Neo Universe/Finale

"Neo Universe / Finale"
Single by L'Arc-en-Ciel
from the album Real
A-side"Neo Universe"
"Finale" (double A-side)
B-side"hole"
"Trick - (New Wave of Japanese Heavy Metal Mix)"
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2000
GenreAlternative rock, Hard rock, progressive rock, Electropop
Length16:32
LabelKi/oon Records
Songwriter(s)Hyde, Ken, Tetsu, Yukihiro
Producer(s)L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano
L'Arc-en-Ciel singles chronology
"Love Flies"
(1999)
"Neo Universe / Finale"
(2000)
"Stay Away"
(2000)
Music videos
"Neo Universe" on YouTube
"Finale" on YouTube

"Neo Universe/Finale" is the twentieth single by L'Arc-en-Ciel. this Double A-side single was released on January 19, 2000, as the second single from the band's eighth studio album, Real (2000).[1] It debuted at number 1 on the Oricon chart and sold 1,103,880 copies, as certified by the RIAJ.[2][3] "Finale" was used as the theme song of Ringu 0: Birthday.[4] The third track is an instrumental song called "hole" which also featured in Ringu 0: Birthday during the opening sequence, and the fourth is a remix version of the song "Trick" from the band's seventh studio album Ray.

  1. ^ L'Arc〜en〜Cielのアルバム売り上げランキング Retrieved May 18, 2011
  2. ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年2月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. February 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 485. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 8. April 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "2000年 アルバム年間TOP100". Oricon (in Japanese). Yahoo! GeoCities. November 19, 2000. Archived from the original on April 20, 2005. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "L'Arc〜en〜Ciel『結成15周年を記念した東京ドーム公演ライブレポート!!』". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2010-09-17.