why isnt Startin' on (miss)understood?

[PURIN]

Just curious as to why this song wasnt on the (miss)understood album?
We heard previews in early december (obviously she finished recording then)
and the PV was definately made before countdown live (coreography)
and lastly, this is part of the onimusha game starting theme, rainy day is the ending theme and that was on (miss)understood?

[Geminik]

Sales tactics maybe?

[appears]

Startin' wuda been a much better inclusion than Beautiful Day imo... that song is..... *shudders*

[*Petit*]

Perhaps because they wanted to gather most of the Geo tracks, and figured they had enough tracks for an album already.

[*+Dark.Night.Angel.+*]

O_o

*wonders if it means Ayu is working for a new album... again*

*+D.N.A.+*

[orenji_jaro]

Originally Posted by *+Dark.Night.Angel.+*

O_o

*wonders if it means Ayu is working for a new album... again*

*+D.N.A.+*

it's because most of the artists release 4-6 singles before releasing a new album.. an album is releaased once a year! ^___^ so ayu release an album every year!

[PURIN]

Really? i think startin's an amazing song, alot better than half of the ones on (miss)understood !
i sure hope shes working on a new album! hopefully it wont be a best album and a brand new album!

MAYBE BECAUSE IT WAS RELEASED AFTER (miss) understood, DO YOU THINK? That's what I THINK.

[Ayu_desu]

Originally Posted by Ayumi no Yume

MAYBE BECAUSE IT WAS RELEASED AFTER (miss) understood, DO YOU THINK? That's what I THINK.

no duh. anyone could see that.
He's asking why didn't she include [startin'] in the album, but instead included only one of the songs - [rainy day] - in Onimusha.

[Ballerina_xXX]

Originally Posted by Ayumi no Yume

MAYBE BECAUSE IT WAS RELEASED AFTER (miss) understood, DO YOU THINK? That's what I THINK.

Way to be rude, go you~

[walking proud]

Originally Posted by Ayumi no Yume

MAYBE BECAUSE IT WAS RELEASED AFTER (miss) understood, DO YOU THINK? That's what I THINK.

No need to be rude. They asked a legitimate question and deserve a legitimate answer.

The answer I think would be: Sales. Startin' as a new single means more sales generally than if they were to just throw the track on the album. Also, it has a tie in with a game, so people would want it as a single.. ( I don't know why they didn't do Startin'/rainy day though )

[emi♡]

^^but it was done being recorded before then i guess.

i also think sales tactics. or perhaps Ayu didn't think it went with the album.

[Norrel]

For more money

one more crap song and (miss)understood would have turned into another MY STORY. that's why.

[LacusClyne]

since Startin' is such a great song. it would be kind of a waste to put in into the album without giving it the attention it deserve. releasing it as a single before putting it into an album is a VERY good idea.

[nmskalmn]

avex probably wanted to have an Ayu single release in early 2006, but she didn't have time to compose enough new tracks in this time frame. Also, because it's the game intro some people who wouldn't buy an Ayu album might purchase a single with the song. Just my guesses.

[Neo Daydream]

Originally Posted by LacusClyne

since Startin' is such a great song. it would be kind of a waste to put in into the album without giving it the attention it deserve. releasing it as a single before putting it into an album is a VERY good idea.

Yes, I agree. itz very fresh and it does deserve to be a single ^^ I think this might be one of Ayu's best singles ^^

[hopeorpain]

it doesn't have to be..really
maybe AYu feels that MU already has "too much" =p

[alternarist]

yup.. i agree that they would want to release Startin' as a single first..

[DA1SUK1DAY01691]

isn't it basically yearly that she releases an album? anyways, I think startin' was kept seperate to give it more attention, since it's a whole lot more upbeat. Plus, if they put Startin' on the album, it'd probably have been another over-shadowed song without proper attention.