Always Love
{{distinguish|Always Love (Nada Surf song)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Always Love
| cover = Max always lovecd.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = MAX
| album = Emotional History
| B-side = Just Wanna Lovin' You
| released = February 15, 2001
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 4:35
| label = Avex Trax
| writer = Hiromi Mori, T2ya
| producer = Max Matsuura
| prev_title = Barairo no Hibi
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Perfect Love
| next_year = 2001
}}
"Always Love" is a song by Japanese pop group, MAX. It was released as their 19th single and was used as the ending theme to the NTV program, Sports Max.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/431320/1/|title=Oricon Database: Always Love}} It is the last of five singles leading up to their fourth original studio album, Emotional History (2001). The song was written by Hiromi Mori who has worked with MAX on their singles, "Shinin'on-Shinin'love and "Love Impact." It was composed by T2ya and is his first production with the group.
Music video
The music video was filmed on January 23, 2001 at Aoyama no Bou Studio.{{cite web|title=Always Love Special Report|url=http://www.avexnet.or.jp/max/link/special/pv_always/index.htm|access-date=2009-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606100356/http://www.avexnet.or.jp/max/link/special/pv_always/index.htm|archive-date=2011-06-06|url-status=dead}} It focused almost entirely on the group's dance choreography with solo scenes of each member in various costumes.
Track list
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! # !! width="350"|Title !! Songwriters!! Time | |||
| 1. | "Always Love" | Hiromi Mori, T2ya | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Just Wanna Lovin' You" | T2ya | 5:07 |
| 3. | "Always Love (Instrumental)" | T2ya | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Just Wanna Lovin' You (Instrumental)" | T2ya | 5:05 |
Chart performance
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| colspan="4" width="400px"|Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | |||
| width="100px"|Peak | width="100px"|First week | width="100px"|Total | width="100px"|Chart run |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 32,760{{cite web|title=Oricon Weekly Singles Chart: 02/26/2001 |url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/010226.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107144951/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/010226.html |archivedate=2008-01-07 |url-status=dead }} | 49,790 | 3 |
Personnel
- Executive producer: Johnny Taira
- Produced by Max Matsuura
- Co-produced by Junichi "Randy" Tsuchiya
- Director: Yukihito Sakakibara
- A&R chief: Vanity Maekawa
- A&R: Toshikazu Sakawa
- Mixed by Naoki Yamada
- Mixed at Planet Kingdom Studio
- Recording engineers: Hiroto Kobayashi
- Computer programmer: T2ya
- Mastered by Toshiya Horiuchi
- Promotion: Takashi Kasuga, Yukio Takemura, Akira Kobayashi, Seij Fukagawa
Art direction and design
- Art direction and design: Katsuhito Tadokoro
- Photography: Sunao Ohmori
- Stylist: Akarumi Someya
- Hair & make-up: Maki Tawa
- Creative coordinator: Naoki Ueda
References
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Category:Song recordings produced by Max Matsuura