is a song by Japanese duo

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from their debut EP, '' The Book'' (2021). It was released as a

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on January 18, 2020, through

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. Like their previous single, "Ano Yume o Nazotte" was based on Monocon 2019-winning short story, titled ''Yume no Shizuku to Hoshi no Hana'', written by Sōta Ishiki. The song and its based story are about a

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at a fireworks festival displayed by a high school girl and her classmate boy who would confess to her in her dream. The music video was released two days later. The English version of the song, titled "Tracing a Dream", was included on the duo's first English-language EP ''

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'', released on November 12, 2021. The ballade version, featured on

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, ''Midnight Train'', was released on March 30, 2022. The song also accompanied the

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movie of its based story ''Yume no Shizuku to Hoshi no Hana'', which was released to the vertical theater application Smash on March 24. The song was playable in smartphone music game

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for a limited time between October and November 2021. During a special collaboration event between

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"Ano Yume o Nazotte" has been covered by

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and

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Track listing

* Digital download and streaming # – 4:02 * Digital download and streaming (ballade version) # "Ano Yume o Nazotte" (ballade version) – 3:44

Credits and personnel

* Ayase – songwriter, producer *

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– vocals * Rockwell – guitar * Sōta Ishiki – based story writer * Takayuki Saitō – vocal

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* Masahiko Fukui – mixing * Hidekazu Sakai – mastering * Harumotsu (Koron Koronosuke) – music video animation, cover artwork design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

''Yume no Shizuku to Hoshi no Hana'' on Monogatary

English translation of ''Dream Drops and Star Flowers''
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