"Dive into Yourself" is a single released by

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on July 26, 2006

Overview

"Dive into Yourself" is the band's seventh single and the first after the release of their second album ''

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Music video

The

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for "Dive into Yourself" first aired on MTV Japan, and was directed by Tomoo Noda. It immediately starts off with the band bouncing around in a garage-like setting, each member playing his or her respective instruments and/or singing. Large lights and screens surround them, and photographers and camera men can be seen taking photos and recording them. Just before the second chorus, Maki starts to walk away from the other band members, all the while, the cord to her microphone uncoiling until it's almost coming out of the socket. Yuusuke finally pulls the cord, forcing the microphone out of Maki's hands, and back to the other members. Maki quickly runs back and grabs the microphone from the ground just in time to sing the chorus after the instrumental break. The video finally ends with Maki yelling, "Perfect!"

Track list

# "Dive into Yourself" – 3:48 # – 3:44 # "Haitoku no Jounetsu ~Urgent Immoral Passion Mix~" (, remixed by 1.DT of Nat) – 5:08 # "Dive into Yourself (Less Vocal Track)" - 3:46 :All songs written by High and Mighty Color.

Personnel

* Maakii & Yuusuke —

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Kazuto —

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

* Meg —

* Mackaz — bass * Sassy —

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Production

* Through – art direction & design * Hidekazu Maiyama – photographer * Tsukushi Ichikawa (Mild) – hair & make-up * Toshio Takeda (Mild) – styling

TV performances

* July, 2006 - Music Express

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

References

{{Authority control 2006 singles High and Mighty Color songs