Ash Like Snow
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{{Short description|2008 single by the Brilliant Green}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Ash Like Snow
| cover = Ash Like Snow cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Brilliant Green
| album = Complete Single Collection '97–'08
| B-side = "Goodbye and Good Luck" (Piano Arrange Version)
| released = {{start date|2008|2|6}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = J-rock
| length = 13:21
| label = Defstar Records
| writer = Tomoko Kawase, Shunsaku Okuda
| producer =
| prev_title = Enemy
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Like Yesterday
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|3wGJMnFGzAw|"Ash Like Snow"}}}}
}}
"Ash Like Snow" is the 17th single from the Japanese rock band the Brilliant Green, released on February 6, 2008. It peaked at #8 on the Oricon Singles Chart.{{cite web|title=Ash Like Snow {{!}} the brilliant green|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/27166/products/748003/1/|website=Oricon News|language=ja|access-date=2023-03-14}}
This song serves as the second opening theme for the Japanese anime, Mobile Suit Gundam 00. The first press contains a Gundam 00 sticker, which differs between limited edition and regular edition, along with Allelujah Haptism's character ID card. The song's music video also made several references to Gundam 00 such as the appearance of Lockon's Haro and Tomoko dressed as Wang Liu Mei.
The song was released coincidentally with the band's singer's birthday.
Currently it has sold 50,868 copies in Japan according to the year end Oricon Chart of 2008.
It was later covered by Bish for the album Mobile Suit Gundam 40th Anniversary Album: Beyond.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| all_lyrics = Tomoko Kawase
| all_music = Shunsaku Okuda
| total_length = 13:21
| title1 = Ash Like Snow
| length1 = 4:32
| title2 = Goodbye and Good Luck
| note2 = Piano Arrange Version
| length2 = 4:19
| title3 = Ash Like Snow
| note3 = Instrumental Version
| length3 = 4:30
}}
Personnel
- Tomoko Kawase – vocals
- Ryo Matsui – lead guitar, drums
- Shunsaku Okuda – rhythm guitar, bass
References
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{{The Brilliant Green}}
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Category:Defstar Records singles
Category:Songs written by Shunsaku Okuda
Category:Songs written by Tomoko Kawase
Category:The Brilliant Green songs
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