Moonlight Escape

"Moonlight Escape"
Regular edition cover
Single by Buck-Tick
from the album Abracadabra
B-side	"Kogoeru"
Released	August 26, 2020
Genre	Rock
Length	8:32
Label	Lingua Sounda (Victor Entertainment)
Composers	Hisashi Imai and Hidehiko Hoshino
Lyricist	Atsushi Sakurai
Buck-Tick singles chronology
"Datenshi" (2020) "Moonlight Escape" (2020) "Go-Go B-T TRAIN" (2021)
Music video
"Moonlight Escape" on YouTube

"Moonlight Escape" is a single by Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released on August 26, 2020, by Lingua Sounda (Victor Entertainment) in three editions, with the B-side "Kogoeru". Both tracks are part of the album Abracadabra .

Production and release

The album was released in two editions. The Limited Edition A comes with a Blu-ray disc, and Limited Edition B comes with a DVD, both containing the music video for the title song. ^[1]

Recording began shortly after the release of the previous single “Datenshi” and it was expected to be released in the summer, but the COVID-19 pandemic slightly delayed the plans. ^{[2] [3]}

The B-side "Kogoeru" (凍える) was chosen as the ending theme for the drama Yami Shibai. ^[4]

Commercial performance

The single reached 13th position on the Oricon Singles Chart and remained on the chart for six weeks. ^[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Atsushi Sakurai.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Moonlight Escape"	Hisashi Imai	4:12
2.	"Kogoeru"	Hidehiko Hoshino	4:20
Total length:			8:32

Limited edition DVD

No.	Title	Length
3.	"Moonlight Escape"

Personnel

• Atsushi Sakurai – vocals
• Hisashi Imai – lead guitar
• Hidehiko Hoshino – rhythm guitar
• Yutaka Higuchi – bass
• Yagami Toll – drums

References

1. "BUCK-TICK、ニュー・シングル『MOONLIGHT ESCAPE』8月リリース | Daily News". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-10.
2. "BUCK-TICK、39枚目のシングル「MOONLIGHT ESCAPE」8月発売". BARKS (in Japanese). 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
3. Ziggy (2020-06-15). "BUCK-TICK worships the night in single "MOONLIGHT ESCAPE"". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
4. "BUCK-TICK新曲「凍える」がテレ東×ディアステドラマ「闇芝居（生）」EDテーマに決定（櫻井敦司コメントあり）". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-10.
5. "MOONLIGHT ESCAPE | BUCK-TICK". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-10.

External links

• "'Moonlight Escape" on YouTube