Night Journey (song)

"Yakou"
Single by Yorushika
LanguageJapanese
English titleNight Journey
ReleasedMarch 4, 2020
Genre
Length3:24
Songwriter(s)Universal J
Producer(s)N-buna
Yorushika singles chronology
"A Hole Opened Up in My Heart"
(2020)
"Yakou"
(2020)
"Ghost in a Flower"
(2021)
Music video
"Night Journey" on YouTube

"Yakou" (夜行, Night Journey) is a song by Japanese rock band Yorushika . It was released as their second digitally-only single by Universal Japan on March 4, 2020.[1] On the same day, the music video for the song, produced by Studio Colorido, was posted on their YouTube channel .[2][3][4][5]

On April 10, 2020, it was announced that the song would be used as an insert song for the feature-length animation series "Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu".[6]

Charts

Peak chart position for "Night Journey"
Chart (2020) Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[7] 39

Insert song for the feature-length animation "I Want to Cry, I Wear a Cat"[6]

References

  1. ^ "Yorushika releases new song "Yokou" that foreshadows the prologue of a new story". Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Yorushika's "Night Train" MV visualizes the protagonist's recollections of a new story". Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Yorushika releases music video for new song "Yokou" produced by Studio Colorido, the studio behind "Penguin Highway"". Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Yorushika releases music video for "Yokou", a prologue to a new story". Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Music video for Yorushika's "Yokou" produced by Studio Colorido released (Mynavi News)". Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Following the theme song of the movie "Naki Neko", the insert song is also highly praised by Yorushika and W director". Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Yorushika". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 9 May 2025.