| "Dr." | ||||
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| Single by Namie Amuro | ||||
| from the album Past<Future | ||||
| A-side | "Wild" | |||
| Released | March 18, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Studio | Azabu-O (Tokyo) | |||
| Genre | Dance | |||
| Length | 5:39 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nao'ymt | |||
| Producer(s) | Nao'ymt | |||
| Namie Amuro singles chronology | ||||
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"Dr." is a song by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro, taken as the only A-side single from her ninth studio album Past<Future (2009). The track was written, composed, arranged and produced entirely by long-time collaborator Nao'ymt, and recorded at Azabu-O Studios in Minato, Tokyo. Musically, "Dr." is a dance number that is influenced by modern club music, and also samples an orchestral section from the musical piece "Boléro", composed by French conductor Maurice Ravel. Lyrically, it is a love song that uses the titular term to metaphorically describe Amuro's lover.
The single premiered on March 18, 2009 with Amuro's recording "Wild". Critical responses of "Dr." were divided; some music critics appreciated it as a single, whilst some criticized the production and composition. Commercially, it was a success in Japan, peaking at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart. Additionally, the track by itself reached number 39 on the Japan Hot 100 chart, provided by Billboard. The song was certified in two different categories by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for equal sales of 100,000 copies.
An accompanying music video for the single was directed by Junpei Mizusaki from Kamikaze Douga, alongside assistant directors Shuichi Sato Yasuhiko Shimizu. Served as an anime-styled visual, it depicts Amuro as a fictional heroine trying to restore vegetation and life back to a post-apocalyptic landscape, straight after a warzone. She has performed "Dr." on her Best Fiction tour (2008–09), the Past<Future Tour (2010), and its most recent appearance on her Livegenic Tour in 2015. Additionally, a re-worked version was created for her final greatest hits album Finally (2017).