Akatsuki no Kuruma

"Akatsuki no Kuruma"
Single by FictionJunction Yuuka
Released	September 22, 2004 (JP, CD) June 21, 2003 (JP, EP)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2003
Genre	J-pop
Label	Victor Entertainment VICL-35646 (JP, CD)
Producer(s)	Victor Entertainment
FictionJunction Yuuka singles chronology
"Inside Your Heart" (2004) "Akatsuki no Kuruma" (2004) "Honoh no Tobira" (2005)

"Akatsuki no Kuruma" (暁の車) is the third single of J-pop duo FictionJunction Yuuka. It was released on September 22, 2004.

This single includes an insert song of the anime Gundam SEED, composed by Yuki Kajiura. There are two other versions of the song on the single (piano and acoustic), along with its karaoke version. Its catalog number is VICL-35646. Coincidentally, the insert song of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Gundam SEED's sequel), Honoh no Tobira, was released exactly one year after this single.

Originally, this song was released on "Suit CD vol.4 Miguel Ayman x Nicol Amarfi", an EP from Gundam SEED, under the name "FictionJunction featuring Yuuka". Due the song's popularity and the fact that September 2004 was Gundam SEED's one-year anniversary, it was later released as a single, which sold over 19,481 copies in the first week, at first obtaining the twelfth place on the Oricon charts, which later rose to the tenth. Akatsuki no Kuruma has been FictionJunction YUUKA's best-selling single.

Track listing^[1]

1. Akatsuki no Kuruma (暁の車, Wheels of Dawn / Trains of Dawn )
2. Akatsuki no Kuruma: piano version / Yuki Kajiura (暁の車: piano version / 梶浦　由記)
3. Akatsuki no Kuruma: acoustic version (暁の車: acoustic version)
4. Akatsuki no Kuruma: without vocal (暁の車: without vocal)

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Cover version

Spanish singer Ailyn recorded a cover version of the song for her third album Eyes On Me, released as a free digital download.

External links

• Victor Animation Network: discography entry

References