| "Akatsuki no Kuruma" | ||||
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| Single by FictionJunction Yuuka | ||||
| Released | September 22, 2004 (JP, CD) June 21, 2003 (JP, EP) | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Victor Entertainment VICL-35646 (JP, CD) | |||
| Producer(s) | Victor Entertainment | |||
| FictionJunction Yuuka singles chronology | ||||
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"Akatsuki no Kuruma" (暁の車) is the third single of J-pop duo FictionJunction Yuuka. It was released on September 22, 2004.
This single includes an insert song of the anime Gundam SEED, composed by Yuki Kajiura. There are two other versions of the song on the single (piano and acoustic), along with its karaoke version. Its catalog number is VICL-35646. Coincidentally, the insert song of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Gundam SEED's sequel), Honoh no Tobira, was released exactly one year after this single.
Originally, this song was released on "Suit CD vol.4 Miguel Ayman x Nicol Amarfi", an EP from Gundam SEED, under the name "FictionJunction featuring Yuuka". Due to the song's popularity and the fact that September 2004 was Gundam SEED's one-year anniversary, it was later released as a single obtaining the twelfth place on the Oricon charts, which later rose to the tenth. The song has been FictionJunction YUUKA's best-selling single.
Track listing
From Flying Dog.[1]
- Akatsuki no Kuruma (暁の車, Wheels of Dawn / Trains of Dawn)
- Akatsuki no Kuruma: piano version / Yuki Kajiura (暁の車: piano version / 梶浦 由記)
- Akatsuki no Kuruma: acoustic version (暁の車: acoustic version)
- Akatsuki no Kuruma: without vocal (暁の車: without vocal)
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First week sales | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2004 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 10 | 19,481 | 109,777 |
Cover versions
The song was covered by Hiroko Moriguchi in 2019 as an Amazon Music exclusive single.[2] It was added as a bonus track in Moriguchi's 2020 album Gundam Song Covers 2.[3]
External links
- Victor Animation Network: discography entry
- Romaji lyrics and English translation on AnimeLyrics
References
- ↑ "Track list at Victor Animation Network". Flying Dog. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ "暁の車". Amazon Music. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "森口博子「GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2」6月10日リリース決定！収録カバー曲＆ジャケットも発表！" [Hiroko Moriguchi "GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2" to be released on June 10! Cover songs and jackets are also announced!]. Gundam.info. 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-08.