Respect the Power of Love

"Respect the Power of Love"
Single by Namie Amuro
from the album Genius 2000
Released	March 17, 1999
Recorded	January 1999
Genre	Pop dance
Length	12:39
Label	Avex Trax
Songwriter(s)	Tetsuya Komuro
Producer(s)	Tetsuya Komuro
Namie Amuro singles chronology
"I Have Never Seen" (1998) "Respect the Power of Love" (1999) "Toi et Moi" (1999)

"Respect the Power of Love" (stylized as RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE) is the 13th single from Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. The song was released on March 17, 1999, by Avex Trax. It is her second single to be released after her hiatus and taken from her fourth studio album Genius 2000 (2000). "Respect the Power of Love" was solely written composed and arranged by her long-time producer Tetsuya Komuro The pop-, R&B-, and dance-influenced track incorporates traces of gospel in its bridge and crescendo. Lyrically, the female protagonist sings about the sensibilities that she saw with her own eyes and within her reach.

Music critics praised "Respect the Power of Love" for its production quality, especially during its pre-chorus, and acknowledged the song as a career highlight. It was a commercial success in Japan, peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for more than 400,000 copies shipped nationwide.

Masashi Mutō directed the music video for the single, which appeared on her video albums Filmography (2001) and Best Clips (2002). "Respect the Power of Love" also served as an advertising jingle for a KOSÉ "VISEE" commercial featuring Amuro herself. The single was released on the same day that Amuro's mother, Emiko Taira, was murdered. Following this news, Amuro immediately canceled the promotion for the single and returned home to her home prefecture Okinawa to identify her mother's body.