Break the Chain
| "Break the Chain" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Tourbillon | ||||||||||
| Released | March 26, 2008 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||||||||
| Length | 4:18 | |||||||||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Shoko Fujibayashi, Shuhei Naruse | |||||||||
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"Break the Chain" is a song by Japanese rock band Tourbillon, and was the band's fifth and final single. It was released a year-and-a-half following the release of their second album A Tide of New Era,[1] and was used as the opening theme for the 2008 television series Kamen Rider Kiva.[2] Ryuichi Kawamura stated that the song was not just the "let's beat up the bad guys!" kind of Kamen Rider Series opening theme, but a song that both children and adults can enjoy.[3]
"Break the Chain" reached the number 3 position of the Oricon Weekly Charts on the week of its release,[4] the highest ranked single the band ever released. As Tourbillion ceased activities following the release of "Break the Chain", the song was not included on any of their albums. It would later be included in the Kamen Rider Kiva soundtracks and it was also featured on the "Song Attack Ride" album series during the broadcast of the successor to Kiva, Kamen Rider Decade, where it was remixed by Rider Chips and Shuhei Naruse.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Shoko Fujibayashi; all music composed by Shuhei Naruse, all music arranged by Naruse and Tourbillon.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Break the Chain" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Break the Chain" (TV size edit) | 1:18 |
| 3. | "Break the Chain" (I.MIX) | 2:27 |
| 4. | "Break the Chain" (H.MIX) | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Break the Chain" (instrumental) | 4:17 |
Total length: |
16:54 | |
References
- ↑ "Tourbillonの1年半ぶり新曲は仮面ライダー主題歌". Natalie.mu. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ↑ "『仮面ライダーキバ』主題歌にTourbillonが決定！". BARKS.jp. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ↑ "RYUICHI、"とても気合が入った"新曲！ ── 『仮面ライダーキバ』制作発表会". BARKS.jp. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ↑ "祝！TOP5 (::: studio incuse | blog :::)". 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2008-04-02.