is the third single of

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duo

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. It was released on September 22, 2004. This single includes an insert song of the anime

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, composed by

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. 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

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(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 to the song's popularity and the fact that September 2004 was Gundam SEED's one-year anniversary, it was later released as a single obtaining the twelfth place on the

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charts, which later rose to the tenth. The song has been FictionJunction YUUKA's best-selling single.

Track listing

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Charts

Sales Chart (Japan)

Cover versions

The song was covered by

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in 2019 as an

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exclusive single. It was added as a bonus track in Moriguchi's 2020 album '' Gundam Song Covers 2''.

External links

*Victor Animation Network
discography entry
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lyrics and English translation o
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References

2004 singles 2003 songs FictionJunction Yuuka songs Songs written by Yuki Kajiura King Records (Japan) singles Victor Entertainment singles Song articles with missing songwriters {{worldmusic-song-stub