Blue Train (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song)

"Blue Train"
Single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
from the album Fanclub
Released	November 30, 2005
Format	CD single
Genre	Indie rock
Length	4:19
Label	Ki/oon KSCL-930
Writer(s)	Masafumi Gotō
Producer(s)	Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Asian Kung-Fu Generation singles chronology
"Kimi no Machi Made" (2004) "Blue Train" (2005) "World Apart" (2006)

"Blue Train" (ブルートレイン Burū Torein) is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the first single of their third studio album, Fanclub, on November 30, 2005.^[1] The song entered the top five on the Oricon charts and sold well over 100,000 copies by 2006, becoming the 94th single of the year. Arguably, it has the most complex drum track that drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi plays out of Ajikan's other songs.

Music video

The music video for "Blue Train" was directed by Kazuyoshi Oku.^[2] The PV premiered on air on Gogoichi -Space Shower Chart Show- on November 13, 2005. It displays the band waiting at a metro station for a train. In 2006, the video earned AKG their third consecutive win at the SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards when it won Best Group Video.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Blue Train" (ブルートレイン Burū Torein)
2. "Road Movie" (ロードムービー Rōdomūbī)
3. "Tobenai Sakana" (飛べない魚, Flightless Fish)
4. "Gekkō" (月光, Moonlight)

Personnel

• Masafumi Gotō – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals
• Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals
• Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
• Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer
• Yusuke Nakamura – single cover art

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
2005	Oricon	5

External links

• "Blue Train" Music video on YouTube

References

1. "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: "Blue Train"". ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION. Ki/oon Records Inc. Retrieved 2008-10-30. (English)
2. "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search". SPACE SHOWER TV. SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc. Retrieved 2008-11-07. (Japanese)
3. "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards 06". MVA06. SPACE SHOWER NETWORKS INC. 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-07. (Japanese)