8AM (song)

"8AM" is the second maxi-single by Japanese rock band Coldrain, it was released on April 8, 2009.^[1] "8AM" was used as the ending theme for the anime Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger. "8AM" was the only song on the maxi-single to be remastered on the band's debut album, Final Destination. It also contains an unplugged version of their debut single, "Fiction".

"8AM"
Single by Coldrain
from the album Final Destination
Released	April 8, 2009 (2009-04-08)
Genre	Post-hardcore punk rock alternative rock
Length	12:38
Label	VAP
Composer(s)	Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi
Lyricist(s)	Masato Hayakawa
Producer(s)	Masato Hayakawa Ryo Yokochi
Coldrain singles chronology
"Fiction" (2008) "8AM" (2009) "Final Destination" (2009)
Music video
"8AM" on YouTube

In 2024, the song was remastered and re-released as part of Final Destination (XV Re:Recorded), which was re-recorded for the album's fifteenth anniversary.^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Masato Hayakawa, all music written by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi.^[3]

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"8AM"	3:31
2.	"Time to Go"	3:06
3.	"Believe"	3:53
4.	"Fiction" (Unplugged)	2:08
Total length:		12:38

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"8AM" (Music Video)	3:57
2.	"Painting" (Live Film)
3.	"Come Awake" (Live Film)
4.	"Fiction" (Live Film)

Personnel

• Masato David Hayakawa (マサト, Masato) – lead vocals, lyricist, producer
• Ryo Yokochi (ヨコチ, Y.K.C.) – lead guitar, programming
• Kazuya Sugiyama (スギ, Sugi) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Ryo Shimizu (リョウ, RxYxO) – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Katsuma Minatani (カツマ, Katsuma) – drums

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4]	111