Blue Train (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song) explained

Blue Train
Cover:BlueTrain.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Album:Fanclub
Released:November 30, 2005
Studio:Landmark Studio
Genre:Indie rock, math rock, emo
Length:4:19
Label:Ki/oon
KSCL-930
Producer:Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Prev Title:Kimi no Machi Made
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:World Apart
Next Year:2006

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

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]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: "Blue Train" . ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION . . 2008-10-30 . 2008-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081025090317/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/eng/Arch/ASIANKUNG-FU/KSCL-930/ . dead .
  2. Web site: SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search . SPACE SHOWER TV . SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc . 2008-11-07.
  3. Web site: SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards 06 . MVA06 . SPACE SHOWER NETWORKS INC . 2006 . 2008-11-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090101224750/http://www.mva.jp/history/mva06.html . 2009-01-01 .