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Kagerou

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Kagerou

release date: August 2, 2006
company: BMG Japan
formats: 12cm CD (BVCR-19688-19689 CD/DVD edition, BVCR-19687 regular edition, BVCR-19692 xxxHolic special edition)
initial price: ¥1650 CD/DVD edition, ¥1050 CD only editions
goodies: first copies sold included postcards, this poster may have been included with first copies sold

Tracklisting

Kagerou (Sakurai/Imai)
Utsusemi (Sakurai/Hoshino)

Credits

Atsushi Sakurai: vocals
Hisashi Imai: guitars
Hidehiko Hoshino: guitars
Yutaka Higuchi: bass
Toll Yagami: drums

additional musicians:
Kazutoshi Yokoyama: manipulate, keyboards and noises

all songs produced and arranged by Buck-Tick

recorded and mixed by Hitoshi Hiruma
recorded by Mikiro Yamada
assistant engineers: Yosuke Watanabe (Victor Studio), Kiyoko Asaki (Studio Sound Dali), Kanako Hayashi (Prime Sound Studio Form)
recorded at: Studio Sound Dali, Victor Studio
mixed at: Victor Studio, Prime Sound Studio Form
mastered by: Kotaro Kojima (Flair)
drum technician and tuner: Shigeo Azami
guitar and bass technician: Kazutaka Minemori (Master Tone)

Label Staff (BMG Japan)
executive producer: Shigenobu Karube
a&r: Etsuko Noguchi
sales promoter: Katsutoshi Suzuki
visual coordinator: Kaori Wada
artist management: Takahiro Chiba (Banker)
publishing staff: Taeko Nomura (Circles Music Publishers)
management desk: Mayumi Kaneko (Banker)
B-T official FC (Fish Tank): Rumi Ikeda (Fish Tank)
cover illustration: Production I.G
art direction & design: Kazunori Akita (Cruel Circus)
photography: Yosuke Komatsu (Odd Job)
hair styling and make up: Hisako Araki (Octbre)
costume styling: Tomoharu Yagi
special thanks to: Fernandes, Burny, Greco, Ludwig, SCS, Fish Tank Members, Love & Media Portable Members and You

Titles Translated

Kagerou - dictionary says: a mayfly; the old word for "tonbo/tombo" (dragonfly); an ephemera; the 52nd chapter of Genji Monogatari ("The Tale of Genji"), a classic Japanese literary work (since the b-side "Utsusemi" also references "The Tale of Genji", it is probably this)

Utsusemi - dictionary says: discarded locust/cicada shell; modern way of saying "utsusomi" (man of this world); the 3rd chapter of Genji Monogatari ("The Tale of Genji"), a classic Japanese literary work (since this song is the b-side of "Kagerou", which also references "The Tale of Genji", it is probably this)

Notes

Ranked #17 on the singles chart. 20,000 copies sold.

This single was not released off an album but rather in a year inbetween two albums (Juusankai Wa Gekkou and Tenshi No Revolver) so it might be considered a stylistically transitional song.

There are 3 different releases of this single. Two of them have Atsushi on the cover, one of which includes a bonus DVD containing the music video for "Kagerou." The third version has on the cover an image from the cartoon show "xxxHolic", as "Kagerou" was used as the ending theme song to the show.

This is the first release on BMG Japan/Ariola rather than BMG/Funhouse. The company had been going through changes (mergers and acquisitions) and thus the name changed to BMG Japan and Funhouse was gone. The company became a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment.

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Releases: Singles

Kagerou

Tracklisting

Credits

Original Titles in Japanese

Titles Translated

Notes

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