Dawn (Aimer album)

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DAWN
Aimer Dawn.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 29, 2015
Studio
  • Studio Device
  • Prime Sound Studio Form
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Genre
Length55:45
Label Defstar Records
Producer
Aimer chronology
Midnight Sun
(2014)
DAWN
(2015)
daydream
(2016)
Singles from DAWN
  1. "Dare ka, Umi wo"
    Released: September 03, 2014
  2. "broKen NIGHT"
    Released: December 17, 2014
  3. "Kimi wo Matsu"
    Released: February 22, 2015
  4. "Brave Shine"
    Released: June 03, 2015

DAWN is the third studio album released by Aimer under Defstar Records label. It was released in three versions: a limited CD+Blu-ray (Type-A), a limited CD+DVD edition (Type-B), and a regular CD only edition. [1] [2] The album reached #4 rank first week in Oricon rankings. It charted 26 weeks and totally sold more than 39,000 copies. [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."MOON RIVER" (prologue) Johnny Mercer Henry Mancini
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
2:00
2."Believe Be:leave" aimerrhythm Masahiro Tobinai
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
5:23
3."Kimi wo Matsu" (君を待つ; "I Will Wait for You")aimerrhtyhmTakahiro Furukawa
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shogo Ohnishi
4:27
4."broKen NIGHT"aimerrhythmTakeo Asami
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shogo Ohnishi
4:55
5."Noir! Noir!"aimerrhythm
  • Kenji Tamai
  • DAIKI
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shogo Ohnishi
4:03
6."Re:far"aimerrhythmMasahiro Tobinai
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
4:13
7."AM04:00"aimerrhythmgive me walletsMAURA4:33
8."Dare ka, Umi wo" (誰か、海を。; "Someone, the Sea.") Ichiko Aoba Yoko Kanno Yoko Kanno4:54
9."LAST STARDUST"aimerrhythmMasahiro Tobinai
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
5:19
10."Brave Shine"aimerrhythmHisashi Koyama
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shogo Ohnishi
3:13
11."Kizuna" (キズナ; ''Bonds")Hidenori TanakaMasahiro Tobinai
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
4:56
12."DAWN"aimerrhythm
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Hiroyuki Akita
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shunsuke Tsuri
5:10
13."MOON RIVER"Johnny MercerHenry Mancini
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
1:59
Total length:55:45
Blu-ray / DVD Tracklist
No.TitleLength
1."Believe Be:leave" (Music Video) 
2."Kimi wo Matsu" (Music Video) 
3."broKen NIGHT" (Music Video) 
4."Dare ka, Umi wo" (Music Video) 
5."Brave Shine" (Music Video) 
6."Hoshi no Kieta Yoru ni" (from Live at anywhere vol.23) 

Charts

Album

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 4
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [6] 4
South Korean International Albums (Gaon) [7] 3

Singles

TitleYearPeak positions
JPN
Oricon

[8]
JPN
Billboard
"Dare ka, Umi wo."
(誰か、海を。Someone, The Sea.)
201441 [9]
"Broken Night"934 [10]
"Kimi wo Matsu"
(君を待つ I Will Wait for You)
2015
"Brave Shine"44 [11]

Sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan32,008 [12]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWork/NomineeResult
2015 Newtype Anime Awards Best Theme Song“Brave Shine”
(from anime Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works )
Won [13]
2016Music Jacket AwardsGrand PrizeDawnNominated [14]

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