is the eighteenth single by Japanese rock band

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, released on November 13, 2013. It reached number 17 on the

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chart and number 24 on ''

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Overview

"Ran" was written by lead guitarist

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, who stated the melody just "popped" into his head and who believes the song has a "nostalgic 90's melody." It was used as the theme song to the television drama , and is also the band's first single with a Japanese title. The version that appears on the album ''

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'' has a slightly different intro than the single cut. The B-side "Echo" is one of the few Luna Sea songs originally written by drummer Shinya, whom came up with one of the drum phrases while drunk. Sugizo stated that

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helped them flesh it out into a complete song, and that Inoran and himself switched their guitar roles for the track. When writing new material, the band lives together temporarily before going into a studio to record. However, the guitar for "Echo" was actually recorded while living together. The single was released in three editions; the regular contains just the CD, Limited Edition A is on a high-fidelity SHM-CD and includes a Blu-ray of the title track's music video, Limited Edition B is a standard CD with the same video on a DVD instead. All three have different cover art.

Track listing

''All songs written and composed by Luna Sea.'' # - 4:14
Originally composed by

. #"Echo" - 4:21
Originally composed by Shinya.

References

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