No Way to Say
single
CoverNoway2say.PNG
ArtistAyumi Hamasaki
AlbumMemorial Address
ReleasedNovember 6, 2003
Recorded2003
Genre
Length34:51
LabelAvex Trax
Writer
Producer
Prev year2003
Next year2004

"No Way to Say" is the thirty-first single released by Ayumi Hamasaki and her eighteenth number-one single. It came out November 6, 2003. The video won the award for "Best Pop Video" at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, and the single won the Japan Record Award at the 2003 Japan Record Awards. The song is featured on the mini-album Memorial Address.

Accolades

Awards for "No Way to Say"
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef.
2003Japan Record AwardsGrand Prix[1]
Exellence Award
2004MTV Video Music Awards JapanBest Pop Video[2]

Track listing

  1. "No Way to Say" – 4:46
  2. "No Way to Say" (acoustic version)
  3. "Seasons" (acoustic version)
  4. "Dearest" (acoustic orchestra version)
  5. "Voyage" (acoustic orchestra version)
  6. "No Way to Say" (Vandalize/Realize mix)
  7. "No Way to Say" (instrumental) – 4:46

Live performances

  • October 3, 2003 – Music Station
  • November 1, 2003 – Ayu Ready?
  • November 6, 2003 – AX Music
  • November 7, 2003 – Music Station
  • November 15, 2003 – CDTV
  • November 15, 2003 – PopJam
  • November 19, 2003 – Sokuhou Uta no Daijiten
  • November 28, 2003 – Best Hit Song Festival
  • November 29, 2003 – Ayu Ready?
  • December 1, 2003 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
  • December 3, 2003 – FNS Music Festival
  • December 17, 2003 – Best Artist
  • December 20, 2003 – Ayu Ready?
  • December 22, 2003 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Christmas Special – "No Way to Say: Acoustic Version"
  • December 23, 2003 – Happy X-mas SHOW!
  • December 26, 2003 – Music Station Super Live
  • December 31, 2003 – Kouhaku Uta Gassen
  • December 31, 2003 – Japan Record Awards (2 performances)
  • December 31, 2003 – CDTV Special 2003-2004
  • March 14, 2004 – Japan Gold Disc Awards
  • December 23, 2007 – HAPPY X-mas SHOW!

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Japan Singles (Oricon)[3]1

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)Position
Japan Singles (Oricon)32
Chart (2004)Position
Japan Singles (Oricon)71

References

  1. ^ "第45回輝く！日本レコード大賞（2003年）" [45th Shine! Japan Record Award (2003)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. 2003-12-31. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "VMAJ 2004 Winners" (in Japanese). MTV Japan. May 23, 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "ja:浜崎あゆみのリリース一覧" [List of Ayumi Hamasaki's Releases] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 17, 2014.