is the third major single (sixth overall) released by Japanese pop rock band

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. The title track was used as the tenth opening theme for the

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''Bleach'', as well as the opening song for the Nintendo DS game ''Bleach DS 4th: Flame Bringer''. The single was released in three versions: two limited editions and a regular edition, all with different track lists. Limited edition A came with a Bleach notebook while limited edition B came with a fold-out poster of Scandal on one side and Bleach on the reverse. Both limited versions came with a Bleach sticker. The single reached #6 on the

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weekly chart and charted for thirteen weeks. Because it sold 33,881 copies in 2009, it was the #194 single of that year. It was certified

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by the

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for selling over 100,000 digital copies in August 2009.

Track listing

References

2009 singles Bleach (manga) songs Scandal (Japanese band) songs Songs written by Tomomi Ogawa Epic Records singles {{2000s-Japan-single-stub