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The Feat. Best

The Feat. Best is the third greatest hits album[1] by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai. It was released on November 2, 2016, by EMI Records. The album features 35 artists, including Japanese singers Namie Amuro, Thelma Aoyama, Miliyah Kato, Hikaru Utada, and Exile Atsushi. American artists such as Chaka Khan, Snoop Dogg, The Jacksons, Jeremih, and Boyz II Men also appear on the album.[2]

The Feat. Best
Greatest hits album by
Ai
ReleasedNovember 2, 2016 (2016-11-02)
Recorded2001 (Hikaru Utada vocals), 2003–2016
Genre
Length77:42
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label
Producer
Ai chronology
The Best
(2015) 		The Feat. Best
(2016) 		Wa to Yo
(2017)

Upon its release, the album peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart and number 28 on the Oricon Albums Chart. In support of the album, Ai embarked on The Best Tour, performing at various venues and locations in Japan.

Background and release

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Earlier in 2016, a deluxe version of Ai's 2015 greatest hits album The Best was reissued, which included the sleeper hit single "Minna ga Minna Eiyū".[3] In September 2016, Universal Japan announced Ai would be embarking on an anniversary tour, The Best Tour.[4] Later that month, The Feat. Best was announced to be released alongside a triple a-side single, "Happy Christmas/Heiwa/Miracle". "Heiwa" was pre-released to digital stores as a promotional single to promote the release.[5] Both the maxi single and greatest hits album were revealed to be released on November 2, 2016, which was the date of Ai's 35th birthday.

