She initially debuted in 1992 as the lead singer of SUPER MONKEY'S, with fellow Okinawa Actors School classmates MAX as back dancers. After the group disbanded, she eventually had her solo debut in 1995 on the Avex Trax label with the Tetsuya Komuro produced single "Body Feels EXIT", which was an instant hit. The following singles "Chase the Chance", "Don't wanna cry" and "You're my sunshine" all sold 1 million copies during a short period of time. In 1996, Namie released her debut solo album "SWEET 19 BLUES" which sold 3.8 millions of copies throughout Japan and broke sales records at the time. It is the 12th most selling album of all time in Japan. At the end of 1996 she won the Grand Prix Award, the highest honor at the Japan Record Awards, for "Don't wanna cry". Another monumental release for Amuro was 1997's "CAN YOU CELEBRATE?", which was the best selling release of the year, and remains the best-selling physically released single by a solo female artist in Japan.
In 1997, Namie shocked everyone when she announced that SAM (from the band TRF) and she were getting married and that she was pregnant. Namie took a break from the entertainment business and her son, Haruto, was born on May 19, 1998.
Her comeback single, "I HAVE NEVER SEEN", released on December 23rd the same year, gave Amuro a warm welcome back to the industry. "I HAVE NEVER SEEN" became Amuro's 9th number-one single.
On March 17th, 1999, Amuro released her 12th single, "RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE". On the same day, Emiko Taira, Amuro's mother, was murdered. All promotional activites for the single grinded to a halt as Amuro flew to Okinawa to identify Emiko's body. A short break followed for Amuro to recover.
A few months later, Amuro began to work with producer Dallas Austin, known for his work with American hip-hop/R&B trio, TLC. This shift was in part to Amuro's personal desire to create more R&B and Hip-Hop oriented music. In 2001, Amuro parted ways with long-time producer Tetsuya Komuro, as part of her musical direction shift. From this point on, Amuro always would be in complete creative control of her career. Around this time, Amuro made a few attempts at writing lyrics for her songs, including her single "Say the word", which hit #3 on the Oricon charts, and remained a fan-favorite with Amuro performing the song over numerous tours, including her final tour, which included 20 songs that garnered the most fan votes.
Amuro and SAM would divorce in 2002, and Amuro would completely mmerse herself in her work, hardening her R&B and Hip-Hop sound, collaboriating with a number of artists under a sonic project entitled "SUITE CHIC". "SUITE CHIC" helped empower Amuro to not "be stuck in the past" with her music, as she felt mentally constricted by her name at the time. Feeling liberated after releasing a SUITE CHIC album, Amuro would continue to refine her sound and image with the following albums "STYLE" in 2003, and "Queen of Hip-Pop" in 2005.
"PLAY", released on June 27, 2007, became Amuro's highest-selling studio album since her 2000 album, "GENIUS 2000", sold 540,000 copies, and contained another fan-favorite release, "Baby Don't Cry", which reached #3 on the Oricon charts.
2008 marked a new peak in Amuro's career. In March, she released a new single, "60s70s80s", which became her 10th #1 single, the first one for Amuro since 1998's "I HAVE NEVER SEEN".
Amuro released her third "best of" album "BEST FICTION", on July 30, 2008. "BEST FICTION" proceeded to spend 6 weeks at the #1 position on the Oricon charts, had the highest first-week album sales of any release in 2008, became the #2 best overall-selling album of that year, and has sold more than 1.4 million copies since its release.
Namie started a new arena tour called Namie Amuro BEST FICTION 2008-2009 tour. It ran from October 25, 2008 to May 31, 2009. This was her first tour Amuro held sans songs produced by Tetsuya Komuro.
From 2009 on, Amuro would steadily release chart-topping studio albums. Straying from the traditional methods of the Japanese music industry yet again, Amuro decided to utilize a strategy of focusing on touring as means of promotion, rather than TV and commercial appearances. What resulted was a beneficial business move, while fulfilling Amuro's long-time preference to perform over giving interviews. This cultivated a very loyal and diverse fanbase that would consistently result in sold-out shows whenever Amuro toured.
From 2010 to 2018, as Amuro performed relentlessly long tours every year, Amuro remained consistent and dedicated to giving performances she felt she could be proud of, and in the process, quietly withheld that after a vocal cord injury in 2010, Amuro's vocal cords slowly were deteriorating. Amuro later revealed this was the deciding factor in her retirement, as she did not want to perform at a level she personally could not accept.
After her 25th anniversary concert in Okinawa, Amuro announced that she would retire from the industry on September 16th, 2018. The masses, aggrieved with this announcement, even created the name "Amuloss" for the emotion that was felt, knowing Amuro would leave a great void in the music industry.
