"Taiyou no Elegy" (たいようの哀悼歌(エレジー); Elegy of the Sun) is the fifteenth single of Flower. It was released on August 23, 2017 in four types: two limited CD+DVD, regular CD only and limited pressing CD only. The limited edition type A includes a footage of the final concert of the Flower Theater 2016 ~THIS IS Flower~ tour, held on January 16, 2017.
The song was used as the ending theme for the TV anime series Shoukoku no Altair.
This is the last physical single of the group and the last single to feature Fujii Shuuka.
Editions[]
- Limited Edition Type A CD+DVD (AICL-3390~1, ¥4,850)
- DVD including music video and the Flower Theater 2016 ~THIS IS Flower~ tour.
- Limited Edition Type B CD+DVD (AICL-3392~3, ¥1,850)
- DVD including music video.
- Regular Edition CD Only (AICL-3394, ¥1,000)
- Shoukoku no Altair Limited Pressing Edition CD Only (AICL-3395, ¥1,000)
Tracklist[]
Limited Edition A[]
- CD
- Taiyou no Elegy
- Stranger
- Nettaigyo no Namida (Asiatic version)
- Taiyou no Elegy (Instrumental)
- DVD
- Taiyou no Elegy (Music Video)
Flower - Flower Theater 2016 ~THIS IS Flower~ THE FINAL (Live Video Digest)
- Ningyo Hime
- VCR
- Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way
- Blue Sky Blue
- Ajisai Kaleidoscope
- VCR
- Taiyou to Himawari
- Akikaze no Answer
- Hatsukoi
- Yasashisa de Afureru You ni
- VCR
- Nettaigyo no Namida
- Sayonara, Alice
- Hoka no Dareka Yori Kanashii Koi wo Shita Dake
- VCR
- CALL (piano by Fujii Shuuka)
- Virgin Snow ~Hatsu Gokoro~
- VCR
- Dance Solo Part
- Lucky 7
- Monochro
- VCR
- Dolphin Beach
- Dreamin' Together
- Imagination
- Flower Garden
- VCR
- Shirayukihime orchestra mix
Encore - VCR
- Colorful
- TOMORROW ~Shiawase no Housoku~
Limited Edition B[]
- CD
- Taiyou no Elegy
- Stranger
- Nettaigyo no Namida (Asiatic version)
- Taiyou no Elegy (Instrumental)
- DVD
- Taiyou no Elegy (Music Video)
Regular Edition[]
- Taiyou no Elegy
- Stranger
- Taiyou no Elegy (Instrumental)
Shoukoku no Altair Limited Pressing Edition[]
- Taiyou no Elegy (Another version)
- Taiyou no Elegy (Another version TV edit)
- Taiyou no Elegy
Featured Members[]
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Flower promoting the single
- Fujii Shuuka (last release)
- Shigetome Manami
- Nakajima Mio
- Washio Reina
- Bando Nozomi
- Sato Harumi
Song Information[]
- Vocals
- Washio Reina
- Lyrics
- Odake Masato
- Music
- Carlos K., Kanata Okajima
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Carlos K.
Music Video Information[]
- Director
- Sunaga Hideaki
Oricon Chart Positions[]
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 40,957 |
2 4,130 |
1 5,432 |
5 | 3 | 2 2,966 |
1 | 57,865 |
| 5 | x | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 3,424 |
| 14 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 44 | 1,577 |
| x | x | - | - | - | - | - | 49 | 759 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61 | 705 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 89 | 497 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109 | 337 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x |
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | August | 5 | 61,289 |
Total Reported Sales: 65,164*
Trivia[]
- First single of the group and the E.G.family units to rank #1 on the weekly Oricon charts. They are also the first girl group of LDH to get a #1 single.
External Links[]
- Single announcement
- Single Page: Limited Edition Type A | Limited Edition Type B | Regular Edition | Limited Pressing
- Oricon Profile: Limited Edition Type A | Limited Edition Type B | Regular Edition | Limited Pressing
- iTunes | Recochoku | mora
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