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]

DAWN
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 29, 2015
Studio
  • Studio Device
  • Prime Sound Studio Form
     Japan
Genre
Length55:45
LabelDefstar Records
Producer
Aimer chronology
Midnight Sun
(2014)
DAWN
(2015)
daydream
(2016)
Singles from DAWN
  1. "Dare ka, Umi wo"
    Released: September 03, 2014
  2. "broKen NIGHT"
    Released: December 17, 2014
  3. "Kimi wo Matsu"
    Released: February 22, 2015
  4. "Brave Shine"
    Released: June 03, 2015

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."MOON RIVER" (prologue)Johnny MercerHenry Mancini
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
2:00
2."Believe Be:leave"aimerrhythmMasahiro Tobinai
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
5:23
3."Kimi wo Matsu" (君を待つ; "I Will Wait for You")aimerrhtyhmTakahiro Furukawa
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shogo Ohnishi
4:27
4."broKen NIGHT"aimerrhythmTakeo Asami
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shogo Ohnishi
4:55
5."Noir! Noir!"aimerrhythm
  • Kenji Tamai
  • DAIKI
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shogo Ohnishi
4:03
6."Re:far"aimerrhythmMasahiro Tobinai
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
4:13
7."AM04:00"aimerrhythmgive me walletsMAURA4:33
8."Dare ka, Umi wo" (誰か、海を。; "Someone, the Sea.")Ichiko AobaYoko KannoYoko Kanno4:54
9."LAST STARDUST"aimerrhythmMasahiro Tobinai
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
5:19
10."Brave Shine"aimerrhythmHisashi Koyama
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shogo Ohnishi
3:13
11."Kizuna" (キズナ; ''Bonds")Hidenori TanakaMasahiro Tobinai
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
4:56
12."DAWN"aimerrhythm
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Hiroyuki Akita
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shunsuke Tsuri
5:10
13."MOON RIVER"Johnny MercerHenry Mancini
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Masahiro Tobinai
1:59
Total length:55:45
Blu-ray / DVD Tracklist
No.TitleLength
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

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Album

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

Singles

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Title Year Peak positions
JPN
Oricon

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

Sales

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

Awards and nominations

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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

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  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:
  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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