Vacancy (song)

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"Vacancy"
Single by Kylee
ReleasedDecember 3, 2008
Label RX-Records
Songwriter(s) Kylee, nature living

"Vacancy" is a single by a Japanese American singer Kylee. The title track "Vacancy" is the ending theme song to the anime Xam'd: Lost Memories . [1] [2] [3]

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Release history

Release DateTitleFormatNotes
YearMonth/Day
2008July 16" Xam'd: Lost Memories "the ending theme to the anime series via the PSN in USA [4]
"Vacancy"
September 24" Xam'd: Lost Memories "the ending theme to the anime series via the PSN in Japan
"Vacancy"
October 17"Vacancy"digital single [5] only "Vacancy"
in USA
December 3"Vacancy"CD single [6] coupling "Justice" & "Plan B"
in Japan
2009April" Xam'd: Lost Memories "the ending theme to the several episodes of the TV anime series on MBS, CBC, Tokyo MX [7]
"Vacancy"
2009July 29"Kylee meets Xam'd: Lost Memories "EP [8] including "Vacancy"
in Japan

Track listing

CD single [1] [6]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Vacancy" Kylee nature living4:36
2."Justice" Linus of Hollywood Linus of Hollywood 3:22
3."Plan B" Linus of Hollywood & Jay O'Sea Linus of Hollywood & Jay O'Sea3:55
Personnel

Music video

The music video for "Vacancy" was filmed at Kugenuma Seaside Skatepark in Kanagawa on October 6, 2008. [9]

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