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Akatsuki no Kuruma
- Artist
- FictionJunction YUUKA
- Single
- Akatsuki no Kuruma (暁の車; Wheels of the Dawn)
- Released
- 2004.09.22
- 2013.05.08 (Reissue)
- Catalog Number
- VICL-35715
- VTCL-35152 (Reissue)
- Price
- ¥1,000
- Tracklist
- Akatsuki no Kuruma (暁の車; Wheels of the Dawn)
- Akatsuki no Kuruma ~piano version
- Akatsuki no Kuruma ~acoustic version
- Akatsuki no Kuruma ~without vocal
- Information
"Akatsuki no Kuruma" is the third single released by FictionJunction YUUKA. The title track was used as an insert song for the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and the ending theme for Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Special Edition II Harukanaru Akatsuki. The song was first released in "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED SUIT CD vol.4 MIGUEL x NICOL" on June 21, 2003 but was later re-released as a single on September 22, 2004, Gundam SEED first anniversary due to the its popularity. The single reached #10 on the Oricon charts and charted for 45 weeks, selling 109,777 copies. The single was released again in 2013. The cover and the tracklist remained the same. The reissue edition did not chart on the Oricon weekly charts.
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Kajiura Yuki
- Music
- Kajiura Yuki
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Kajiura Yuki
- Chorus: Nishina Kaori
Disambiguation
There are six known versions of "akatsuki no kuruma" on FictionJunction YUUKA's discography:
- akatsuki no kuruma
- Found on "Akatsuki no Kuruma" single as track #1 and "Destination" album as track #4. Originally found in "MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED SUIT CD vol.4 MIGUEL x NICOL" as track #1, later recompiled on Gundam 30th Anniversary Box: Gundam Songs 145 compilation album as track #11 of disc 7. This is the standard version of the song.
- akatsuki no kuruma ~without vocal
- Found on "Akatsuki no Kuruma" single as track #4. Originally found in "MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED SUIT CD vol.4 MIGUEL x NICOL" as track #5. This is the standard version except without vocals from YUUKA but includes the chorus works of Nishina Kaori.
- akatsuki no kuruma ~piano version
- Found on "Akatsuki no Kuruma" single as track #2. This is the piano version of the song performed by Kajiura Yuki.
- akatsuki no kuruma ~acoustic version
- Found on "Akatsuki no Kuruma" single as track #3. This is the acoustic version of the song.
- akatsuki no kuruma (piano supplement version)
- Found on "機動戦士ガンダムSEED~SEED DESTINY THE BRIDGE: Songs from Gundam SEED & SEED DESTINY" as track #3.
- akatsuki no kuruma
- Found on "2008-2010 The Best of Yuki Kajiura Live" as track #9 of disc 1. This is the live version of the song with chorus works of Kaida Yuriko and HIKARU.
