guess they are keeping the full version for a CD release, but I love what I'm hearing already! ♥

Why Ayu, why? xD

WHY IS IT ONLY 2 MIN I CAN'T WORK WITH THIS I WANT THE FULL SONG

Can't wait for full version. Hopefully, she will release it on CD ASAP!! *die in happiness* XD

Sad that it is not a full version; happy that it might be a single ! :)

The song is up on Jpopsuki.

I AM SORRY ?
i thought i would hear the full song, i'm so upset right now

lol at avex and ayu charging people to pretty much just preview the song. Unbelievable.

Ayu. The #1 troll in the music business. Everything she has done since mid-2011.

saw this on YT,is this the version from iTunes? sounds so greaaaat, eargasm,love the instruments in this song *_____*

It's obviously, if they release the full song on iTunes, so nobody will buy a CD. (that means they probably will release a CD later!!)

Seriously, what the ****?? Is this a joke or what? Thanks God i didnt buy this

I'm so happy with this song so much why do we have to compare it with other songs?
You can like or not SIMPLE.

The begining is epic :luv2
I totally agree !!

I guess I'm not gonna buy the digital single... 200yen is too much for a preview of the song (and this HORRIBLE cover again).
I'm really disappointed they only released this "XILLIA2" version but I guess it means a physical release is coming... :/

If they wanted to preview the song they have MANY ways to do it, without charging fans whatever this preview costs. It is unfair for the fans

The smartest thing they can do is release a single at the same time the game goes on sale...

I really like the song, hope for a longer version, in a physical single..

Do we KNOW for sure a longer version exists? This may be it. The (XILLIA2 ver.) seems to hint at a different version existing, but who knows if it will have additional verses? I'd be happy with a one verse-one chorus song. It's an interesting stylistic decision and a longer song would mainly have more repetition. Who says every song needs to be verse-chorus-verse-chorus-instrumental part/bridge-chorus?

And here I was waiting for a full version...
Now what will distract me from my syntax studies?

It doesn't, still Mirror was considered an interlude and so was Cather In The Light, this isn't that longer than those actually.

If I recall correctly, progress was only released two/three months before FIVE was released?

Considering that it's nearly the end of September, and that Ayu has material left over from Party Queen...
I think that a mini-album isn't out of the question.
Especially considering that we've only received a preview for Song 4 u.
It seems extremely suspicious.
Also, considering ToX's release date in November...
Why wouldn't she release something around that time, when she receives extra promotion?
I mean, FIVE was released in conjunction with ToX (FIVE was released a week before hand?)

So, either mini-album or physical single?
Something is going to be released soon.

ok really Timmy is working on a new song! he said it twitter so is that mean we will get a physical single soon??

Timmy replied to someone just now :

so either a mini or a single and meanwhile Timmy's fans will be happy xD

Why would they even bother doing only a short song for a trailer when they have 80% of the whole structure etc ? :laugh It's obvious we'll get a full version, as you said the XILLIA2 ver. is obviously there because it's only the short mix used for the trailer.

I think, if the song don't have a longer version, than that is really unusual, Ayu always have long songs (4-5 min)

Timmy doesn't have to only compose stuff for Ayu...

^ yes i know but considering hes now working with Ayu had only been tweeting about his new compositions for Ayu before this so i expect that this maybe for Ayu's new stuff too

Somehow he has to :rolleyes

Hasn't Ayu said that she does everything at the last minute? :D

He could well be composing for her.

Well, I hope there is a full version. The song has promise and I need a promising ayu song. This year has been just sad... Not terribly sad. Like someone said, it's time to move on from FIVE/PQ and begin anew.

The 2 U Yeah and 4 U Yeah parts are so :luv2:luv2:luv2

Ok, I must calm down, next day i will have a job interview.
I will be back later, hopefully they announce something in the next two week..

Totally the best part! stuck in my head now :luv2

well i didnt realized that she said "2 U and 4 U" until i saw the lyrics LOL

well its a little disappointing that its only 2 + minutes, but it does say Xillia version... so Im hoping we get a full version...
After all progress had the 'anime' version as well.

They must be doing a mini... I would prefer a single, but I can deal with the mini.

I didn't realize that this forum was expecting a full version of the song... lol
thats asking for WAY too much when the game doesnt even get released till the beginning of November.

ayumi a troll... lol, whatever.

Because asking the fans to pay 200yen for a preview isn't WAY too much ?? :laugh
At least if they just released it as ringtones I wouldn't mind, but making a digital single just for 2 minutes...

They put the short version of You & Me on youtube for free and that was popular so I guess they felt they missed a trick and figured they can make fans pay for previews.

^^ but its not a preview of the song.
Its the full opening to the game...

I think it's stranger that they released it to begin with if it's only 2 minutes. I mean, they could have just put it on YouTube like they did with You & Me, but they wanted to get as much money as possible out of the 2 minutes preview.

First, excited fans buy it through ringtones, then they buy it on iTunes or other net based sites.

They got people to potentially pay twice for a 2 minute clip, which I think is sad.

I enjoy the song, but yeah, I suppose I was expecting a full song. Maybe it was written somewhere that it wasn't in full, but when you say the theme song is going to be released digitally, that doesn't really scream "snippet" to me, lol.

^ but its not the snippet... its the full theme song to the game. ( and to my understanding itunes isn't really big in japan? it's the other website thing...)

I think people are forgetting about progress.

It wasn't available for download or to buy, but we first got it as the opening theme.
To expect the actual song for download when it wasn't even announced till like 3 days before hand is a little bit of an over expectation.

