is the eighth single by Japanese rock band

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, released on October 17, 1997. It reached number 3 on the

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joining as the band's support drummer (he officially joined on January 1, 1998). The title track was used as the opening theme of the animated movie '' Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Shishi'', making them the only artist to contribute more than one song to

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. The single was re-released on August 30, 2006. The song is one of the band's signature songs, often played at the end of concerts.

Cover versions

The American R&B group

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recorded an English-language cover, titled "Rainbow", for L'Arc-en-Ciel's 2012 tribute album. The female heavy metal band

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released a version of the song on their 2014 cover album ''Glamorous Show - Japanese Legendary Rock Covers''.

Track listing

Chart positions

References

1997 singles L'Arc-en-Ciel songs Songs written by Hyde (musician) Songs written by Ken (musician) Japanese-language songs Anime songs Japanese film songs Songs written for animated films Ki/oon Music singles 1997 songs {{1990s-Japan-single-stub