Love Parade (Orange Range song)

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"Love Parade"
Love Parade-Orange Range.jpeg
Single by Orange Range
ReleasedMay 25, 2005
Genre J-Pop
Rock
Length10 minutes
Label Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Orange Range singles chronology
"Flower"
(2004)
"Love Parade"
(2005)

"Love Parade" is the fourth single of the band Orange Range. This song was used as the ending theme to the movie Densha Otoko in 2005 and became the number one movie theme of the year. This single stayed at the number-one spot for five weeks and spent over 20 weeks in the top 20 singles in Japan.

Track listing

  1. Love Parade
  2. Okihaba Liner O-721

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