Tao (song)

"Tao" is Do As Infinity's twentieth 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. This was the last single released before the band disbanded in September 2005, but Do As Infinity reformed three years later, and put out their twenty-first single "∞1" in June 2009.

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 did not fit the album's theme. It was recorded two years before the actual release of the single. Reportedly, Tomiko Van cried many times before the song was completely recorded.

Track listing

1. "Tao"
2. "Aurora"
3. "Tao" (Instrumental)
4. "Aurora" (Instrumental)

Promotional video

The promotional video for "Tao" was filmed in Hokkaidō, 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.

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References

External links

• "Tao" at Avex Network
• "Tao" at Oricon