Niji (L'Arc-en-Ciel song)

"Niji"
Single by L'Arc-en-Ciel
from the album Heart
Released	October 17, 1997
Format	CD
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	5:07
Label	Ki/oon Sony Records
Writer(s)	Hyde, Ken
Producer	L'Arc-en-Ciel
L'Arc-en-Ciel singles chronology
"Lies and Truth" (1997) "Niji" (1997) "Winter Fall" (1998)

"Niji" (虹, Rainbow^?) is the eighth single by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on October 17, 1997 it reached number 3 on the Oricon chart.^[1] It also was their first release after Sakura's arrest and the debut of Yukihiro as the band's support drummer (he officially joined on January 1, 1998). The title track was used as the opening theme to the first Rurouni Kenshin movie. The single was re-released on August 30, 2006.^[1] This would make it the first time that an artist contributed more than one song for the Rurouni Kenshin franchise.

Track listing

#	Title	Lyrics	Music
1	"Niji"	Hyde	Ken
2	"The Ghost in My Room"	Hyde	Hyde

Chart positions

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Japan Oricon	#3

References

1. ^ ^{a b} L'Arc〜en〜Cielのアルバム売り上げランキング Retrieved May 18 2011