"Fantastic" is the sixth single released by Japanese singer Ami Suzuki under Avex Trax released on 8 February 2006, in three formats, the two traditional CD and CD+DVD edition versions with the B-side track, and a Limited Edition version without the B-side track.

"Fantastic"
Single by Ami Suzuki
from the album Connetta
A-side"Fantastic"
B-sideSlow Motion (スローモーション)
Released8 February 2006 (JP)
Recorded2005
GenreJ-pop, Trance
Length19:40 (Regular edition)
9:20 (Limited edition)
LabelAvex Trax
AVCD-30920/B (Japan, CD+DVD)
AVCD-30921 (Japan, CD)
AVCD-30922 (Japan, CD Ltd Ed)
Songwriter(s)Ami Suzuki, Y@suo Ohtani
Producer(s)Max Matsuura
Ami Suzuki singles chronology
"Little Crystal"
(2005)
"Fantastic"
(2006)
"Alright!"
(2006)
Alternative cover
CD-Only cover

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"Fantastic" is a trance-like song with a J-pop essence. The B-side, "Slow Motion", is a soft ballad tune.

"Fantastic" was used as the opening for the anime television series Blackjack, being the first song by Suzuki which appeared on an anime. Taking this step in her career, Avex expected to get more attention to Suzuki by anime fans, and so did Suzuki herself, and even more after the decrease of her single sales. In the interview at Oricon Style, Suzuki said she hoped the song will have more success because the anime fans.

The single was Suzuki's biggest success in six months. It did well on the charts, debuting at number nine in its first day, but then it fell off the charts in a few days. Although "Fantastic" debuted with her highest sales since "Negaigoto", it still wasn't as successful as "Delightful" and "Eventful".

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Ami Suzuki

CD single (CD Only, CD+DVD)
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Fantastic"Y@suo OhtaniKen Harada4:40
2."Slow Motion (スローモーション)"Kei YoshikawaKeiji Tanabe5:09
3."Fantastic (Instrumental)"  4:40
4."Slow Motion (スローモーション) (Instrumental)"  5:08
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Fantastic (Music Clip)" 
CD single (Limited edition single)
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Fantastic"Y@suo OhtaniKen Harada4:40
2."Fantastic (Instrumental)"  4:40

Personnel

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  • Ami Suzuki - vocals, backing vocals
  • Hidetake Yamamoto - acoustic guitar (#2)

Production

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  • Producer - Max Matsuura
  • Mixing - Naoki Yamada (#1), Yasuo Matsumoto (#2)

Live performances

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  • 3 February 2006 — Music Fighter
  • 9 February 2006 — Utaban
  • 10 February 2006 — PopJam
  • 18 February 2006 — Melodix

Charts

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Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak position First week sales Sales total
February 8, 2005 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 8 14,167 copies sold 20,213 copies sold
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 14

See also

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