Ash Like Snow Explained

Ash Like Snow
Cover:Ash Like Snow cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:the Brilliant Green
Album:Complete Single Collection '97–'08
B-Side:"Goodbye and Good Luck" (Piano Arrange Version)
Genre:J-rock
Length:13:21
Label:Defstar Records
Prev Title:Enemy
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Like Yesterday
Next Year:2010

"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.[1]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ash Like Snow the brilliant green. Oricon News. ja. 2023-03-14.