and are songs by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Both songs were released as a double A-side and become their 27th single on 7 October 2020. "Furetai Tashikametai" features Moeka Shiotsuka of Hitsujibungaku as guest vocal. Both songs were recorded in RAK Studio, London during Hometown UK/FR Tour in 2019.
Release The single was released on 7 October 2020. It released in three editions total, a standard CD-only edition, and two limited editions that come with a T-shirt which feature illustrations by Yusuke Nakamura. The physical single contains song called "Next", composed by their bassist Takahiro Yamada and was produced in a remote environment. Prior to the single's release, "Dialogue" and "Furetai Tashikametai" were premiered on Japanese radio, J-WAVE and InterFM897 respectively.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the single liner notes.
Asian Kung-Fu Generation Masafumi Gotoh – vocals, guitars Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums Kensuke Kita – guitars, vocals Takahiro Yamada – bass guitar, synth bass, synthesizers vocals
Additional musicians Moeka Shiotsuka – vocals (track 2) Ryosuke Shimomura – synthesizers (track 1), synth bass arrange & soundmake (track 2)
Production Asian Kung-Fu Generation - recording (track 3) Isabel Gracefield – recording (track 1 & 2) Yosuke Inoue – engineering Kita's guitar (track 3) Kenichi Koga – mixing (track 3) Kenichi Nakamura – recording (track 1 & 2), mixing (track 1 & 2) Hiroshi Shiota - mastering
Artwork and design Yutaka Kimura – design Yusuke Nakamura – illustration
Charts Chart (2020) Peakpositions Japanese Weekly Singles (Oricon)9 Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard) 6
Release history RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogJapan7 October 2019Ki/oonCDKSCL-3264CD+T-shirt Type AKSCL-3260CD+T-shirt Type BKSCL-3262Various
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