Max Matsuura
Written by Hamasaki herself, "Connected" became her first song from her discography to have been produced and composed by someone outside off her native Japan, and was her only song during the time to be produced by someone else apart from Max Matsuura. Musically, "Connected" is a trance-inspired song that incorporates contemporary dance music and electro music. During the song, Hamasaki's vocals hit considerably higher notes than other tracks on her "I Am..." album and were often noted as "strained".