Track listing

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The Feat. Best – disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Final Distance" (13 Years Distance Mix) (with Hikaru Utada)
Previously unreleased6:06
2."Show It Off" (DJ Lead featuring Jim Jones and Ai)
  • Uemura
  • Jones
  • DJ Lead
  • C. Jenkins
  • D. Lashine
N/A3:18
3."Moriagaro" (featuring Jeremih)
  • Uemura
  • Jeremy Phillip Felton
Moriagaro3:21
4."My Baby" (featuring Llyod)
Moriagaro3:36
5."Let It Go" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
  • Uemura
  • Cordell Broadus
  • DJ2High
  • Uta
  • Tynice Hinton
The Last Ai3:36
6."Golden Mic" (Zeebra featuring Kashi Da Handsome, Ai, Dohzi-T and Hannya)
Tokyo's Finest5:53
7."Wavin' Flag" (with K'naan)
The Last Ai4:33
8."One More Try" (featuring Chaka Khan)
  • A. Coley
  • C. Mortimer
  • Suamana "Swoop" Brown
The Last Ai3:51
9."Letter in the Sky" (featuring The Jacksons)
  • Uemura
  • Curtis Jenkins
  • King David "The Future"
Independent4:44
10."Incomplete" (featuring Boyz II Men)
The Last Ai5:17
11."No More" (with Exile Atsushi)
403:45
12."It's Ok" (AK-69 featuring Ai)
Road to the Independent King5:00
13."Beautiful" (Remix) (featuring Trey Songz)
What's Goin' On Ai3:13
14."Gotta Get Mine" (English Version) (featuring Bridget Kelly)
  • Uemura
  • Blush
  • Akene Dunkley
  • Arden Altino
  • Jerry Duplessis
Moriagaro3:28
15."After the Storm" (featuring Che'Nelle)
  • Matthew "Damario" Quinney
  • Joseph Macklin
  • Carlos "Los" Jenkins
  • David "Davix" Foreman
  • Dashawn "Happie" White
  • Thomas "Tom Jack" Jackson
Moriagaro3:38
The Feat. Best – disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Uh Uh......" (Suite Chic featuring Ai)
  • Michico
  • Yakko
  • Uemura
When Pop Hits the Fan3:59
2."O2" (Miho Fukuhara featuring Ai)
  • Joveek Murphey
  • Momo "Moncha" N.
  • Shikata
  • Skybeatz
The Soul Extreme EP3:44
3."Stronger" (featuring Miliyah Kato)
  • Uemura
  • Kato
  • T. Kura
The Last Ai5:02
4."Wonder Woman" (Namie Amuro featuring Ai and Anna Tsuchiya)
Checkmate3:10
5."Run Free" (with Miliyah Kato and Verbal)
  • Uemura
  • Kato
  • Ryu Yeong-gi
Motto Moriagaro4:43
6."Scream" (featuring Jesse from Rize)
  • Uemura
  • Jesse
Viva Ai3:22
7."Fake" (featuring Namie Amuro)
  • Uemura
  • Akihiko George Tashiro
The Last Ai3:37
8."Butterfly" (featuring Anty the Kunoichi, Anna Tsuchiya and Pushim)
  • Uemura
  • Anty the Kunoichi
  • Tsuchiya
  • Pushim
  • Masanori Mine
  • The Company
Don't Stop Ai4:24
9."Still..." (featuring AK-69)
  • Uemura
  • Hiroki
The Last Ai4:12
10."Like a Bird" (featuring Corn Head)
  • Uemura
  • Corn Head
Viva Ai5:27
11."365" (featuring Deli)
  • Uemura
  • Deli
  • Aquarius
Mic-a-holic Ai4:11
12."Watch Out!" (featuring Afra and Tucker)
2004 Ai3:59
13."No Generation Gap" (Char featuring Ai)Hisato TakenakaFeat. Ai4:12
14."I'll Be There with You" (Miliyah Kato featuring Ai and Thelma Aoyama)
  • Kato
  • Uemura
  • Aoyama
Muse6:07
15."Be Brave" (with Exile Atsushi)
  • Uemura
  • Satō
404:21
16."For My Sister" (featuring Judith Hill)
  • Uemura
  • Hill
  • Uta
The Last Ai4:10
The Feat. Best – digital version
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Moriagaro" (featuring Jeremih)
  • Uemura
  • Felton
Moriagaro3:20
2."My Baby" (featuring Lloyd)
  • Polite Jr.
  • Mwangi
  • Bryant
  • McMillion
  • Jeanty
Moriagaro3:36
3."Let It Go" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
  • Uemura
  • Broadus
  • DJ2High
  • Uta
  • Hinton
The Last Ai3:35
4."Wavin' Flag" (with Kn'ann)
  • Bloch
  • Mars
  • Dunne
  • Duval
  • Warsame
  • Lawrence
The Last Ai3:49
5."One More Try" (featuring Chaka Khan)
  • Coley
  • Mortimer
  • Brown
The Last Ai3:49
6."Letter in the Sky" (featuring The Jacksons)
  • Uemura
  • Jenkins
  • King David "The Future"
Independent4:43
7."Incomplete" (featuring Boyz II Men)
  • Uemura
  • Miyahara
Independent5:14
8."Beautiful" (Remix) (featuring Trey Songz)
  • Uemura
  • Neverson
What's Goin' On Ai3:13
9."Gotta Get Mine" (English Version) (featuring Bridget Kelly)
  • Uemura
  • Blush
  • Dunkley
  • Altino
  • Duplessis
Moriagaro3:27
10."After the Storm" (featuring Che'Nelle)
  • Quinney
  • Macklin
  • Jenkins
  • Foreman
  • White
  • Jackson
Moriagaro3:40
11."Stronger" (featuring Miliyah Kato)
  • Uemura
  • Kato
  • T. Kura
The Last Ai5:01
12."Scream" (featuring Jesse of Rize)
  • Uemura
  • Jesse
Viva Ai3:21
13."Fake" (Bachlogic remix) (featuring Namie Amuro)
  • Uemura
  • Tashiro
The Last Ai3:37
14."Butterfly" (featuring Anty the Kunoichi, Anna Tsuchiya and Pushim)
  • Uemura
  • Anty the Kunoichi
  • Tsuchiya
  • Pushimz
  • Mine
  • The Company
Don't Stop Ai4:25
15."Still..." (featuring AK-69)
  • Uemura
  • Hiroki
The Last Ai4:10
16."Like a Bird" (featuring Corn Head)
  • Uemura
  • Corn Head
Viva Ai5:29
17."365" (featuring Deli)
  • Uemura
  • Deli
  • Aquarius
Mic-a-holic Ai4:10
18."Watch Out!" (featuring Afra and Tucker)
  • Uemura
  • Fujioka
  • Tucker
2004 Ai3:59
19."No Generation Gap" (Char featuring Ai)TakenakaFeat. Ai4:14
20."For My Sister" (featuring Judith Hill)
  • Uemura
  • Hill
  • Uta
The Last Ai4:10
Total length:77:42

Charts

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Chart performance for The Feat. Best
Chart (2016) Peak

position

Japanese Albums (Oricon)[1] 28
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[6] 21
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[7] 33

Release history

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Release history and formats for The Feat. Best
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various November 2, 2016
[8]
Japan CD
[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "THE FEAT.BEST | AI". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "AI / THE FEAT.BEST [2CD] - CDJournal". artist.cdjournal.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "au三太郎で40万DLの大ヒット！AI『みんながみんな英雄』がついにCD化". ドワンゴジェイピーnews. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "AI「THE BEST TOUR」とDAM CHANNELアプリがコラボ、9月からの12公演で限定動画配信やサイン入りグッズをプレゼント". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "AI、コウノトリの奮闘描くアニメ映画に主題歌提供「子供への想いが詰まった曲です」". Natalie Music (in Japanese). Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "AIのデジタルアルバム売上TOP7作品". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2015/12/02". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Feat. Best". Spotify. November 2, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "THE FEAT. BEST AI CD Album". CDJapan. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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