"Sweet 19 Blues" (stylized as "SWEET 19 BLUES") is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. The song was composed, written and arranged by Tetsuya Komuro for her same titled debut album. A month after its release, her label Avex Trax released the song as a recut single due to popular demand. The song's subject and the album was about the melancholic passing of another sweet year of youth, which is a particularly Japanese obsession. It did not achieve the success of her previous records but debut at No. 2 with over 100,000 copies sold in its first week and sold about 500,000 units, a great feat for a post-album single. The single was certified platinum by the RIAJ for 400,000 copies shipped to stores. The song was later served as the ending theme song for the 1996 comedy That's Cunning! Shijō Saidai no Sakusen?, in which she also starred. Marked the first and only time she used a track to promote theatrically. Miliyah Kato's "19 Memories" later sampled the song. The new version of the song marked 18 years since its original release in 2014. Composition The song carries its album's title, which according to Ted Mills from AllMusic, was a reflection of a "melancholic passing of another sweet year of youth" and a "particular Japanese obsession". Release The song "Joy", which features vocals by M.C.A.T., is in fact a shortened version to what appears on the CD single of "Sweet 19 Blues"; two additional remixes appeared on it, whilst an original mix was featured on his single "Thunder Party". "Joy" was originally on m.c.A.T's fifth studio album Crossover. Music video The new version of the video was directed by Kanji Suto. Track listing Credits and personnel Credits are taken from the CD singles liner notes. Tetsuya Komuro – production, composition, writing, arrangement (1), (2) Randy Waldman - strings arrangement (1), (2) Akio Togashi - composition, arrangement; writing, rapping (as m.c.A.T) (3), (4) Keith "KC" Cohen - mixing (3), (4) TV Performances ?, 1996 – Fun August 23, 1996 – Music Station August 24, 1996 – Mega Hit Night August 31, 1996 – PopJam August 31, 1996 – CDTV September 16, 1996 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Special October 4, 1996 – Music Station Special October 29, 1996 – Utaban October 4, 1996 – Music Station Special November 2, 1996 – 27 hours TV November 26,