Come with Me (Kumi Koda song)

"Come with Me"
Single by Kumi Koda
from the album Feel My Mind
Released	August 27, 2003 (CD, JP) March 17, 2004 (12", JP)
Format	CD, 12"
Recorded	2003
Genre	J-pop
Length	32:29
Label	Rhythm Zone RZCD-45095 (Japan, CD) Rhythm Republic RR12-88443 (Japan, 12")
Writer(s)	Kumi Koda (words; "Come with Me") h-wonder (music; "Come with Me") Kenn Kato (words "Real Emotion") Kazuhiro Hara (music; "Real Emotion") Kazushige Nojima (words; "1000 no kotoba") Norito Matsueda & Takahito Eguchi (music; "1000 no kotoba")
Kumi Koda singles chronology
"Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba" (2003) "Come with Me" (2003) "Gentle Words" (2003)

"Come With Me" (stylized as "COME WITH ME") is R&B-turned-pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's eighth domestic solo single. The single charted at #14 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for nine weeks.

Information

Come With Me is Japanese artist Kumi Koda's eighth domestic solo single and ranked #14 on the Oricon Weekly charts, failing to perform as well as her previous single, real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba. The single charted for nine weeks.^[1] Due to the low ranking, Kumi said how she felt she was unable to perform a hit song without a famous name attached.

The b-sides on the single were English versions of real Emotion and 1000 no Kotoba. These versions were not the ones that were included in the North American and European releases of the Final Fantasy X-2 video game. The English versions found in the game were sung by Jade Villalon from the group Sweetbox.^[2] The lyrics in Kumi's original versions differ slightly from those used for Jade's version.

The single was also released as a 12" vinyl with the title track and remixes of real Emotion and 1000 no Kotoba.

Promotional advertisements

Come With Me was used in a television commercial for Choya Umeshu's "Ume jelly".^[3]

Music video

The music video for Come With Me was centered around a beach party theme in Thailand. In the video, the speaking parts were subtitled in Japanese.

While the video was released publicly during the single's initial debut, it was not available to purchase until the release of her DVD feel.... The DVD was released the same day as the single's corresponding album feel my mind.

Track listing

(Source^[4])

CD

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangers	Length
1.	"Come With Me"	Koda Kumi	h-wonder	h-wonder	4:48
2.	"real Emotion" (English Version)	Kenn Kato • Sachi Bennett	Kazuhiro Hara	h-wonder	4:02
3.	"1000 no Kotoba" (English Version)	Kazushige Nojima • Sachi Bennett • Brian Gray	Takahito Eguchi • Noriko Matsueda	Takahito Eguchi • Noriko Matsueda	5:59
4.	"real Emotion" (DJ MSK Remix)	Kenn Kato	DJ MSK	h-wonder	4:18
5.	"1000 no Kotoba" (DJ 19 Remix)	Kazushige Nojima	DJ 19	Takahito Eguchi • Noriko Matsueda	8:34
6.	"Come With Me" (Instrumental)		h-wonder	h-wonder	4:46

12" vinyl

Side A
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangers	Length
1.	"Come With Me"	Koda Kumi	h-wonder	h-wonder	4:48

Side B
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangers	Length
1.	"real Emotion" (DJ MSK Remix)	Kenn Kato	DJ MSK	h-wonder	4:18
2.	"1000 no Kotoba" (DJ 19 Remix)	Kazushige Nojima	DJ 19	Takahito Eguchi • Noriko Matsueda	8:34

Charts and sales

Oricon ranking (Weekly)	Sales
14	41,370

Alternate versions

COME WITH ME

1. COME WITH ME: Found on the single (2003) and corresponding album feel my mind (2004)
2. COME WITH ME [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2003)
3. COME WITH ME [Overhead Champion Remix]: Found on Beach Mix (2012)

References

1. "COME WITH ME / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
2. "real Emotion (North American Ver.)". Song Lyrics. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
3. "COME WITH ME". Suruga-Ya. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
4. "COME WITH ME - Koda Kumi". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

External links

1. Kumi Koda official web site
2. Ranking – Oricon Style