Birthday (Namie Amuro song)
"Birthday" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro for her twelfth studio and third English album, Genic (2015). It was written by Emyli, composed by Andreas Carlsson, Gabrielle Symons, Michael Lerios, Demitri Lerios, Svante Halldin and Jakob Hazell, whilst production was handled by Halldin and Hazell. The promotional recording premiered on May 11, 2015, and served as the first promotional single from the album. Musically, "Birthday" is dance-pop song, influenced by pop and bubblegum pop. Lyrically, it celebrates Amuro's birthday. Upon its release, the track garnered generally favourable reviews from music critics. Many critics commended the composition and production of the track, but some criticized the lyrical content. The song peaked at number 36 on ''Billboards Japan Hot 100, and reached number five on the Radio Songs competent chart. An accompanying music video was shot by Haruka Furuya; it features Amuro celebrating her birthday, and dancing in several colorful backgrounds and sceneries. "Birthday" has been performed on Amuro's concert tour named Livegenic 2015–2016. Background and composition "Birthday" was written by Japanese recording artist Emyli, whilst production was handled by SeventyEight production member's Svante Halldin and Jakob Hazell. The song's composers: Andreas Carlsson, Gabrielle Symons, Michael Lerios, Demitri