Blue Train (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song)

"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. 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.

Music video

The music video for "Blue Train" was directed by Kazuyoshi Oku. 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.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh; all music is composed by Masafumi Gotoh, except "Blue Train" by Gotoh and Kensuke Kita

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blue Train" (ブルートレイン Burū Torein)	4:19
2.	"Road Movie" (ロードムービー Rōdomūbī)	4:24
3.	"Tobenai Sakana" (飛べない魚 Flightless Fish)	2:58
4.	"Gekkou" (月光 Moonlight)	6:21
Total length:		18:01

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

"ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: "Blue Train"". ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION. Ki/oon Records Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2008-10-30. (in English)
"SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search". SPACE SHOWER TV. SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc. Retrieved 2008-11-07. (in Japanese)
"SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards 06". MVA06. SPACE SHOWER NETWORKS INC. 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2008-11-07. (in Japanese)

v t e Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Masafumi Gotoh Takahiro Yamada Kensuke Kita Kiyoshi Ijichi
Studio albums	Kimi Tsunagi Five M Sol-fa Fanclub World World World Surf Bungaku Kamakura Magic Disk Landmark Wonder Future Hometown Planet Folks
Re-recording albums	Sol-fa 2016 Surf Bungaku Kamakura Complete
Live albums	The Recording at NHK CR-509 Studio
Compilations	Feedback File Best Hit AKG Feedback File 2 Best Hit AKG 2 (2012-2018) Bootleg "HONE" Bootleg "IMO"
Nano–Mugen	Nano–Mugen Compilation Nano–Mugen Compilation 2006 Nano–Mugen Compilation 2008 Nano–Mugen Compilation 2009 Nano–Mugen Compilation 2011 Nano–Mugen Compilation 2012
EPs	Caramelman and Asian Kung-Fu Generation The Time Past and I Could Not See You Again I'm Standing Here Hōkai Amplifier Mada Minu Ashita ni Can't Sleep EP Surf Bungaku Kamakura (Half Carton)
Singles	"Mirai no Kakera" "Kimi to Iu Hana" "Siren" "Loop & Loop" "Rewrite" "Kimi no Machi Made" "Blue Train" "World Apart" "Aru Machi no Gunjō" "After Dark" "Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu" "Fujisawa Loser" "Shinseiki no Love Song" "Solanin" "Maigoinu to Ame no Beat" "Marching Band" "Kakato de Ai o Uchinarase" "Sore dewa, Mata Ashita" "Ima wo Ikite" "Easter" "Right Now" "Re:Re:" "Blood Circulator" "Kouya wo Aruke" "Boys & Girls" "Dororo/Kaihōku" "Dialogue/Furetai Tashikametai" "Empathy" "Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe" "Shukuen"
Featured single	"Wake Up!"
Videos	Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 2
Related articles	Discography Kioon Music Bocchi the Rock!

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