Background
The track was originally an instrumental trance piece made by Ferry Corsten (under the alias East West) called "The Love I Lost". This song was often played on Corsten's DJ sets, but it was never officially released. When Corsten collaborated with Hamasaki he altered the riff for "The Love I Lost" and let her write lyrics for it. "Connected" was initially included on Hamasaki's album I Am..., and later on The Very Best Of Ferry Corsten, compilation released by the Avex label in Japan and other Asian countries.
In late 2002, Drizzly Records in Germany and and Lightning Records in Belgium got the rights to release some of Ayumi Hamasaki's trance material under the name Ayu. On November 15, 2002, a first vinyl containing previously unreleased versions of the song was released in Germany. On December 6, 2002, a vinyl was released in Belgium. On Abril 7, 2003 a maxi CD single was officially released in Germany, which included several remixes and alternate versions of the song.
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