I Have Never Seen
1998 single by Namie Amuro
"I Have Never Seen" is the twelfth single by Japanese singer Namie Amuro. It was released by Avex Trax on December 23, 1998, as the lead single to her fourth studio album Genius 2000 (2000). The song was written and composed solely by Tetsuya Komuro. It was the first single released after Amuro's return from her yearlong maternity leave, and was released approximately one week before her well-publicized official comeback at the 49th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen. "I Have Never Seen" is a melancholic power ballad, the lyrics of which describe experiencing things regular people have never experienced.
Music critics gave the song favorable reviews, praising Amuro's mellow vocals with some praising the single as one of Amuro's best works. "I Have Never Seen" was a commercial success, becoming her ninth number one single on the Oricon Singles Chart, and was her last until 2008's "60s 70s 80s." It earned a double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipping over 800,000 copies nationwide.
Masashi Mutō directed the music video for the single, which appeared on her video albums Filmography (2001) and Best Clips (2002). The song also served as the theme song of the dorama Yonige-ya Honpo, which aired on the channel Nippon TV. The song has been reworked and re-recorded for Amuro's second greatest hits album, Love Enhanced Single Collection, released in 2002, as well as her final greatest hits album, Finally (2017).
Background and composition
On October 22, 1997, Amuro announced that she had married Masaharu "Sam" Maruyama, a member of the group TRF, and was three months pregnant.
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