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"How to Be a Girl"
"How to Be a Girl"
Single by Namie Amuro
from the album Concentration 20
Released	May 21, 1997
Genre	Pop; dance; rock;
Length	13:06
Label	Avex Trax
Songwriter(s)	Tetsuya Komuro; Marc Panther;
Producer(s)	Tetsuya Komuro
Namie Amuro singles chronology

"How to Be a Girl" is the tenth single by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. It was released on May 21, 1997, through Avex Trax. It was used as the Bristol-Myers Sea Breeze commercial song, which was used for four commercials. The style of the song is similar to that of her single "A Walk in the Park," which has an evident electronic sound in the vein of her producer Tetsuya Komuro's group globe. Lyrics were even written by Marc Panther, who is another member of the group. This was the final single from her third studio album Concentration 20 (1997), which was released two months later. The single is a follow-up to "Can You Celebrate?", which became her biggest hit.

This single reached number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart for two consecutive weeks, and continued to rank for a total of eleven weeks. "How to Be a Girl" sold 772,130 copies, becoming the twenty-third best-selling single in Japan of 1997. According to Avex, this is Amuro's first number one single to not sell over a million copies.

Background and composition

Marc Panther and Komuro co-wrote the lyrics, with Panther writing the basic lyrics first and Komuro finishing them at the same time he was working on the composition. The singing sessions were conducted slowly over a period of two days. The concept was intended to be "a rock song that can be danced to."^[1]

Music video

In the music video, Amuro changes her clothes in five different ways. The filming took place at Shintomichō Station on Sunday before the last train without permission. The set used was also created in one day before the shoot.^[2] The choreography by Kaba-chan, a well-known former member of the three-member music group dos, was also a popular topic of interest.

Commercial performance

"How to Be a Girl" debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, with 328,560 copies sold in its first week.^[3] It stayed at number one for a second week with 162,340 copies sold.^[4] The single dropped to number four the following week, selling 88,600 copies.^[5] During its fourth week of availability the single stayed at number four with 65,660 copies sold.^[6] "How to Be a Girl" single stayed in the top ten one last week, ranking at number nine and selling 41,380 copies on its fifth week of availability.^[7] Afterwards, it dropped to number 16 on its sixth charting week and out of the top twenty entirely the following week.^[8] It charted in the top 100 for eleven weeks, selling a reported total of 772,130 copies.^[9] "How to be a Girl" ranked at number 23 on the year-end Oricon Singles Chart for 1997 and was certified million by the RIAJ.^[10]

Track listing

How to Be a Girl – Straight Run
How to Be a Girl – Adult Education Mix
How to Be a Girl – Instrumental

Personnel

Namie Amuro – vocals

Production

Producer – toney black

TV performances

May 16, 1997 – Music Station
May 24, 1997 – PopJam
May 24, 1997 – CDTV
May 30, 1997 – Music Station
May 31, 1997 – PopJam
June 9, 1997 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
June 24, 1997 – Utaban

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)^[11]	1
Japan Monthly Singles (Oricon)^[12]	2
Japan Yearly Singles (Oricon) ^[13]	23

Certification and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[14]	Million	772,130^[9]

References

^ 角川書店刊「CDでーた」1997年6月5日号「安室奈美恵新曲『How to be a Girl』発表 '97年型ダンサブル・ロック」16Pより。
^ 日経BP刊「日経エンタテインメント!」1998年1月号「小室哲哉インタビュー 4年連続ナンバー1プロデューサー米国移住の真相を語る」57Pより。
^ "オリコン 1997.6.2". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "オリコン 1997.6.9". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "オリコン 1997.6.16". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "オリコン 1997.6.23". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "オリコン 1997.6.30". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "オリコン 1997.7.7". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1997年6月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. June 1997 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 454. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 9. August 10, 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
^ "How to be a Girl 安室奈美恵". Oricon. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
^ "オリコン(oricon)「1997年06月」の月間シングルCDランキング". Retrieved November 18, 2023.
^ "オリコン 1997年TOP100". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
^ "Japanese single certifications – 安室奈美恵 – How to be a Girl" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1997年06月 on the drop-down menu

[cd-1] 角川書店刊「CDでーた」1997年6月5日号「安室奈美恵新曲『How to be a Girl』発表 '97年型ダンサブル・ロック」16Pより。

[2] 日経BP刊「日経エンタテインメント!」1998年1月号「小室哲哉インタビュー 4年連続ナンバー1プロデューサー米国移住の真相を語る」57Pより。

[weekly-1-3] "オリコン 1997.6.2". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[weekly-2-4] "オリコン 1997.6.9". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[weekly-3-5] "オリコン 1997.6.16". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[weekly-4-6] "オリコン 1997.6.23". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[weekly-5-7] "オリコン 1997.6.30". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[weekly-6-8] "オリコン 1997.7.7". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[youtaiju-9] オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[RIAJ-aug1997-10] "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1997年6月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. June 1997 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 454. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 9. August 10, 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2014.

[oricon-11] "How to be a Girl 安室奈美恵". Oricon. Retrieved February 24, 2018.

[monthly-12] "オリコン(oricon)「1997年06月」の月間シングルCDランキング". Retrieved November 18, 2023.

[yearly-13] "オリコン 1997年TOP100". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

[Japan安室奈美恵How_to_be_a_GirlsingleCertRef-14] "Japanese single certifications – 安室奈美恵 – How to be a Girl" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1997年06月 on the drop-down menu

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How to Be a Girl

Background and composition

Music video

Commercial performance

Track listing

Personnel

Production

TV performances

Charts

Certification and sales

References

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