"Tao" is

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's twentieth

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, released on July 27, 2005. The lyrics describe the parting of two friends. "Tao" was used as the Japanese opening song of ''

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''. This was the last single released before the band disbanded in September 2005, but Do As Infinity reformed three years later, and released their twenty-first single, " ∞1", in June 2009. The title of the

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, "Aurora", means 'dawn' in

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; the lyrics of the song are like the conclusion of the story in "Break of Dawn", the first track on the band's first album '' Break of Dawn''.

Song history

According to the ''

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'' booklet, "Tao" was originally to be included on their final album, '' Need Your Love'', but was not because Nagao felt that it did not fit the album's theme. It was recorded two years before its actual release. Reportedly,

Tomiko Van , is a Japanese pop singer and occasional actress. She is as a member of the band Do As Infinity (DAI), along with Ryo Owatari and Dai Nagao, that has resumed activities after their 2005 split. Career Do As Infinity Beginnings as solo ...

cried many times before the song was completely recorded.

Track listing

#"Tao" #"Aurora" #"Tao" (Instrumental) #"Aurora" (Instrumental)

Promotional video

The promotional video for "Tao" was filmed in

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, the scene of Van riding on her

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was shot next to a potato farm according to the ''Do The A-side'' booklet. Van is seen lipping the words (good-bye in

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) and waving good-bye after the main video ends.

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References

External links

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