Fiction (Coldrain song)

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"Fiction"
Coldrain - Fiction.jpg
Single by Coldrain
from the album Final Destination
ReleasedNovember 5, 2008 (2008-11-05)
RecordedAugust 2008
Studio Studio Sonorous Audio (Tokyo, Japan)
Genre
Length12:04
Label VAP
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Coldrain singles chronology
"Fiction"
(2008)		"8AM"
(2009)
Music video
"Fiction" on YouTube

"Fiction" is the debut single and first maxi-single by Japanese rock band Coldrain. It was released on November 5, 2008 as the lead single from their debut studio album Final Destination .

Contents

Before this single, the band had never recorded and released other material. To help spread their name, they handed out demos of this record around Nagoya to help encourage people to go to their shows. [1] "Fiction" was the only song off this maxi-single to be included on Coldrain's debut studio album Final Destination . However, the song was remastered for the album to produce a different sound to what it was on the maxi single version. [2]

Later on in his career, frontman Masato Hayakawa stated that when making this record he did not think they would ever get noticed or succeed because of the quality and chemistry of them all as a band. He also stated that they were signed to a major label far too early in their lifespan. [3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Masato Hayakawa, all music written by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, except when noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fiction" 3:31
2."Come Awake"
3:42
3."I Know" 4:51
Total length:12:04

Music video

The music video for "Fiction" was premiered and promoted on Space Shower TV a week before the release of the single on October 29, 2008. The video was directed by Suzuki Daisin. [4]

The music video takes place in a seemingly abandoned house which follows the storyline of a man, played by frontman Masato Hayakawa, and a woman who are in a dysfunctional relationship. In the end, it is revealed that the relationship is fake, which plays into the meaning of the song. The band playing the song and jamming out is intertwined with the storyline.

As of March 2024, the music video for "Fiction" has over 560K views on YouTube. [5]

Personnel

Credits retrieved from singles' liner notes. [6]

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [7] 181

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References

  1. ↑ "New Metal Revolution: Coldrain - The Rising Sons". Metal Hammer. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Final Destination - Coldrain". 28 October 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Interview with japanese metalcore band Coldrain. Impromptu #Dukascopy". YouTube . 10 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Coldrain- Fiction (Music Video Information)". Space Shower TV . Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Gil Soundworks (18 June 2010). "Coldrain - Fiction (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Fiction (booklet). VAP. 2008.
  7. ↑ "coldrainの作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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