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Blue Train (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song)

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"Blue Train"
Single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
from the album Fanclub
ReleasedNovember 30, 2005
StudioLandmark Studio
GenreIndie rock, math rock, emo
Length4:19
LabelKi/oon
KSCL-930
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Asian Kung-Fu Generation singles chronology
"Kimi no Machi Made"
(2004)
"Blue Train"
(2005)
"World Apart"
(2006)

"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.[1] 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

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The music video for "Blue Train" was directed by Kazuyoshi Oku.[2] 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.[3]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh; all music is composed by Masafumi Gotoh, except "Blue Train" by Gotoh and Kensuke Kita

No.TitleLength
1."Blue Train" (ブルートレイン Burū Torein)4:19
2."Road Movie" (ロードムービー Rōdomūbī)4:24
3."Tobenai Sakana" (飛べない魚 Flightless Fish)2:58
4."Gekkou" (月光 Moonlight)6:21
Total length:18:01

Personnel

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Charts

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Year Chart Peak
position
2005 Oricon 5
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References

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  1. ^ "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: "Blue Train"". ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION. Ki/oon Records Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2008-10-30. (in English)
  2. ^ "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search". SPACE SHOWER TV. SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc. Retrieved 2008-11-07. (in Japanese)
  3. ^ "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards 06". MVA06. SPACE SHOWER NETWORKS INC. 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2008-11-07. (in Japanese)