Shine (Luna Sea song)
| "Shine" | ||||
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| Single by Luna Sea | ||||
| from the album Shine | ||||
| B-side | "Looper" | |||
| Released | June 3, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 8:50 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Luna Sea | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Shine" on YouTube | ||||
"Shine" is the tenth single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea, released on June 3, 1998. It was the band's fifth number 1 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and charted for eight weeks.[1] In June 1998, it was certified Platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 400,000.[2]
"Shine" was used in a Toyota commercial. The song was covered by amber gris on the compilation Crush! 2 -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-, which was released on November 23, 2011 and features current visual kei bands covering songs from bands that were important to the 1990s visual kei movement.[3]
Track listing[]
All songs written and composed by Luna Sea.
- "Shine" - 4:43
Originally composed by J. - "Looper" - 4:07
The title came from the fact that the bass and drums are repeated in loop. The fast spoken English words in the background are performed by Sugizo.
References[]
- ^ "SHINE LUNA SEAのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications" (Enter Luna Sea into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ "Aoi, Moran, and more to release '90s Visual Kei cover album". tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
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