TAO (song)

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"TAO"
"TAO" cover
Single by Do As Infinity
from the album Do The A-side
Released July 27, 2005
Format CD single/ CD+DVD
Genre J-pop
Length 17:23
Label avex trax
Writer(s) Dai Nagao, Saiko Kawamura
Producer(s) Dai Nagao, Seiji Kameda, Do As Infinity
Chart positions
  • #11 (JP)
Do As Infinity singles chronology
"For the Future"
(2005)
"TAO"
(2005)
"TAO" CD+DVD Edition
"TAO" CD+DVD Edition

"TAO" is Do As Infinity's final single, released on July 27, 2005. TAO 's lyrics describe the parting of two friends. B-side aurora literally means the dawn in Italian, the lyrics of the song are almost like the end of the story in Break of Dawn, which was the band's first song on their first album.

TAO was used as Tales of Legendia's Japanese opening song.

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[edit] Song history

According to the Do The A-side booklet, TAO was originally to be included on their final album, Need Your Love, but was not included because Nagao felt that it didn't fit the album's theme. It was recorded 2 years before the actual release of the single. Reportedly, Tomiko Van cried many times before the song was completely recorded.[1]

[edit] Track listing

  1. TAO
  2. aurora
  3. TAO (Instrumental)
  4. aurora (Instrumental)

[edit] Promotional video

Van in the promotional video for TAO after lipping good-bye in Japanese
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Van in the promotional video for TAO after lipping good-bye in Japanese

The promotional video for TAO was filmed in Hokkaido, the scene of Van riding on her Harley Davidson was shot next to a potato farm according to the Do The A-side booklet. Van is seen lipping the words sayonara (さよなら?) (good-bye in Japanese) and waving good-bye after the main video ends.

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Time in
chart
Japan Oricon 11 10 weeks

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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