with Hamasaki using her European stage name Ayu. The single was a triple re-release from the A Best and I Am... album, and the Ayu Trance compilation remix album, on a vinyl and CD Maxi single format. The re-released single was remixed by Above & Beyond, and was served as Ayu's second, first, and sixth international single in Germany, Spain, and North America. The accompanying music video for the remix single was shot in Tokyo by Masato Okazaki; it features several images and video shots of Hamasaki performance, whilst including different computer generated imagery. Legacy By 2007, A Best sold over 4.3 million units in Japan, making it the sixth best selling album in that region. This makes Hamasaki the second female artist to claim the spot; the other two entries were both by Utada. By 2010, Avex confirmed that it had sold 4.5 million units. With additional sales from digital purchases, A Best has sold over five million units in Japan, making this Hamasaki's best selling effort as of today. Both Hamasaki and Utada's albums were the fastest selling albums of all time globally, having each sold nearly three million units. The record was broken in 2015 by British musician Adele's studio album 25, which sold over 3.4 million units in the United States and reached number one on the US Billboard 200. The album was recognized as the third best selling album through digital store in 2014, and was placed second the following year. The album has been cited by several publications as one of Hamasaki's best work to date. Alexey Eremenko from AllMusic stated that, whilst the album was a success, he noted that A Best was the moment that there was the "serious friction" between Hamasaki and her label; this was one of the first publicized rifts between the parties in Japan music history. In honour of the album's release, Hamasaki continued embroiling her studio albums with her symbolic "" logo. It was issued on her compilation albums; A Ballads (2003), the A Best 2 (2007) black and white editions, A Complete: All Singles (2008), A Summer Best (2012) and M(a)de in Japan (2016) where it's put in brackets. A Best also brought Hamasaki a number of accolades and award nominations. At the Annual 2001 Japan Gold Disc Awards, Hamasaki won Single of the Year for "M" and Domestic Artist of the Year. The following year,