Ano Yume o Nazotte

"Ano Yume o Nazotte" (あの夢をなぞって, "Tracing That Dream") is a song recorded by Japanese music duo Yoasobi. It was released on January 18, 2020, as a digital single, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on Yume no Shizuku to Hoshi no Hana (lit. "Dream Drops and Star Flowers"), a short story written by Sōta Ishiki published on the story hosting site Monogatary. Like Yoasobi's previous single, this song's source material also won a grand prize during the website's year-end awards, Monocon 2019.[1] The music video depicts a high school romance story during a fireworks festival.[2]

"Ano Yume o Nazotte"
Single by Yoasobi
from the EP The Book
LanguageJapanese
English title"Tracing That Dream"
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:03
LabelSony Music 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
Music video
"Ano Yume o Nazotte" on YouTube
"Tracing a Dream" on YouTube
"Ano Yume o Nazotte" (ballade version) on YouTube

The English version of "Ano Yume o Nazotte", titled "Tracing a Dream" was included on the duo's first English-language EP E-Side, scheduled for release on November 12, 2021.[3] The ballade version, featured on the Otsuka Pharmaceutical's CalorieMate television advertisement, titled Midnight Express, was released on March 30, 2022.[4] The song also accompanied the live action movie of its based novel Yume no Shizuku to Hoshi no Hana, which was released to the vertical theater application Smash on March 24.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart performance for "Ano Yume o Nazotte"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6] 32
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[7] 29
Chart performance for "Ano Yume o Nazotte" (ballade version)
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[8] 4

Year-end charts
Year-end chart performance for "Ano Yume o Nazotte"
Chart (2020) Position
Japan Download Songs (Billboard Japan)[9] 69
Japan Streaming Songs (Billboard Japan)[10] 76
Chart (2021) Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[11] 67

Certifications
Certifications for "Ano Yume o Nazotte"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[12] Gold 100,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[13] Platinum 100,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References
  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. 柴那典 (June 15, 2020). "「夜に駆ける」でブレイク真っ只中のYOASOBIとは何者か" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Hot 100 [2020/06/22 付け]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  7. "週間 合算シングルランキング 2020年06月01日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 1, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  8. "週間 デジタルシングル (単曲) ランキング 2022年04月11日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. April 11, 2022. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  9. "Billboard Japan Download Songs Year-End 2020". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  10. "Billboard Japan Streaming Songs Year-End 2020". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  11. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2021". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  12. "Japanese single digital certifications – YOASOBI – あの夢をなぞって" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved January 20, 2022. Select 2021年12月 on the drop-down menu
  13. "Japanese single streaming certifications – YOASOBI – あの夢をなぞって" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 30, 2021. Select 2021年6月 on the drop-down menu
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