Aru Machi no Gunjō

"Aru Machi no Gunjō"
Single by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
from the album World World World
Released	November 29, 2006
Format	CD single
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:16
Label	Ki/oon Records KSCL-1068
Writer(s)	Masafumi Gotō
Producer	Asian Kung-Fu Generation
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION singles chronology
"World Apart" (2006) "Aru Machi no Gunjō" (2006) "After Dark" (2007)

"Aru Machi no Gunjō" (或る街の群青^?) is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the lead single of their fifth studio album, World World World, on November 29, 2006. The song was conceived on tour when the director of the then-upcoming anime film, Tekkon Kinkreet, approached the band and requested a theme song for his film.^[1] AKFG proceeded to compose the track and released it as a single a month prior to the film's December 23 debut.^[2] The single peaked at number four on the Oricon charts and sold over 50,000 copies in 2006 alone, becoming the 199th single of the year.

Music video

The music video for "Aru Machi no Gunjō" was directed by Hideaki Sunaga.^[3] Beginning with a sunrise, the PV alternates from an outer view of a city, the band playing the song in a garage, a raven inside a birdcage, and a fishtank holding a jellyfish before finally concluding with a sunset. The video was nominated for Best Rock Video at MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2007.^[4]

Track listing

1. "A Town in Blue" (或る街の群青, Aru Machi no Gunjō^?)
2. "Kugenuma Surf" (鵠沼サーフ, Kugenuma Sāfu^?)

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

Year	Chart	Peak position
2006	Oricon	4

External links

• "Aru Machi no Gunjō" Music video on YouTube

References

1. ^ "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION 映画「鉄コン筋クリート」主題歌を担当! !". Hot Express. Plantech, Co Ltd. 2006-08-14. http://www.hotexpress.co.jp/news/060814_akg/. Retrieved 2008-11-11.  (Japanese)
2. ^ "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: "Aru Machi no Gunjō" (或る街の群青)". ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Official Website. Ki/oon Records Inc. http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/KS/ASIANKUNG-FU/KSCL-1068/index.html. Retrieved 2008-10-30.  (Japanese)
3. ^ "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search". SPACE SHOWER TV. SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc. http://www.spaceshowertv.com/search/artist.cgi?ac=010577&ch=0. Retrieved 2008-11-07.  (Japanese)
4. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2007 Nominees". MTV Japan. MTV Networks. 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-08-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20080804001903/http://www.mtvjapan.com/special/vmaj2007_nominee/index.html. Retrieved 2008-11-07.  (Japanese)