Akatsukizukuyo (Day Breakers)

"Akatsukizukuyo (Day Breakers)"
Single by Gackt
from the album Last Moon
ReleasedOctober 1, 2014
Recorded2014
GenreSymphonic rock
Length5:55
LabelG&Lovers
Songwriter(s)Gackt C.
Producer(s)Gackt
Gackt singles chronology
"P.S. I Love U"
(2014) 		"Akatsukizukuyo (Day Breakers)"
(2014) 		"Arrow"
(2015)

"Akatsukizukuyo (Day Breakers)" (暁月夜 -Day Breakers-, subtitle lit. "Moonlit Dawn") is the forty-fifth single from Japanese recording artist Gackt, released on October 1, 2014.[1][2] It is the theme song for Square Enix's role-playing game 3594e for iOS.[3]

Overview

Gackt collaborated with Square Enix for the release of their iOS game 3594e, based after the story of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a Chinese historical novel. The in-game playable character, military general Lü Bu, was voiced by him.[3]

The song is the last installment of four songs from the first chapter of "Moon Saga", along with "Setsugekka (The End of Silence)" from 2009, "Hakuro" from 2012, and "Sakura Chiru..." from 2013.[2]

The single was released in several editions. The usual CD-only edition, limited edition with bonus DVD, and Tsutaya edition, available only at Tsutaya stores and is the usual CD-only edition, but with different cover.[4] Besides these, previously through Gackt's global store was available for preorder a limited premium edition with a CD jacket of a life-sized body pillow and additional quartet version of the song.[5] Like Gackt's previous single, it's available for digital download in all major online stores all over the world.

Track listings and formats

All tracks are written by Gackt C

CD (GLCD-00007)
No.TitleLength
1."Akatsukizukuyo (Day Breakers) (暁月夜 -Day Breakers-)" 
2."Akatsukizukuyo (Day Breakers) (Orchestra Ver.)" 
3."Akatsukizukuyo (Day Breakers) (Instrumental)" 
4."Akatsukizukuyo (Day Breakers) (Orchestra Ver. Instrumental)" 
CD + DVD (GLCD-00006)
No.TitleLength
1."Akatsukizukuyo (Day Breakers) (Music Video)" 
Premium (GLCD-00005)
No.TitleLength
1."Akatsukizukuyo (Day Breakers) (Quartet Ver.)" 
  • Tsutaya (GLCD-00008)

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles[1] 8
Billboard Japan Hot 100[6] 21

References

  1. ^ a b ""Akatsukizukuyo" on Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Gacktが"呂布"に扮した新曲PVを一部解禁". barks.jp (in Japanese). Global Plus. 2014-09-24. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Gackt新曲「暁月夜」PVで三国志の武将熱演". natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha. 2014-09-24. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "Gackt、 4週連続配信リリース決定 東京フィルハーモニー交響楽団ともコラボ". realsound.jp (in Japanese). CYZO. 2014-09-24. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  5. ^ "Life-Size Pillow with New Gackt Single". JaME World. Japanese Music Entertainment. 2014-08-04. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  6. ^ ""Akatsukizukuyo" on Japan Hot 100 chart". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 10, 2015.