Tangerine Dream (song)

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"Tangerine Dream"
Single by Do As Infinity
from the album Break of Dawn
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1999
Genre J-pop
Length31:54
Label Avex Trax
Songwriter(s) Dai Nagao
Producer(s) Dai Nagao
Do As Infinity singles chronology
"Tangerine Dream"
(1999)
"Heart"
(1999)

"Tangerine Dream" is the first single by Do As Infinity, released in 1999. [1] "Faces" and "Simple Minds" were never included in any album.

Contents

This song was included in the band's compilation albums Do the Best and Do the A-side .

Track listing

  1. "Tangerine Dream"
  2. "Wings"
  3. "Faces"
  4. "Simple Minds"
  5. "Tangerine Dream" (Instrumental)
  6. "Wings" (Instrumental)
  7. "Faces" (Instrumental)
  8. "Simple Minds" (Instrumental)

Chart positions

Chart (1999)Peak
position
SalesTime in
chart
Japan Oricon 586,3002 weeks

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References

  1. "Japanese music - Do As Infinity". Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2007-12-30.