| "Progressive" | ||||
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| Single by Kalafina | ||||
| from the album Red Moon | ||||
| B-side | "Utsukushisa, Progressive -instrumental-" | |||
| Released |  October 28, 2009 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop | |||
| Label | Sony Music Japan | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yuki Kajiura | |||
| Kalafina singles chronology | ||||
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"Progressive" is Kalafina's sixth single. It is their first single which has no tie-in.
All tracks are written by Yuki Kajiura.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "progressive" | 5:41 |
| 2. | "Utsukushisa (うつくしさ, Beauty)" | 4:50 |
| 3. | "progressive ~instrumental~" | 5:41 |
| Total length: | 16:11 | |
| No. | Title | Content | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "progressive" (PV) | ||
| 2. | "Closed Premium Live" (Live footages) | 1. love come down 2. Ongaku (音楽, Music) 3. Mata Kaze ga Tsuyoku Natta (また風が強くなった, The winds become strong again) | |
| 3. | "TOKYO MXTV de 7-gatsu on Air Sareta Artist Himitsu Document Bangumi "Utatane" Kalafina Version (TOKYO MXTVで7月にオンエアされたアーティスト密着ドキュメント番組 「うたたね」Kalafinaバージョン)" | Kalafina version of TV program Utatane |
| Chart | Peak position | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles | 14 [1] | 6,707 |
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