Midnight Sun (Aimer album)

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Midnight Sun
Aimer Midnight Sun.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 2014
Studio
  • Bunkamura Studio
  • LAB Recorders
  • Splash Sound Studio
  • Prime Sound Studio Form
  • Sound Valley Studio
  • Studio Device
Length62:00
Label Defstar
Producer
Aimer chronology
Sleepless Nights
(2012)
Midnight Sun
(2014)
DAWN
(2015)
Singles from Midnight Sun
  1. "Re: I Am"
    Released: March 20, 2013
  2. "Nemuri no Mori"
    Released: August 14, 2013
  3. "StarRingChild"
    Released: May 21, 2014

Midnight Sun is the second studio album by Aimer, released in 2014 under the Defstar Records label. It was released in two versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only edition. [1] The album reached number nine in its first week on the Oricon Albums Chart; it charted for a total of 16 weeks and sold more than 19,000 copies. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Midnight Sun track listing [3]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."When You Wish Upon a Star" (prologue) Ned Washington Leigh Harline
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shunsuke Tsuri
1:14
2."Nemuri no Mori" (眠りの森; Forest of Sleep) aimerrhythm Masahiro Tobinai
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
4:33
3."7gatsu no Tsubasa" (7月の翼; Wings of July)aimerrhythmRui Momota
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shunsuke Tsuri
4:44
4."Words" Mao Abe Mao Abe
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Rui Momota
5:57
5."Cold Sun"aimerrhythmHiroaki Yokoyama
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shogo Ohnishi
5:09
6."AM03:00"aimerrhythmgive me walletsMAURA5:59
7."Chiisana Hoshi no Melody" (小さな星のメロディー; Melody of Little Star)aimerrhythmNoriki Ijiri
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Kengo Minamida
5:11
8."Voice"aimerrhythmMasahiro Tobinai
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
4:47
9."Re: I Am" Hiroyuki Sawano Hiroyuki SawanoHiroyuki Sawano5:45
10."StarRingChild"Hiroyuki SawanoHiroyuki SawanoHiroyuki Sawano5:28
11."Hoshi no Kieta Yoru ni (Re-echoed by Genki Rockets × give me wallets)" (星の消えた夜に; On the Night the Stars Disappeared)aimerrhythmMasahiro Tobinai
  • Genki Rockets
  • give me wallets
5:50
12."Iris"aimerrhythmMasahiro Tobinai
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Kousuke Noma
5:01
13."When You Wish Upon a Star"Ned WashingtonLeigh Harline
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shunsuke Tsuri
2:22
Total length:62:00
DVD listing
No.TitleLength
1."Kyou kara Omoide" (music video) 
2."Nemuri no Mori" (music video) 
3."Polaris" (music video) 
4."Re: I Am" (Live ver. from LisAni! LIVE-4@Budoukan) 

Charts

Chart performance for Midnight Sun
Chart (2014)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [2] 9

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