A greatest hits album, "Finally" would be released in November of 2017 and would go on to sell over 2.5 million copies and be the best-selling album in Japan for both 2017 and 2018. Starting in March 2018, "namie amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~" would result in Amuro breaking both ticket and Blu-ray/DVD sales records. With shows in all 5 major Japanese domes, including and a handful of shows outside of Japan, nearly 800,000 were in attendance. Pre-orders alone for the Blu-rays/DVDs would exceed the best-selling concert video release at that time. Combined DVD and Blu-ray sales for "namie amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~" have sold over 1.74 million since its release in late August 2018.
GIVE IT A TRY
安室奈美恵 Lyrics
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安心が棲んでるみたい
どうなっちゃったんだろう
こんなに人を信じられるなんて
ヤな子だったトゲのように
心を閉ざしていた
あなたに逢ってない
わたしなんてね
こわいくらいねシアワセなんて
愛を信じても いいのにね
Give it a try give it a try
ふたりならだいじょうぶ
ツライことがあっても
To give it a try
いっしょだね
でもいつかは 傷つけあって
心がかたくなって
嫌いになったり
憎みあうような
事だってあったり
沈んでくように 壊れるように
そんな愛だったら やめようね
ふたりはちがう
Give it a try give it a try
Give it a try give it a try
悲しみも持ってよう
隠さないで持ってよう
約束をしようね
Give it a try
ふたりならいいよね
きっとずっとずっとね
To give it a try
いっしょだね
Give it a try
なみだを許そう
どんなに愛になっても
To give it a try ふたりで
Give it a try いっしょだね
Give it a try just me and you
Just me and you
Give it a try
The lyrics of GIVE IT A TRY by Namie Amuro describe the feeling of surrendering oneself to love and the vulnerability that comes with it. The singer of the song talks about how they used to be closed off and guarded, like a thorn, but after meeting their lover and falling asleep in their arms, they now feel a sense of peace and security. They acknowledge that being open and trusting is scary but they encourage their lover to give it a try, to try loving each other even when things get tough. They recognize that there may be times when they hurt each other but they want to make a promise to face those difficult moments together and not let it break them apart.
The song acknowledges that love is not always easy, that it can sometimes make you feel like you're sinking or breaking, but that if you have someone to go through it with, it makes it all worth it. The overall message of the song is to take a chance on love, to not be afraid to be vulnerable and open, and to trust in the power of love.
Line by Line Meaning
眠ったんだねあなたの腕は
It seems like there is calmness sleeping in your arms.
安心が棲んでるみたい
It feels like peace is residing in there.
どうなっちゃったんだろう
I wonder what happened to make me trust so much.
こんなに人を信じられるなんて
I can't believe I have come to trust people this much.
ヤな子だったトゲのように
Like a thorn from my days when I was an unpleasant person.
心を閉ざしていた
I had shut myself away from opening up my heart.
あなたに逢ってない
I haven't met anyone like you before.
わたしなんてね
I am nothing special, really.
素直さを殺してた
I had been suppressing my honesty all along.
こわいくらいねシアワセなんて
It's scary how happy I feel right now.
愛を信じても いいのにね
But it's okay to believe in love, right?
Give it a try give it a try
Let's give it a try, let's give it a try.
ふたりならだいじょうぶ
If it's the two of us, then everything will be okay.
ツライことがあっても
Even when things get tough.
To give it a try
Let's just give it a try.
いっしょだね
Let's do it together.
でもいつかは 傷つけあって
But someday we will inevitably hurt each other.
心がかたくなって
Our hearts will become hardened.
嫌いになったり
We may even start to dislike each other.
憎みあうような
We may start to hate each other.
事だってあったり
We may even have those kinds of experiences.
沈んでくように 壊れるように
To keep falling, and keep breaking.
そんな愛だったら やめようね
If that's what love is going to be like, maybe we should stop now.
ふたりはちがう
We are different from each other.
Give it a try give it a try
Let's give it a try, let's give it a try.
悲しみも持ってよう
Let's also carry sadness within us.
隠さないで持ってよう
Let's not hide it away.
約束をしようね
Let's make a promise.
Give it a try
Let's give it a try.
ふたりならいいよね
It will be fine if it's just the two of us, right?
きっとずっとずっとね
Surely, for always, forever.
なみだを許そう
Let's forgive the tears.
どんなに愛になっても
No matter how much it may become love.
To give it a try ふたりで
Let's give it a try, just the two of us.
Give it a try いっしょだね
Let's give it a try, together.
Give it a try just me and you
Let's give it a try, just me and you.
Just me and you
Only me and you.
Give it a try
Let's give it a try.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Sheilae, Tetsuya Komuro, Janice Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda
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