We are For the Future - Do As Infinity (Profile, Discography, Lyrics and More)

Singles

Please choose a CD single below. New singles are always displayed on the first page.

There are two ways you can sample the songs:

1) HTML: This is the original way I had it set up, where you'll have to manually download and listen to each file. Also, if you hover over the links, you'll see the kanji title of each song.

2) Flash Player: This flash player will let you listen to each sample in REAL TIME. (^^) Occasionally you can choose between different playlists (especially if the CD is a remake/tribute to another artist's work).

Here's a quick summary of how the flash player works (image opens in a new window)

Click on the 'Lyrics' icon to access the lyrics. ALL lyrics will open in ONE popup (i.e.: all of the lyrics share the same popup). This way, you won't have a TON of popups open. Besides, you can't read two lyrics at the same time, right? (^^) But if you want to open the lyrics in more than one window, feel free to right-click the links and choose "Open in New Window".

Lastly, to make the pages load faster, the singles have been split into several pages (hence why I alternated/color-coded the links).

23 SINGLES
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NEWEST RELEASE
∞2 (Infinity Ni)
(CD Single #23)

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+Produced by: avex trax
+Catalogue #: AVCD-31843
+Release Date: June 16, 2010

+More Info:
"Infinity Ni" is their 23rd single, and the second in the "Infinity" series. (^^) It was released EXACTLY one year after "Infinity Ichi". There are no instrumental/karaoke tracks, and there is no DVD (just like "Infinity Ichi"). However, if you order the CD from mu-mo (a Japanese store), you'll also receive a bonus DVD featuring an alternate PV of "1/100". (The original PV hasn't been released to DVD yet, but you can watch it here, on YouTube.)

I'm happy to say that this single is fantastic. (It even debuted at #7 on the Oricon Charts!) The best tracks, in my opinion, are the last two...but I do like all 4 songs. I didn't like "1/100" at first (I thought the samples were kind of boring), but it's starting to grow on me. It sounds too similar to some of their older stuff (around the Deep Forest/True Song era), but it's short and sweet. Plus I love the PV. It's funny. xD

The next track is "Everything will be all right". It's not that spectacular of a song, but it's been kinda stuck in my head because I kept hearing samples from it for the past few months (thanks a lot, Boat Race. >.>) I also noticed something weird about the music: part of the song sounds like there are dogs barking in the background. (o_O) There's a VERY WEIRD sound effect being used. xD

The last two tracks are what I REALLY wanted to hear: I loved these samples when I first heard them, and I was dying to hear the full songs. "HARUKA" has a beautiful chorus, and the rest of the song is good too, but kind of unexpected. It starts off with a rock vibe (the intro kinda reminds me of "Saigo no Game"), and *then* it shifts to a power ballad during the chorus. What really surprised me (in a good way) is that Ryo sang part of the song too.

"Piledriver" was a surprise as well. (It's such a strange song title. I just can't imagine Van giving someone a piledriver, can you? xD) Thankfully the song is catchy (although the intro reminds me of "Perfect Lady" for some reason), and sounds like something that could used in an anime. In fact, the song is being used to promote something...but believe it or not, it's not an anime. It's promoting a university. o_O

Despite some weird moments, this CD was very good and I think everyone should own it. It shows 4 different sides of Do As Infinity, which makes sense because each song had a different lyricist AND composer. (^^) You won't be disappointed.

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Tangerine Dream
(CD Single #1)

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+Produced by: avex trax
+Catalogue #: AVCD-30056
+Release Date: September 29, 1999

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This is Do As Infinity's first CD single, and their only single with 8 tracks! (^^) The title track was written by Naoto Suzuki. I'm not sure if he wrote the other tracks as well; I believe Van wrote the rest of the lyrics.

All of these songs are named after bands:

Wikipedia Pages for Each Band

Tangerine Dream - German electronica band
Wings - British rock band; formed by Paul McCartney
Faces - British rock band
Simple Minds - Scottish rock band

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Heart
(CD Single #2)

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+Produced by: avex trax
+Catalogue #: AVCD-30062
+Release Date: December 8, 1999

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This is their 2nd single, and the first (of 6 singles) to have 7 tracks. The title track, "Heart", is named after an American rock band. Another song, "Tangerine Dream", is also named after a band (this time, it's a German electronica band).

Another note that needs to be made is that Track 2, 散り行く夕辺, is often referred to as "Chiriyuku Yuube". It's actually called "Sariyuku Yuube". I put the following note in the translated lyrics:

This song is usually called "Chiriyuku Yuube" (I used to call it that, too!!)...but most Japanese sites -- including an English avex page (which is gone, but now cached on the Internet Archive) -- list it as "Sariyuku Yuube". And since Do As Infinity works for avex, I had to go with avex's transliteration. ^^;

Technically, they're both the same..."Chiriyuku" is the more correct (and literal) meaning. It's derived from the word 散る (chiru - to fall, to scatter). But I guess Van wanted to be creative/poetic. She probably took this word: 散華 (sange - falling [as flowers do]; dying a glorious death), or this word: 去る (saru - to leave, to go away), and made the kanji become "Sariyuku Yuube" instead of Chiriyuku Yuube". So...I suppose a more accurate translation of the title is "Dying Night", as opposed to "Falling Evening".

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Oasis
(CD Single #3)

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+Produced by: avex trax
+Catalogue #: AVCD-30079
+Release Date: January 26, 2000

+More Info:
This is their 3rd single, and the second (of 6 singles) to have 7 tracks. The title track, "Oasis", is named after a British rock band. Two additional tracks were named after bands: "Wings", and "Heart". (And from what I've seen, no -- there is NOT a band called "sell".)

"Wings [Free Live 100]" comes from their concert of the same name. (^^) Several years ago, in order to commemorate their 100th live performance, they let the audience attend for free. This song was recorded from that FREE, live, 100th concert.

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Yesterday & Today
(CD Single #4)

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+Produced by: avex trax
+Catalogue #: AVCD-30095
+Release Date: February 23, 2000

+More Info:
This is their 4th single, and the third (of 6 singles) to have 7 tracks. The title track, "Yesterday & Today", is named after an American rock/heavy metal band. "Raven" also happens to be the name of a heavy metal band (from England).

From what I've researched, "Glasses" is NOT named after a band (but there is a band called "Glass"...and that's kinda similar. ^^;)

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