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. It was released as the third single of their second full-length studio album, '' Sol-fa'', on August 4, 2004. In 2016, they re-recorded Rewrite along with all songs from ''Sol-fa'' and released on November 30, 2016.

Reception

The song experienced immense domestic and international popularity after it was chosen as the fourth and final opening theme of the first ''

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'' anime series. Peaking at number four on the

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charts, the single sold nearly 150,000 units by the end of the year it was released, making it the 63rd single of the year. It later went on to win Best Anime Theme Song at the 2007

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. The song is listed on the appendix of Robert Dimery's book ''1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die (And 10001 You Must Download)''.

Music video

The

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for "Rewrite" was directed by Kazuyoshi Oku. The video primarily features the band playing in front of enormous speakers. During the song's breakdown, they temporarily levitate in the air. In 2016, they released new music video of Rewrite to promote ''Sol-fa 2016''. The video primarily features the band playing in front of fans and speakers. During the song's breakdown, they drowned in a sea.

Track listing

Personnel

Masafumi Gotoh (December 2, 1976) is the lead vocalist, main songwriter and rhythm guitarist of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Masafumi met fellow band members Kensuke Kita and Takahiro Yamada while attending a music club of Kanto Gakuin Uni ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar *

Kensuke Kita (January 24, 1977) is the lead guitarist and backing singer of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Kensuke met fellow band members Masafumi Gotō and Takahiro Yamada while attending a music club of Kanto Gakuin University. The three ...

– lead guitar, background vocals * Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals *

Kiyoshi Ijichi (born September 25, 1977) is the drummer of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Ijichi credits the origin of his drumming ability to playing in marching bands in junior high. He met fellow band members Masafumi Gotō, Kensuke Kita, ...

– drums *

– producer *Tohru Takayama – mixing, recording *Mitsuharu Harada – mastering *Kenichi Nakamura – recording *Yusuke Nakamura – single cover art

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rewrite (Song) 2004 singles 2004 songs Asian Kung-Fu Generation songs Ki/oon Music singles Fullmetal Alchemist songs Songs written by Masafumi Gotoh