{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Live Ai | type = live | artist = Ai | cover = Ai - Live Ai.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|2007|03|07}} | recorded = 2006 | genre = {{hlist|R&B|hip hop}} | length = 57:23 | language = {{hlist|Japanese|English}} | label = {{hlist|Island|Universal Sigma}} | producer = | prev_title = What's Goin' On Ai | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Don't Stop Ai | next_year = 2007 | misc = }} '''''Live Ai''''' (stylized '''LIVE A.I.''') is the first live album by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released on March 7, 2007, by Island Records and Universal Sigma. The album primarily consists of songs and performances from Ai's final performance at Nippon Budokan, but also other various tour dates within Japan from Ai's What's Goin' On Ai tour.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=[AI] 迫力のライブ着うたを先行配信|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/392|access-date=2021-11-20|website=Natalie Inc.|language=ja}}</ref> The album was reissued on December 5, 2012 by USM Japan.
== Background and release == To promote her fifth studio album, Ai embarked on the What's Goin' On Ai tour in Japan. The tour initially featured 11 dates across the country in November and December 2006.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 25, 2006|title=AI ニュー・シングルのリリースが決定！|trans-title=Ai will release a new single!|url=http://www.vibe-net.com/news/?news=0027700|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054558/http://www.vibe-net.com/news/?news=0027700|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 4, 2016|work=Vibe-Net|language=Japanese|accessdate=September 5, 2012}}</ref> An extra date was added on December 13, where Ai performed at the Nippon Budokan stadium in Tokyo to 12,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 14, 2006|title=AI、初の武道館で10メートルの舞台から舞い降りた！|trans-title=Ai, swooping down 10 meters at first Budokan performance|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/40305/|work=Oricon|language=Japanese|accessdate=September 5, 2012}}</ref>
A DVD was released on March 28, 2007 titled ''Nippon Budokan Ai'' shortly after the release of the live album.
== Track listing == All tracks written by Ai Uemura unless noted.{{Track listing | all_writing = | length5 = 3:36 | writer12 = {{hlist|Tremaine Neverson|Ai Uemura}} | writer11 = Ryuichi Sakamoto | length11 = 4:18 | note12 = featuring Trey Songz | title13 = Life | title12 = Beautiful | title11 = Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | length1 = 4:16 | title2 = Believe | length2 = 5:05 | title3 = Last Words | length3 = 4:22 | title4 = E.O. | length4 = 2:31 | title5 = No Way | title6 = My Friend | title9 = Music | length6 = 7:57 | title7 = Thank U | length7 = 2:44 | title8 = Intro | title1 = I Wanna Know | length8 = 0:23 | length9 = 4:34 | title10 = Story | length10 = 5:29 | total_length = 57:23 | writer1 = | writer2 = | headline = | note3 = Solo version }} {{Track listing | all_writing = | title2 = Beautiful | writer2 = {{hlist|Neverson|Uemura}} | title16 = Intro | title15 = Thank U | title14 = Ooh | title13 = My Friend | title12 = No Way | title11 = Future | title4 = We Gonna | note3 = Remix | note2 = Remix | title3 = Too Much | title9 = Last Words | title5 = Famous | title6 = Love Is... | title7 = Go Find Your Way | title8 = Believe | title1 = I Wanna Know | title10 = E.O. | headline = ''Nippon Budokan Ai'' {{nobold|– DVD disc one}} | title17 = Music | note9 = Solo version }} {{Track listing | all_writing = | headline = ''Nippon Budokan Ai'' {{nobold|– DVD disc two}} | title1 = Story | title5 = Tour Documentary | title3 = Beautiful | title2 = Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | note3 = featuring Trey Songz | title4 = Life | writer3 = {{hlist|Neverson|Uemura}} | writer2 = Sakamoto }}
== Personnel == Credits adapted from Tidal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Live Ai Credits - Tidal (US)|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/35083594/credits|access-date=2021-11-20|website=listen.tidal.com|language=en}}</ref>
{{div col}} * Ai Uemura – lead vocals (all tracks), lyricist (1–10, 12–13) * Tremaine Neverson – featured artist, lyricist (12) * DJ Watari – composer (1) * DJ Yutaka – composer (2, 5) * Desert Storm – composer (3) * Lofey – composer (3) * Skane – composer (3) * 2 Soul – composer, (4, 10) * Kazunori Fujimoto – composer (6) * Carsten Lindberg – composer (7) * Emanuel Officer – composer (7) * Joachim A. Svare – composer (7) * T-Kura – composer (8, 9) * Ryuichi Sakamoto – composer, lyricist (11) * Stephanie Stokes Fountain – composer (13){{div col end}}
== Charts == {| class="wikitable" |+Chart performance for ''Live Ai'' !Chart (2007) !Peak{{break}}position |- |Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=LIVE A.I. {{!}} AI |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/1374/products/697501/1/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=ORICON NEWS}}</ref> | align="center" |14 |- |Japanese DVD (Oricon)<ref>{{Cite web|title=AIのDVD作品|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/1374/products/dvd/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=ORICON NEWS}}</ref> | align="center" |11 |}
== Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release history and formats for ''Live Ai'' ! scope="col" |Region ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Format(s) ! scope="col" |Label ! scope="col" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" |Japan |March 7, 2007 |{{hlist|Digital download|streaming|CD}} | rowspan="2" |{{hlist|Island|Universal Sigma}} |<ref>{{Cite web|title=AI/LIVE A.I.|url=https://tower.jp/item/2192046/LIVE-A-I-|access-date=2021-11-20|website=tower.jp}}</ref> |- |March 28, 2007 |DVD |<ref>{{Cite web|title=日本武道館 A.I.【初回限定盤】 {{!}} AI|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/1374/products/697411/1/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=ORICON NEWS}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" |Various |December 5, 2012 |{{hlist|Digital download|streaming|CD}} |USM Japan |<ref name=":0" /> |}
== References == <references /> {{Ai (singer)}} {{Authority control}}
Category:2007 live albums Category:Ai (singer) live albums Category:Island Records live albums