"Connected" was Ayumi Hamasaki's European debut single. It was released in Germany, Spain and Belgium in 2003. It managed to break the German dance charts with only minor promotion, reaching #18 on the Official Dance Charts (MTV) in Germany and #89 on Official German Single Chart. The single was listed on the Czech Music Dance Chart as one of the hits songs of 2003. The song, in its radio edit form, appeared as track 3 on her Japanese album I am..., released on January 1, 2002.