"Switch/I Only Want to Be with You" (stylized as ''SWITCH/I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU'') is a double

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by ex-

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vocalist

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. The single charted at #43 on the

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charts and became the last single by LISA to chart in the top fifty. The track "Switch" features the hip-hop sibling duo

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and singer

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, while the track "I Only Want to Be with You" is a cover of the 1953

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song of the same name.

Information

"Switch/I Only Want to Be with You" is

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R&B artist LISA's eleventh single under the

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sub-label

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. The single charted low on the

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s, coming in at #43 and selling 3,365 copies within its first week. Despite it being one of her better-selling singles, it would be her last album to chart in the Top 50. Although the single was promoted as a double A-side, only "Switch" garnered a music video. "Switch" features

and hip-hop duo

. All four artists had equal parts in the song, with all four joining in the chorus and the various verses. This was the third time LISA had worked with Koda Kumi, whereas she had written the music and helped with the lyrics on Kumi's song "

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" from her studio album ''

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'', and for the song "Magic", which was released one month prior to "Switch/I Only Want to Be with You" on her album ''

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''. The second A-side, "I Only Want to Be with You" is a cover of the 1963

song of the

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. LISA would perform more cover songs on a bonus disc released on the corresponding album. Both songs would be placed on her second studio album ''

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'', with "Switch" on the first CD and "I Only Want to Be with You" on the second CD, which consisted of various cover songs. "Switch" was utilized as the opening theme for the PlayStation 2

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''.

Background & composition

"Switch" was written and composed by both LISA and artist Ryuichiro Yamaki, who is best known for his

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es under the

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"R.Yamaki". Yamaki had previously worked with Koda Kumi several songs, including the remix of her song " Yume with You" and " S.O.S ~sound of silence~." They have also worked with the likes of EXILE" and

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(known as "Tohoshinki" in Japan). While Yamaki and LISA wrote the song, LISA worked with Heartsdales for the lyrical portion. "I Only Want to Be with You" was originally written and composed by

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and

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for the debut solo of

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singer

's song of the same name in 1963. However, for LISA's version, Japanese songwriter and performer Satoshi Hidaka performed the piece to update it for modern audiences. Despite being an A-side, the song did not receive a

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on the single or corresponding album. The track would be available on the bonus CD for the album ''

''.

Music video

Despite being a double A-side, only "Switch" received a

. The video for "Switch" carried an overall grunge-theme, which was mostly present in North American media in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Most of the video utilized the

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, showing a rundown

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at night while showing clips of the ''Crimson Tears''

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. The Heartsdales are first introduced by sitting on the flange of an

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and Kumi's introduced in frame on a black background. At no point during the video are all four artists shown together.

Track listing

Chart history

Sales

*Initial week estimate: 3,365 *Total estimate: 7,410

Release history

References

{{Kumi Koda songs 2004 singles 2004 songs Japanese-language songs Koda Kumi songs Rhythm Zone singles Songs written by Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974)