| Ran | |
| Cover: | Luna SeaRan.jpg |
| Caption: | Cover of the regular edition. |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Luna Sea |
| Album: | A Will |
| B-Side: | Echo |
| Released: | November 13, 2013 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Label: | Universal |
| Producer: | Luna Sea |
| Prev Title: | Thoughts |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | Limit |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
is the eighteenth single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea, released on November 13, 2013.[1] It reached number 17 on the Oricon chart and number 24 on Billboards Japan Hot 100.[2] [3]
"Ran" was written by lead guitarist Sugizo, who stated the melody just "popped" into his head and who believes the song has a "nostalgic 90's melody."[4] It was used as the theme song to the television drama, and is also the band's first single with a Japanese title.[5] The version that appears on the album A Will has a slightly different intro than the single cut.
The B-side "Echo" is one of the few Luna Sea songs originally written by drummer Shinya, whom came up with one of the drum phrases while drunk.[6] Sugizo stated that Inoran helped them flesh it out into a complete song, and that Inoran and himself switched their guitar roles for the track.[4] When writing new material, the band lives together temporarily before going into a studio to record. However, the guitar for "Echo" was actually recorded while living together.[6]
The single was released in three editions; the regular contains just the CD, Limited Edition A is on a high-fidelity SHM-CD and includes a Blu-ray of the title track's music video, Limited Edition B is a standard CD with the same video on a DVD instead. All three have different cover art.[5]
All songs written and composed by Luna Sea.