Mother (Luna Sea song)

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"Mother"
Luna Sea Mother.jpg
Single by Luna Sea
from the album Mother
B-side "Déjàvu (Live Version)"
ReleasedFebruary 22, 1995
Genre Progressive rock
Length9:29
Label MCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Luna Sea
Producer(s) Luna Sea
Luna Sea singles chronology
"True Blue"
(1994)
"Mother"
(1995)
"Desire"
(1995)
Music video
"Mother" on YouTube

"Mother" is the fifth single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea, released by MCA Victor on February 22, 1995. It reached number 5 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and charted for eight weeks. [1]

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Overview

This version of the title track is slightly different from the one on the album, Mother . A music video for the song was filmed in Ireland. The B-side is a live version of "Déjàvu" recorded on December 27, 1994 at the Nippon Budokan.

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Luna Sea.

No.TitleLength
1."Mother"5:35
2."Déjàvu (Live Version)"3:54

Personnel

Luna Sea
Production

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References

  1. "MOTHER LUNA SEAのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2010-12-11.