"Valenti" is a song by South Korean singer

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. It was released for her second

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studio album of the

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(2003) on August 28, 2002, serving as her sixth Japanese single under

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. It features "Realize (Stay With Me)" as a

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version of "Valenti" was released as part of her compilation album ''

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'', which was made available by

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on September 24, 2002. The single experienced commercial success in Japan; it peaked at number two on the weekly

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and became her first top-three entry. It has sold over 202,000 physical copies in the country, making it her best-selling single to-date. It was certified gold by the

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(RIAJ) for both physical shipments and digital downloads.

Background and release

"Valenti" was released on August 28, 2002 as BoA's sixth Japanese single via

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''s Lucy Jeong wrote that the song is "rooted in Latin music with a funky and mesmerizing sound." The release includes the B-side "Realize (Stay With Me)", as well as an English and instrumental version. A Korean version of the song was recorded as a single and was included on her compilation album ''

'', which was released through

on September 24, 2002. The Japanese version of "Valenti" served as the title track for her second Japanese studio album of the same name, released on January 29, 2003.

Commercial performance

"Valenti" was a commercial success in Japan. The single peaked at number two on both the daily and weekly

, making it her highest charting-single at the time, and would go on to become her highest-selling single in the country with over 202,000 physical copies sold. The physical single was certified gold by the

(RIAJ) in September 2002 for shipments of over 200,000 units. On the year-end Oricon Singles Chart, "Valenti" was ranked the 65th best-selling single in the country during 2002. In December 2016, the digital version was certified gold for having surpassed 100,000 units in digital downloads.

Promotion

Following the release of ''Miracle'', BoA performed the song on several South Korean music programs. At her first ''

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'' appearance on New Year's Eve of that year, BoA made a performance with the song. On March 27, 2003, BoA embarked on her 1st Live Tour: 2003 – Valenti, which spanned six shows in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo. On May 17, BoA performed the song along with "No. 1" at the Dream Concert in Seoul.

Accolades

On November 10, 2002, BoA received a music program award on SBS's ''

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'' for "Valenti". Its music video received a nomination for

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at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Japan.

Track listing

;Japanese CD single # "Valenti" – 4:19 # "Realize (Stay With Me)" – 4:17 # "Valenti" (English version) – 4:18 # "Valenti" (Instrumental) – 4:19

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

References

{{BoA singles 2002 singles BoA songs 2002 songs Avex Trax singles Dance-pop songs Songs with lyrics by Chinfa Kan