Never End (song)

The song was commissioned by late Prime Minister of Japan, Keizo Obuchi, who personally asked Tetsuya Komuro to write it for the event. Obuchi stated to Komuro "I want you to write a song that will be loved by many people, a song that gives us a vision of harmony and interaction in the world in the 21st century" . Komuro agreed to do the song and began a process to get to know Okinawa and its music visiting the country time and time again.

In an interview with Time Asia, Amuro stated that she had been asked to sing at the summit by Obuchi at a party during November or December which had occurred after Komuro had already been asked to write the song. As the song itself, Amuro stated in the same interview that she felt the song had many meanings and that people would have their own interpretations of it.

"Never End" was used as the theme song to the Kyushu-Okinawa Summit 2000. On July 22, 2000, Amuro and Komuro performed the song at a reception for the event in front of several world leaders including Bill Clinton, at that time the President of the United States.

A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the single were donated to the Japanese chapter of UNICEF.

• Millennium Award (33rd Japan Cable Awards (Nihon Yuusen Taishou))
• Special Prize (42nd Japan Record Awards)

1. "Never End (Radio Edit)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 6:26
2. "Never End (Original Mix)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 6:26
3. "Never End (Chanpuru Mix)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 6:08
4. "Never End (Acapella)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 6:04

• Namie Amuro – vocals
• Wurasoe Shonenshoko Gashodan – background vocals
• Andy Caine – background vocals
• Jennifer Carr – background vocals
• Juliet Roberts – background vocals
• Tetsuya Komuro – piano
• Sadao China – sanshin
• Keiko Higa – taiko
• Nenes – hayashi

• Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
• Arranger – Tetsuya Komuro
• Mixing – Dave Ford, Tetsuya Komuro
• Mastering – Ian Cooper
• Programing – Akihisa Murakami, Toshihide Iwasa
• Engineering – Eishin Kitajima, Dave Ford, Toshihiro Wako
• Direction – Tetsuya Komuro, Kenji Sano, Kotaro Takada
• Art Direction & Design – Tycoon Graphics
• Photography – Shoji Uchida
• Styling – Kyoko Tsunoda
• Hair & Make-Up – Akemi Nakano

• December 31, 2000 – Kōhaku Uta Gassen

• ^ Kyushu-Okinawa Summit 2000 Reference Materials
• ^ There Were Times I Nearly Gave Up: Japanese pop diva Namie Amuro grows up
• ^ NEVER END: Summit Theme Song's Singer and Producer pay Courtesy Call to G8 Chairman