Chase the Chance

"Chase the Chance" is Namie Amuro's second solo single on the Avex Trax label. Released in December 1995, it debuted at number one on the Oricon charts becoming her first of five million selling singles. As of August 2012, the single has sold 1.3 million copies in Japan.^[1] At the end of the month, she would make her first appearance as a solo artist on Kōhaku Uta Gassen performing the single. It is the last single before she and MAX permanently split ways.

Commercial tie-in

"Chase the Chance" was used as the theme song to the Nihon TV drama, "The Chef."

Track listing

All lyrics written by Tetsuya Komuro and Takahiro Maeda; all music composed by Tetsuya Komuro, arranged by Tetsuya Komuro.

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chase the Chance" (Original Mix)	4:25
2.	"Chase the Chance" (Trip Club Mix)	5:30
3.	"Chase the Chance" (G.Wright Jungle Mix)	6:43
4.	"Chase the Chance" (Original Karaoke)	4:22
Total length:		21:02

Personnel

Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals

Production

Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
Arranger – Tetsuya Komuro
Mixing – Gary Thomas Wright

TV performances

December 31, 1995 – Kōhaku Uta Gassen

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
December 4, 1995	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	225,090	1,361,710	20 weeks

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Position	Sales Total
December 4, 1995	Oricon 1996 Year-End Chart	10	1,361,710

Preceded by "To Love You More" by Céline Dion	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart number-one single December 18, 1995	Succeeded by "To Love You More" by Céline Dion

References

↑ 安室奈美恵がツイッターやらない宣言交流の場はライブのみ. NEWSポストセブン (in Japanese). Shogakukan, Inc. 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-11-28.

External links

Songwriter, Takahiro Maeda's thoughts on the single (Japanese)

Namie Amuro

Discography

Studio albums	Dance Tracks Vol.1 Sweet 19 Blues Concentration 20 Genius 2000 Break the Rules Style Queen of Hip-Pop Play Past<Future Uncontrolled Feel Genic

Compilations	Original Tracks Vol.1 181920 Love Enhanced Single Collection Best Fiction Checkmate! Ballada

DVDs	Filmography 2001–2005

Other related articles	Super Monkey's MAX Suite Chic Tetsuya Komuro

Namie Amuro songs

Sweet 19 Blues	"Body Feels Exit" "Chase the Chance" "Don't Wanna Cry" "Sweet 19 Blues" "You're My Sunshine"

Concentration 20	"A Walk in the Park" "Can You Celebrate?" "How to Be a Girl"

181920	"Dreaming I Was Dreaming"

Genius 2000	"I Have Never Seen" "Love 2000" "Respect the Power of Love" "Something 'bout the Kiss"

Break the Rules	"Never End" "No More Tears" "Please Smile Again" "Think of Me"

Love Enhanced Single Collection	"I Will" "Lovin' It" "Say the Word"

Style	"Come" "Put 'Em Up" "Shine More" "So Crazy" "Wishing on the Same Star"

Queen of Hip-Pop	"Alarm" "All for You" "Girl Talk" "Want Me, Want Me"

Play	"Baby Don't Cry" "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" "Funky Town" "Hide and Seek" "Violet Sauce"

Best Fiction	"New Look" "Rock Steady" "What a Feeling"

Past < Future	"Fast Car" "My Love" "Wild"

Checkmate!	"Wonder Woman"

Uncontrolled	"Break It" "Fight Together" "Get Myself Back" "Go Round" "Love Story" "Naked" "Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!" "Tempest" "Yeah-Oh!"

Feel	"Contrail" "Heaven"

Ballada	"Tsuki"

Genic	"Birthday" "What I Did for Love"

Other songs	"Brighter Day" "Fake" "The Speed Star" "Toi et Moi" "White Light" "Red Carpet" "Mint" "Hero" "Dear Diary" "Fighter"

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