"The End of the Dream/Rouge" is the sixteenth single by Japanese rock band

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, released on December 12, 2012. It is the band's first double A-side single and their first after returning to

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. It reached the number 6 position on the

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chart, number 7 on '' Billboard''s Japan Hot 100, and also ranked number 6 on ''

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''.

Overview

"Rouge" was originally written by

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. Shinya said that J asked to play around with the rhythm and changed it. The song was used in a commercial for Goodyear Eagle LS EXE tires. Both songs were first performed on their The End of the Dream

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Tour 2012.

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s were created for both songs, their first since "

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" twelve years ago. The video for "Rouge" is unique in that it was filmed entirely on an

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. The single was released in four editions, each with a different cover; a regular, a limited edition with a DVD of the video for "The End of the Dream", a limited edition with a DVD of the video for "Rouge" (listed as "Rouge/The End of the Dream") and a limited edition with two SHM-CDs, each containing one of the tracks, and a

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with both videos.

Track listing

''All songs written and composed by Luna Sea.'' #"The End of the Dream" - 4:00
Originally composed by J. #"Rouge" - 4:30
Originally composed by

References

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