Past Future
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| Studio album by Namie Amuro | ||||
| Released | December 16, 2009 (Japan) | |||
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| Length | 48:47 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
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Past<Future is the ninth studio album released by Japanese pop singer Namie Amuro on December 16, 2009. The album arrived over two years after Play (2007). Amuro stated that she saw Past<Future as a "fresh start" following the highly successful Best Fiction (2008).
Only one single, "Wild/Dr." was released from the album. Several of the album tracks were used in promotional campaigns leading up to its release including, "My Love" and "Copy That" currently being used in Vidal Sassoon commercials. A tour in support of the album was announced to begin in April 2010. The album shifted 310,323 units within its first six days.
Past<Future was released in Japan on December 16, 2009 as a singular 12-track CD release plus a dual disc set with the album and a separate DVD containing several music videos. Amuro first revealed in the March 2009 issue of S Kawaii that she was preparing a new album which she would begin recording during her Best Fiction Tour. In the interview, she also confirmed that the direction of the album would be different from her previous album. Confirmation of the impending release of Amuro's ninth studio album occurred several months later when media outlets began to report new commercials with new songs by the singer would appear not in a new single, but a new album towards the end of the year.
Of the twelve tracks being released on the album, eleven tracks including "Wild", Dr.", "Fast Car", "My Love", "Copy That", "Bad Habit" "Love Game", "The Meaning of Us", "Shut Up, "Defend Love", and "Steal My Night" were announced on her official site on October 22. The final track, "First Timer" a collaboration with hip hop group Doberman Inc. was announced at a later date.
Unlike Play which was produced solely by Michico and T.Kura of Giant Swing and Nao'ymt, Amuro sought other writers and producers for this project. Dsign Music, a Scandinavian production team was the first to reveal that they had written new material for Amuro on their official website in August 2009. In a blog entry, songwriter/producer, Hiro, who has written for other artists including Kumi Koda and J Soul Brothers, confirmed that he produced "My Love".
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