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| Released | June 25, 2014 | |||
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| Length | 62:00 | |||
| Label | Defstar | |||
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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]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "When You Wish Upon a Star" (prologue) | Ned Washington | Leigh Harline |
| 1:14 |
| 2. | "Nemuri no Mori" (眠りの森; Forest of Sleep) | aimerrhythm | Masahiro Tobinai |
| 4:33 |
| 3. | "7gatsu no Tsubasa" (7月の翼; Wings of July) | aimerrhythm | Rui Momota |
| 4:44 |
| 4. | "Words" | Mao Abe | Mao Abe |
| 5:57 |
| 5. | "Cold Sun" | aimerrhythm | Hiroaki Yokoyama |
| 5:09 |
| 6. | "AM03:00" | aimerrhythm | give me wallets | MAURA | 5:59 |
| 7. | "Chiisana Hoshi no Melody" (小さな星のメロディー; Melody of Little Star) | aimerrhythm | Noriki Ijiri |
| 5:11 |
| 8. | "Voice" | aimerrhythm | Masahiro Tobinai |
| 4:47 |
| 9. | "Re: I Am" | Hiroyuki Sawano | Hiroyuki Sawano | Hiroyuki Sawano | 5:45 |
| 10. | "StarRingChild" | Hiroyuki Sawano | Hiroyuki Sawano | Hiroyuki Sawano | 5:28 |
| 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) | aimerrhythm | Masahiro Tobinai |
| 5:50 |
| 12. | "Iris" | aimerrhythm | Masahiro Tobinai |
| 5:01 |
| 13. | "When You Wish Upon a Star" | Ned Washington | Leigh Harline |
| 2:22 |
| Total length: | 62:00 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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) |
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [2] | 9 |
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