Still...

2010 single by Ai featuring AK-69

"Still..."

Digital single cover^[a]

Single by Ai featuring AK-69

from the album The Last Ai

B-side

"For My Sister"
"Wavin' Flag Coca Celebration Mix"

Released

June 30, 2010 (2010-06-30)

Genre

Hip hop
R&B

Length

4:11

Label

Island
Universal Sigma

Songwriter(s)

Takeshi Hiroki
Ai Uemura

Producer(s)

DJ Watari
Jin

Ai singles chronology

"Fake"
(2010)

"Still..."
(2010)

"Nemurenai Machi"
(2010)

Music video

"Stil..." on YouTube

"Still..." is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai featuring Japanese hip hop artist AK-69. It was released on June 30, 2010, by Island Records and Universal Sigma as the second single from Ai's eighth studio album, The Last Ai.^[1]

Background

"Still..." was announced on May 10, 2010 as the second single in celebration of Ai's tenth anniversary in the music industry.^[2] The B-side of the single was also announced, "For My Sister" featuring Judith Hill.^[2] A music video was released on Universal Music Japan's YouTube channel prior to the physical and digital release of the single.^[3]

In an interview with Barks, Ai said the theme of the song was to "face our dreams".^[4]

Track listing

– Maxi CD singleNo.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length1."Still..." (featuring AK-69)

Ai Uemura
Takeshi Hiroki

DJ Watari
Jin

4:112."For My Sister" (featuring Judith Hill)

Uemura
Hill

Uta4:083."Wavin' Flag Coca Celebration Mix" (duet with K'naan)

Keinan Abdi Warsame
Bruno Mars
Philip Lawrence
Jean Daval

The Smeezingtons3:394."Wavin' Flag Coca Celebration Mix" (Version Ai)

Warsame
Mars
Lawrence
Daval

Uta3:49

*Still...* – First Press Limited edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Still..." (music video and behind the scenes)

Charts

"Still..." debuted and peaked at number 15 on the Japan Oricon Singles chart, charting for five weeks.^[5] On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, the song debuted and peaked at number 27, charting for one week.

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Japan Singles Chart (Oricon)^[6]	15
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)^[7]	27

Footnotes

^ On the physical release, Ai and AK-69 are in different positions.

References

^ 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. "Still...feat.AK-69". HMV&BOOKS online (in Japanese). Retrieved October 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "AIデビュー10周年第2弾シングルは豪華トリプルコラボ". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Natalie, Inc. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
^ "AI×AK-69ストリートコラボ、ビデオクリップでも実現". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Natalie, Inc. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
^ "『MUSIC LTD.』、7月のドキュメントパートにAIが登場". BARKS (in Japanese). July 9, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
^ "Still... feat.AK-69 | AI". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
^ "AIの作品". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100: 2010/07/07". Billboard Japan.