Akatsuki no Kuruma


"Akatsuki no Kuruma" is the third single of J-pop duo FictionJunction Yuuka. It was released on September 22, 2004.
This single includes an insert song of the anime Gundam SEED, composed by Yuki Kajiura. There are two other versions of the song on the single, along with its karaoke version. Its catalog number is VICL-35646. Coincidentally, the insert song of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Honoh no Tobira, was released exactly one year after this single.
Originally, this song was released on "Suit CD vol.4 Miguel Ayman x Nicol Amarfi", an EP from Gundam SEED, under the name "FictionJunction featuring Yuuka". Due the song's popularity and the fact that September 2004 was Gundam SEED's one-year anniversary, it was later released as a single obtaining the twelfth place on the Oricon charts, which later rose to the tenth. The song has been FictionJunction YUUKA's best-selling single.

Track listing

From Flying Dog.
  1. Akatsuki no Kuruma
  2. Akatsuki no Kuruma: piano version / Yuki Kajiura
  3. Akatsuki no Kuruma: acoustic version
  4. Akatsuki no Kuruma: without vocal

    Charts

Sales Chart
ReleaseChartPeak PositionFirst Week SalesSales TotalChart Run
September 22, 2004Oricon Weekly Singles Chart1019,481109,77745 weeks

Cover versions

The song was covered by Hiroko Moriguchi in 2019 as an Amazon Music exclusive single. It will be added as a bonus track in Moriguchi's 2020 album Gundam Song Covers 2.