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Aru Machi no Gunjō

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Released
  
November 29, 2006

Genre
  
Alternative rock

Writer(s)
  
Masafumi Gotō

Format
  
CD single

Length
  
4:16

Label
  
Ki/oon Records KSCL-1068

"Aru Machi no Gunjō" (或る街の群青) is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the lead single of their fifth studio album, World World World, on November 29, 2006. The song was conceived on tour when the director of the then-upcoming anime film, Tekkon Kinkreet, approached the band and requested a theme song for his film. AKFG proceeded to compose the track and released it as a single a month prior to the film's December 23 debut. The single peaked at number four on the Oricon charts and sold over 50,000 copies in 2006 alone, becoming the 199th single of the year.

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Music video

The music video for "Aru Machi no Gunjō" was directed by Hideaki Sunaga. Beginning with a sunrise, the PV alternates from an outer view of a city, the band playing the song in a garage, a raven inside a birdcage, and a fishtank holding a jellyfish before finally concluding with a sunset. The video was nominated for Best Rock Video at MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2007.

Track listing

  1. "A Town in Blue" (或る街の群青, Aru Machi no Gunjō)
  2. "Kugenuma Surf" (鵠沼サーフ, Kugenuma Sāfu)

Personnel

  • Masafumi Gotō – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals
  • Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals
  • Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
  • Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer
  • Yusuke Nakamura – single cover art
  • References

    Aru Machi no Gunjō Wikipedia