Blue Train (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song)
{{For|other "Blue Train" songs|Blue Train (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Blue Train
| cover = BlueTrain.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Asian Kung-Fu Generation
| album = Fanclub
| released = November 30, 2005
| recorded =
| studio = Landmark Studio
| venue =
| genre = Indie rock, math rock, emo
| length = 4:19
| label = Ki/oon
KSCL-930
| writer = {{hlist|Masafumi Gotoh (Lyrics)
Masafumi Gotoh|Kensuke Kita (Music)}}
| producer = Asian Kung-Fu Generation
| prev_title = Kimi no Machi Made
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = World Apart
| next_year = 2006
}}
{{nihongo|"Blue Train"|ブルートレイン|Burū Torein}} is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the first single of their third studio album, Fanclub, on November 30, 2005.{{cite web | title=ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: "Blue Train" | url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/eng/Arch/ASIANKUNG-FU/KSCL-930/ | work=ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION | publisher=Ki/oon Records Inc | date= | accessdate=2008-10-30 | archive-date=2008-10-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025090317/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/eng/Arch/ASIANKUNG-FU/KSCL-930/ | url-status=dead }} {{in lang|en}} The song entered the top five on the Oricon charts and sold well over 100,000 copies by 2006, becoming the 94th single of the year.
Music video
The music video for "Blue Train" was directed by Kazuyoshi Oku.{{cite web | title=SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search | url=http://www.spaceshowertv.com/search/artist.cgi?ac=010577&ch=0 | work=SPACE SHOWER TV | publisher=SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc | date= | accessdate=2008-11-07}} {{in lang|ja}} The PV premiered on air on Gogoichi -Space Shower Chart Show- on November 13, 2005. It displays the band waiting at a metro station for a train. In 2006, the video earned AKG their third consecutive win at the SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards when it won Best Group Video.{{cite web | title=SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards 06 | url=http://www.mva.jp/history/mva06.html | work=MVA06 | publisher=SPACE SHOWER NETWORKS INC | date=2006 | accessdate=2008-11-07 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101224750/http://www.mva.jp/history/mva06.html | archivedate=2009-01-01 }} {{in lang|ja}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline =
| total_length = 18:01
| all_lyrics = Masafumi Gotoh
| all_music = Masafumi Gotoh, except "Blue Train" by Gotoh and Kensuke Kita
| title1 = Blue Train
| note1 = {{nihongo2|ブルートレイン}} Burū Torein
| length1 = 4:19
| title2 = Road Movie
| note2 = {{nihongo2|ロードムービー}} Rōdomūbī
| length2 = 4:24
| title3 = Tobenai Sakana
| note3 = {{nihongo2|飛べない魚}} Flightless Fish
| length3 = 2:58
| title4 = Gekkou
| note4 = {{nihongo2|月光}} Moonlight
| length4 = 6:21
}}
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
Charts
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Chart !Peak |
| 2005
| Oricon |style="text-align:center"|5 |
External links
- {{youtube|8l7yjJT2RBI|"Blue Train" Music video}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Asian Kung-Fu Generation}}
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Category:Asian Kung-Fu Generation songs
Category:Songs written by Masafumi Gotoh
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