyage" (2002) "Connected" (2003) "&" (2003)
Ayumi Hamasaki German singles chronology "Connected" (2003) "M" (2003) Music video "Connected" on YouTube

"Connected" was Ayumi Hamasaki's European debut single. It was released in Germany, Spain and Belgium in 2003. It managed to break the German dance charts with only minor promotion, reaching #18 on the Official Dance Charts (MTV) in Germany and #89 on Official German Single Chart ^[1]. The single was listed on the Czech Music Dance Chart as one of the hits songs of 2003.^[2] The song, in its radio edit form, appeared as track 3 on her Japanese album I am..., released on January 1, 2002.

Track listing

Belgium:

1. Connected (Radio Edit) (3:18)
2. Connected (Push Radio Edit) (4:40)
3. Connected (Ambient Mix) (5:20)

Germany:

1. Connected (Radio Edit) (3:23)
2. Connected (Talla 2XLC Radio Edit) (3:51)
3. Connected (Push Radio Edit) (4:42)
4. Connected (Talla 2XLC Instrumental Remix) (7:06)
5. Connected (Push Instrumental Dub Remix) (8:09)
6. Connected (Long Instrumental) (5:50)
7. Connected (Ambient Mix) (5:23)

Other versions (promotional single & vinyl release):

1. Connected (Talla 2XLC Vocal Remix) (8:32)
2. Connected (Push's Club Remix) (8:12)
3. Connected (Extended 12" Mix) (6:34)

References

1. ^ http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php German Archive Chart
2. ^ chart news - Music Dance Chart Classic - Hits of the year 2003