Dawn (Aimer album)

DAWN
DAWN
Studio album by Aimer
Released	July 29, 2015
Studio	Studio Device; Prime Sound Studio Form; Japan;
Genre	Pop; rock;
Length	55:45
Label	Defstar Records
Producer	Kenji Tamai; Yoko Kanno;
Aimer chronology
Singles from DAWN
	"Dare ka, Umi wo"; Released: September 03, 2014; "broKen NIGHT"; Released: December 17, 2014; "Kimi wo Matsu"; Released: February 22, 2015; "Brave Shine"; Released: June 03, 2015;

DAWN is the third studio album released by Aimer under Defstar Records label. It was released in three versions: a limited CD+Blu-ray (Type-A), a limited CD+DVD edition (Type-B), and a regular CD only edition.^[1]^[2] The album reached #4 rank first week in Oricon rankings. It charted 26 weeks and totally sold more than 39,000 copies.^[3]^[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"MOON RIVER" (prologue)	Johnny Mercer	Henry Mancini	Kenji Tamai Masahiro Tobinai	2:00
2.	"Believe Be:leave"	aimerrhythm	Masahiro Tobinai	Kenji Tamai Masahiro Tobinai	5:23
3.	"Kimi wo Matsu" (君を待つ; "I Will Wait for You")	aimerrhtyhm	Takahiro Furukawa	Kenji Tamai Shogo Ohnishi	4:27
4.	"broKen NIGHT"	aimerrhythm	Takeo Asami	Kenji Tamai Shogo Ohnishi	4:55
5.	"Noir! Noir!"	aimerrhythm	Kenji Tamai DAIKI	Kenji Tamai Shogo Ohnishi	4:03
6.	"Re:far"	aimerrhythm	Masahiro Tobinai	Kenji Tamai Masahiro Tobinai	4:13
7.	"AM04:00"	aimerrhythm	give me wallets	MAURA	4:33
8.	"Dare ka, Umi wo" (誰か、海を。; "Someone, the Sea.")	Ichiko Aoba	Yoko Kanno	Yoko Kanno	4:54
9.	"LAST STARDUST"	aimerrhythm	Masahiro Tobinai	Kenji Tamai Masahiro Tobinai	5:19
10.	"Brave Shine"	aimerrhythm	Hisashi Koyama	Kenji Tamai Shogo Ohnishi	3:13
11.	"Kizuna" (キズナ; ''Bonds")	Hidenori Tanaka	Masahiro Tobinai	Kenji Tamai Masahiro Tobinai	4:56
12.	"DAWN"	aimerrhythm	Kenji Tamai Hiroyuki Akita	Kenji Tamai Shunsuke Tsuri	5:10
13.	"MOON RIVER"	Johnny Mercer	Henry Mancini	Kenji Tamai Masahiro Tobinai	1:59
Total length:					55:45

Blu-ray / DVD Tracklist
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Believe Be:leave" (Music Video)
2.	"Kimi wo Matsu" (Music Video)
3.	"broKen NIGHT" (Music Video)
4.	"Dare ka, Umi wo" (Music Video)
5.	"Brave Shine" (Music Video)
6.	"Hoshi no Kieta Yoru ni" (from Live at anywhere vol.23)

Charts[edit]

Album[edit]

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard)^[5]	4
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[6]	4
South Korean International Albums (Gaon)^[7]	3

Singles[edit]

Title	Year	Peak positions
Title	Year	JPN Oricon ^[8]	JPN Billboard
"Dare ka, Umi wo." (誰か、海を。Someone, The Sea.)	2014	—	41^[9]
"Broken Night"	2014	9	34^[10]
"Kimi wo Matsu" (君を待つ I Will Wait for You)	2015	—	—
"Brave Shine"	2015	4	4^[11]

Sales[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan	—	32,008^[12]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year	Award	Category	Work/Nominee	Result
2015	Newtype Anime Awards	Best Theme Song	“Brave Shine” (from anime Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)	Won^[13]
2016	Music Jacket Awards	Grand Prize	Dawn	Nominated^[14]

References[edit]

^ Album news http://natalie.mu/music/news/151831
^ Album news http://natalie.mu/music/news/150149
^ Oricon information http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/542958/products/1134701/1/
^ "Release "DAWN" by Aimer - MusicBrainz". beta.musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
^ "Dawn | Aimer" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
^ "2015년 33주차 Album Chart" [Album Chart of 33rd Week of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. 2015-08-02. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
^ "Aimerのシングル売上ランキング" [Aimer single sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
^ "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. 2014-09-20. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
^ "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
^ "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
^
Cumulative sales:
- 月間　CDアルバムランキング 2015年07月度 [Monthly CD Album Ranking July 2015]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- 月間　CDアルバムランキング 2015年08月度 [Monthly CD Album Ranking August 2015]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ Green, Scott (October 12, 2015). "2014–2015 Newtype Anime Award winners announced". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "「ミュージック・ジャケット大賞2016」大賞候補50作品発表！本日より特設WEBサイトにおいて一般投票をスタート！" [50 Nominees of "2016 Music Jacket Grand Prize" announced! General votes start on special website today!]. Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). March 10, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[1] Album news http://natalie.mu/music/news/151831

[2] Album news http://natalie.mu/music/news/150149

[3] Oricon information http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/542958/products/1134701/1/

[4] "Release "DAWN" by Aimer - MusicBrainz". beta.musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

[5] "Billboard Japan Hot Albums | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2018-11-17.

[6] "Dawn | Aimer" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2018-11-17.

[7] "2015년 33주차 Album Chart" [Album Chart of 33rd Week of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. 2015-08-02. Retrieved 2018-11-17.

[8] "Aimerのシングル売上ランキング" [Aimer single sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2018-11-17.

[9] "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. 2014-09-20. Retrieved 2018-11-17.

[10] "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2018-11-17.

[11] "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2018-11-17.

[12] Cumulative sales:
月間　CDアルバムランキング 2015年07月度 [Monthly CD Album Ranking July 2015]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

月間　CDアルバムランキング 2015年08月度 [Monthly CD Album Ranking August 2015]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[13] 月間　CDアルバムランキング 2015年07月度 [Monthly CD Album Ranking July 2015]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[14] 月間　CDアルバムランキング 2015年08月度 [Monthly CD Album Ranking August 2015]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[13] Green, Scott (October 12, 2015). "2014–2015 Newtype Anime Award winners announced". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[14] "「ミュージック・ジャケット大賞2016」大賞候補50作品発表！本日より特設WEBサイトにおいて一般投票をスタート！" [50 Nominees of "2016 Music Jacket Grand Prize" announced! General votes start on special website today!]. Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). March 10, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

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v t e Aimer
Studio albums	Sleepless Nights Midnight Sun Dawn Daydream Sun Dance Penny Rain Walpurgis open α door
Compilation albums	Best Selection "Blanc" Best Selection "Noir"
Collaboration albums	UnChild
Live videos	Aimer Live in Budokan "blanc et noir"
Singles	"Re: I Am" "StarRingChild" "Brave Shine" "One" "Zankyōsanka/Asa ga Kuru"
Other songs	"Omokage"
Related articles	Defstar Records SME Records Hiroyuki Sawano Yuki Kajiura

Dawn (Aimer album)

Track listing[edit]

Charts[edit]

Album[edit]

Singles[edit]

Sales[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

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