Love 2000

"Love 2000" is Namie Amuro's 15th single on the Avex Trax label. First pressing privileges came with a bonus remix of the title track. The same remix was later included on a vinyl single released two months after the CD version, as their fourth and final single Genius 2000, Released in Japan on New Year's Day, the single debuted at #4 becoming her 15th consecutive top 10 solo single. The single was certified platinum for 400,000 copies shipped.

Commercial tie-in
"Love 2000" was used in Kose cosmetics commercials for the Visee line.

Track listing

 * Limited edition CD single
 * 1) "Love 2000 (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda) – 5:15
 * 2) "Love 2000 (System Breakdown Mix)" (Remixed by Mike Butler) – 7:47
 * 3) "Asking Why" (Nico, Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:10
 * 4) "Love 2000 (Instrumental)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry) – 5:14
 * 5) "Asking Why" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:07


 * Regular CD single
 * 1) "Love 2000 (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda) – 5:15
 * 2) "Asking Why" (Nico, Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:10
 * 3) "Love 2000 (Instrumental)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry) – 5:14
 * 4) "Asking Why" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:07


 * Vinyl single
 * Side A
 * 1) "Love 2000 (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda) – 5:15


 * Side B
 * 1) "Love 2000 (System Breakdown Mix)" (Remixed by Mike Butler) – 7:47
 * 2) "Love 2000 (Instrumental)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry) – 5:14

Personnel

 * Namie Amuro – vocals
 * Sheila E. – background vocals, percussion, drums
 * Lynn Mabry – background vocals
 * Will Wheaton, Jr. – background vocals
 * Terry Bradford – background vocals
 * Mazayne Lewis – background vocals
 * Alex Brown – background vocals
 * Renato Neto – keyboards
 * Kazuhiro Matsuo – guitar
 * Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass guitar

Production

 * Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
 * Arranger – Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Cozy Kubo
 * Mixing – Mike Butler
 * Remixing – Mike Butler
 * Synthesizer programming – Akihisa Murakami, Toshihide Iwasa
 * Art direction and design – Tycoon Graphics
 * Photography – Itaru Hirama
 * Styling – Sonya S. Park
 * Hair and make-up – Akemi Nakano

Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

TV performances

 * December 24, 1999 – Music Station
 * January 1, 2000 – Music Station
 * January 14, 2000 – Music Station
 * January 31, 2000 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
 * February 4, 2000 – Music Station
 * March 31, 2000 – Music Station
 * April 3, 2000 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Awards (performed "Asking Why")
 * July 28, 2002 – Music Fest Peace of Ryukyu
 * September 29, 2002 – ASIA 2002 Music Festival