Ano Yume o Nazotte

"Ano Yume o Nazotte"
Single by Yoasobi
from the EP The Book
LanguageJapanese
English title"Tracing That Dream"
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2020
GenreJ-pop
Length4:02
LabelSony Japan
Songwriter(s)Ayase
Producer(s)Ayase
Yoasobi singles chronology
"Yoru ni Kakeru"
(2019)
"Ano Yume o Nazotte"
(2020)
"Halzion"
(2020)
Alternative cover
Ballade version cover
Ballade version cover
Music video
"Ano Yume o Nazotte" on YouTube
"Tracing a Dream" on YouTube
"Ano Yume o Nazotte" (ballade version) on YouTube

"Ano Yume o Nazotte" (あの夢をなぞって, "Tracing That Dream") is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their debut EP, The Book (2021). It was released as a single on January 18, 2020, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Like their previous single, "Ano Yume o Nazotte" was based on Monocon 2019-winning short story, titled Yume no Shizuku to Hoshi no Hana, written by Sōta Ishiki.[1] The song and its based story are about a love story at a fireworks festival displayed by a high school girl and her classmate boy who would confess to her in her dream.[2] The music video was released two days later.[3]

The English version of the song, titled "Tracing a Dream", was included on the duo's first English-language EP E-Side, released on November 12, 2021.[4] The ballade version, featured on CalorieMate television advertisement, Midnight Train, was released on March 30, 2022.[5] The song also accompanied the live action movie of its based story Yume no Shizuku to Hoshi no Hana, which was released to the vertical theater application Smash on March 24.[6]

The song was playable in smartphone music game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! for a limited time between October and November 2021. During a special collaboration event between BanG Dream! franchise and VTuber agency Hololive "Ano Yume o Nazotte" has been covered by Poppin'Party and Tokino Sora.[7]

  1. ^ "YOASOBI、第2弾楽曲「あの夢をなぞって」配信" (in Japanese). Barks. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ "YOASOBI、「あの夢をなぞって」原作コミック版が単行本化". Barks (in Japanese). January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Shiba, Tomonori (June 15, 2020). "夜に駆ける」でブレイク真っ只中のYOASOBIとは何者か". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "YOASOBI、初の英語版第1弾EP『E-SIDE』11/12リリース。"群青"英語Verの"Blue"配信&MV公開も". Rockin'On (in Japanese). October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "YOASOBI「あの夢をなぞって」のバラードバージョンを本日配信". Natalie (in Japanese). March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "YOASOBI「あの夢をなぞって」原作小説の映画、上白石萌歌&青木柚が出演の主題歌コラボムービー公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  7. ^ "『ガルパ』×"ホロライブ"コラボが10月22日より開催。湊あくあ、白上フブキ、ときのそらのコラボ楽曲や期間限定スキンが登場". Famitsu (in Japanese). 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-04.