"Promise" is a song by Japanese rock band
Luna Sea, released on April 9, 2011 as a digital download available exclusively on
Amazon
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websites; Japan, United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany.
It is the band's first release of completely new material since "
Love Song", released over ten years earlier.
Overview
"Promise" was originally composed by
Inoran and was first played by Luna Sea at the
World Memorial Hall
or World Hall is a multi-purpose arena located in the Chūō-ku Ward of Kobe, Japan. It has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people and is optimized for large-scale meetings, sport events, trade shows and concerts. It is located on the artificial isl ...
on December 30, 2010 as part of their
20th Anniversary World Tour Reboot -to the New Moon- reunion tour. At the time it was reported to be titled "Promised Night".
Originally there were no plans to release the song, however after the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes ...
the band decided the best way they could help contribute to the recovery was to ''"generate support through music because music is the reason of our presence and our lifetime mission."'', and donated all proceeds to the
Japanese Red Cross and
American Red Cross
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for
earthquake
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relief and recovery.
Track listing
''Written and composed by Luna Sea.''
# "Promise" - 3:57
References
External links
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Luna Sea songs
2011 songs