Loop & Loop
"Loop & Loop" (ループ&ループ, Rūpu&Rūpu) is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the second single of their second full-length studio album, Sol-fa, on May 19, 2004.[1]
| "Loop & Loop" | ||||
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| Single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation | ||||
| from the album Sol-fa | ||||
| Released | May 19, 2004 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Studio | Folio Sound Landmark Studio | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Ki/oon KSCL-919 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Masafumi Gotoh | |||
| Producer(s) | Asian Kung-Fu Generation | |||
| Asian Kung-Fu Generation singles chronology | ||||
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The song was used as the theme song for the drama Dame Nari!. The following year, the song was used in Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, a Japanese rhythm game released on Nintendo DS.[2]
Music video
The music video for "Loop & Loop" was co-directed by Kazuyoshi Oku and Masafumi Gotoh.[3] The PV takes place within a classroom populated by four young boys. Over the course of the video, the students ride bikes, play jumprope, and pretend to be a band using brooms for guitars. All the while, they listen to headphones and lip-sync the lyrics to the song. In Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 1, it showed the boy at the beginning listening to CD called Romance (ロマンス) by Takamitsu Shibuyama (渋山貴光) (Takahiro Yamada's pseudonym) and at the end, it change with Loop & Loop's cover. However, they cut the both scenes in their official Youtube.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh; all music is composed by Masafumi Gotoh, except "Rashinban" by Gotoh and Takahiro Yamada.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Loop & Loop" (ループ&ループ Rūpu&Rūpu) | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Entrance" (エントランス Entoransu) (live) | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Rashinban" (羅針盤 Compass) (live) | 2:39 |
| Total length: | 10:36 | |
Personnel
- Masafumi Gotoh – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals
- Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals
- Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
- Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer
- Tohru Takayama – mixing
- Mitsuharu Harada – mastering
- Kenichi Nakamura – recording
- Yusuke Nakamura – single cover art
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Oricon | 8 |
References
- ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: "Loop & Loop" Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine. Sony Music Online Japan. Retrieved on 2008-10-25. (in English)
- Fahey, Rob (2007-06-05). "Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 Review". Eurogamer. Eurogamer Network Ltd. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
- SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search. SPACE SHOWER TV. Retrieved on 2008-11-07. (in Japanese)