Marching Band (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song)

"Marching Band" (マーチングバンド, Māchingu Bando) is the 16th single of Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation for their first best-of album Best Hit AKG. The single was released on November 30, 2011.[1] [2] The song "N2" is also featured on the album Landmark. [3]

"Marching Band"
Single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
from the album Best Hit AKG
Released	November 30, 2011
Studio	Landmark Studio
Genre	Indie rock
Length	5:21
Label	Ki/oon Records KSCL-1880
Songwriter(s)	Masafumi Gotoh
Producer(s)	Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Asian Kung-Fu Generation singles chronology
"Maigoinu to Ame no Beat" (2010) "Marching Band" (2011) "Kakato de Ai o Uchinarase" (2012)

Music video

The music video for "Marching Band" was directed by Sojiro Kamatani .[4] The video features a girl running towards a boy in slow motion and greet him.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh; all music is composed by Masafumi Gotoh, except "Old School" by Takahiro Yamada.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Marching Band" (マーチングバンド Māchingu Bando)	5:21
2.	"N2"	3:06
3.	"Old School" (オールドスクール Ōrudo Sukūru)	3:05
Total length:		11:32

Personnel

• Masafumi Gotō – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals
• Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals
• Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
• Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
2011	Oricon [5]	9
	Japan Hot 100 [6]	10

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	30 November 2011	Ki/oon	CD	KSCL-1880

References

1. http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/AKG/info/index.html
2. CDJapan
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-08-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search". SPACE SHOWER TV. SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc. Retrieved 2013-11-07. (in Japanese)
5. マーチングバンド ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION ORICON (in Japanese)
6. BILLBOARD JAPAN HOT 100 2011-12-12 (in Japanese)