Stay Away (song)

This article is about the L'Arc-en-Ciel single. For the Nirvana song, see Nevermind
"Stay Away"
Single by L'Arc-en-Ciel
from the album Real
Released July 19, 2000
Format CD
Genre Alternative rock
Label Ki/oon Records
Writer(s) Hyde, Tetsu
Producer L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano
L'Arc-en-Ciel singles chronology
"Neo Universe
/ Finale
"
(2000)
"Stay Away"
(2000)
"Spirit Dreams Inside (Another Dream)"
(2001)

"Stay Away" is the 21st single by Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on July 19, 2000. In the same day, Japanese rock band Glay's single "Mermaid" was also released. Although "Stay Away" sold over 504,000 copies in the first week, "Mermaid" debuted at number 1 with the sales of over 525,000 copies.[1] The second track "Get out from the Shell" is also included in their album Real as the English-language song "Get out from the Shell (Asian version)". "Stay Away" was elected as "the best video of the year" at the "Space Shower Music Video Awards 00".[2]

Track listing

# Title Lyrics Music
1 "Stay Away" Hyde Tetsu
2 "Get out from the Shell" Hyde Yukihiro
3 "Stay Away -Jaze Poo Mix-" Hyde Tetsu*
4 "Stay Away -Truly Barbie Forest Ver.-" Tetsu

* Remix by TT man.

References

  1. ^ (Japanese) "Oricon Weekly Single Charts for the fifth week of July 2000". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2000&month=7&week=5&submit4.x=16&submit4.y=13. Retrieved 2009-12-26. 
  2. ^ (Japanese) "MVA00". Space Shower TV. 2000-12-23. http://www.mva.jp/history/mva00.html. Retrieved 2008-12-04.