Blue (Vivid song)

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"Blue"
ViViD - BLUE Reg.jpg
Single by Vivid
ReleasedJuly 13, 2011
Recorded2011
Genre Rock
Label Epic Records
Alternate covers
ViViD - BLUE LimA.jpg
Limited edition A cover
Alternative cover
ViViD - BLUE LimB.jpg
Limited edition B cover

"Blue" is the second major and sixth overall single release by the Japanese band Vivid. The single was released in three different versions: two limited CD+DVD editions (A+B) and a regular CD only edition. Each limited edition contains a different type of the title song's music video, but differs in the second live track: A comes with ""Yume" ~Mugen no Kanata~", while B comes with the unreleased song "Ril". Both live performances were taped during their last indies oneman live, which was released as the DVD Indies Last: Vivid Oneman Live "Kousai Genesis". The regular edition contains the B-side track "Re:Load", and the first press of this edition with an original Bleach cover jacket and one randomly chosen trading card (out of a possible six). The title track was used as the 14th opening theme song in the anime Bleach . [1] The single reached number 4 on the Oricon weekly charts, where it charted for eight weeks.

Track listing

Regular edition CD – CD track list
No.TitleLength
1."Blue" 
2."Crisis" 
3."Re:Load" 
Limited edition CD+DVD – CD track list
No.TitleLength
1."Blue" 
2."Crisis" 
Limited edition A CD+DVD – CD track list
No.TitleLength
1."Blue" (music video type-A) 
2.""Yume" Mugen no Kanata" (Indies last Oneman live at C.C. Lemon Hall on December 27, 2010) 
Limited edition B CD+DVD – CD track list
No.TitleLength
1."Blue" (music video type-B) 
2."Ril" ((Indies last Oneman live at C.C. Lemon Hall on December 27, 2010) 

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References

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