"Still..." is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai featuring Japanese hip hop artist AK-69. It was released on June 30, 2010, by Island Records and Universal Sigma as the second single from Ai's eighth studio album, The Last Ai.[1]

"Still..."
Digital single cover[a]
Single by Ai featuring AK-69
from the album The Last Ai
B-side"For My Sister"
"Wavin' Flag Coca Celebration Mix"
ReleasedJune 30, 2010 (2010-06-30)
Genre
Length4:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • DJ Watari
  • Jin
Ai singles chronology
"Fake"
(2010)
"Still..."
(2010)
"Nemurenai Machi"
(2010)
Music video
"Stil..." on YouTube

Background

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"Still..." was announced on May 10, 2010 as the second single in celebration of Ai's tenth anniversary in the music industry.[2] The B-side of the single was also announced, "For My Sister" featuring Judith Hill.[2] A music video was released on Universal Music Japan's YouTube channel prior to the physical and digital release of the single.[3]

In an interview with Barks, Ai said the theme of the song was to "face our dreams".[4]

Track listing

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Still... – Maxi CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Still..." (featuring AK-69)
  • DJ Watari
  • Jin
4:11
2."For My Sister" (featuring Judith Hill)
  • Uemura
  • Hill
Uta4:08
3."Wavin' Flag Coca Celebration Mix" (duet with K'naan)The Smeezingtons3:39
4."Wavin' Flag Coca Celebration Mix" (Version Ai)
  • Warsame
  • Mars
  • Lawrence
  • Daval
Uta3:49
Still... – First Press Limited edition
No.TitleLength
1."Still..." (music video and behind the scenes) 

Charts

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"Still..." debuted and peaked at number 15 on the Japan Oricon Singles chart, charting for five weeks.[5] On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, the song debuted and peaked at number 27, charting for one week.

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Japan Singles Chart (Oricon)[6] 15
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)[7] 27

Footnotes

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  1. ^ On the physical release, Ai and AK-69 are in different positions.

References

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  1. ^ 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. "Still...feat.AK-69". HMV&BOOKS online (in Japanese). Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "AIデビュー10周年第2弾シングルは豪華トリプルコラボ". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Natalie, Inc. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "AI×AK-69ストリートコラボ、ビデオクリップでも実現". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Natalie, Inc. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "『MUSIC LTD.』、7月のドキュメントパートにAIが登場". BARKS (in Japanese). July 9, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Still... feat.AK-69 | AI". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "AIの作品". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100: 2010/07/07". Billboard Japan.