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I consider a theme song to be the full song. Just because they only use a small portion of it doesn't mean that's the decided theme song, in my mind.

If that's the way you see things then that's fine, you won't see anything wrong then.

But my opinion on the way it was distributed isn't going to change.

Perhaps if they officially titled it "xillia2 version" on the website, my mindset would have been at a different place, but that's not how I first saw it.

Sadly, I'm kinda over this song already. Maybe I have to give it a few more listens.

I'm blasting the preview/shortversion/whateveritis over and over. I really don't wanna grow tired of it till the full thing drops but i can't help it. I'm so in love with this song <3

Some of you seem to have forgotten how game introduction songs are usually more than 3 minutes, tops, if they're used in the actual game. Kind of like abbreviated anime opening/ending songs.

Also idk why so many of you are complaining about them charging for a preview. avex is not in the business of giving you stuff for free. NO company is. Stop with the entitlement.

The theme song of the game is "Song 4 u", not just this 2 minutes part :eh:
What they released is just the short mix used for the trailer of the game. I mean, of course I was expecting the full song, they said they were going to release a digital single on iTunes, I've NEVER seen anyone releasing half (or less) of a song on there (especially not her), so how would've we known...

Yeah it would've been early but that's not really the problem. They announced a digital single on iTunes and they're releasing a 2 minutes version, that's pretty ridiculous imo :rolleyes

Bad Wolf : I understand what you mean but it's quite stupid, even for avex, to make people pay 200yen for the short mix of a song... if you've already seen anyone do this, please tell me !

^to my knowledge they never said they were releasing a digital single. Just that the song would be for sale. And tons of people are buying it. that's how it is rising in the charts right now.

what??? Im not understanding??

take a theme song from an anime for example. We shall say Sailor Moon. It's like what... 1:30? Thats not the full version on the song... it's like what? 3:00 minutes?

The longer version is the full song.
So for the tales game and for itunes its labeled xillia2 version or something like that.

We were never going to get the full version. Granted it wasn't told to us like that from the beginning, but I think it was a given since we are dealing with game information right now... not ayumi information.

The one who said that a digital single'll be release is a fan not Avex. Avex only announced that the theme song'll be available on iTunes.

Just by reading "theme song", SORRY but I thought it would've been the full song, like, what, 99% of the people here ? :laugh
When I read they'd release the theme song of ToX2, I obviously didn't even think ONCE it would just be the snippet of the trailer :rolleyes I just thought they wanted to release the full thing without sharing the title already.

^well, now you know how game/anime songs work.

"Song 4 U -XILLIA Vers-" is the same as any other OST song, example : OP for Naruto / Bleach~~it's not longer than 2.30mins~~

SO, be confident that Ayu will release the original version either on CD or digital some time later~~just trust her bra, okay guys! :)

^ Yeah I can't wait for an announcement, no matter what it is (even though I'd prefer a single) !

Well they should've just announced it as the "TV Mix" or whatever they usually call those versions then. :laugh

^ it kinda was... its was with the perview of the game.
Its a given. :shrug

Kind of wondering what the original mix will sound like.

It's not really a digital single so much as a 'digital release' of the trailer cut of the song.

And the song seems to fit the 'choices that weave the future' theme of the game.

I just think a lot of people were expecting a digital single when it was announced as a release.
It could just have been one of those lost in translation things.

It also seems that avex just wanted to do a last minute, 'lets see how much money we can make off of this.'

I really dont think avex (which is not a surprise) planned anything for this.
I dont know why, but after so many years it seems like they just dont care anymore...
Or they are spending all their time on newer 'products'.

WHO CARES IF ITS A SNIPPET OR NOT XD THE SONG IS AWESOME!!!!!! :3 just enjoy it serioulsy :)

Why is this song perfect? I'm so...proud of her.

It's very generic.. but at least it's easy on the ears. There's just nothing interesting about it so far. Waiting for full to judge it better. Not sure why so many people are saying it's amazing so far. The lyrics seem nice though. :)

As generic as Progress, but also equally catchy <3

wow, its a 31 right now on itunes...

now it's #19 and climbing.



but personally, I rather wait for a longer cut for the song than a 2 minute take.

Well, at this point in time, it's been months since the last new song so this is at the very least something new for people to gnaw on until a new mini or something.

It's generic and so what!! I think it's fantastic! I've been waiting for a song like this from her in aaaggeeessss. I love it! Woohoo!

Mmm, I don't think generic in this case is a bad thing at all but it sometimes sounds kind of like people are dissing the song or something (even if they don't intend to). IMO, it's just a 'safe' track which is something to be expected when she's doing a song for one of the biggest RPG franchises in Japan.

Best Ayu song since progress.

I agree. "Generic" isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially in this case. It's very clear what Ayu does best and she delivers here in spades. Also, at this point in her career, her ventures into experimentation have produced the worst music in her career (Brillante, the entire Party Queen album). I would rather have a "generic", typical, solid, and very strong song from Ayu than a poor, weak, "interesting" song.

^ Mhmmm, I think that it has been developed this way (generic) as to allow the next album to achieve #1 on the Oricon. It's likely the other songs on the album will be similar in this sense.

I think some of the best Ayu songs can be deemed as 'generic'.
Generic is generic for a reason after all...

the song has the potential to have a great video. I hope she chooses a great director. :)

I love this song haha <3 It reminds me of Nana Mizuki's stuff and classic anime themes and stuff. It's very nostalgic :)

This 2 min song and ost makes her free from any pysical release in the near future
Seems she doesn't want to release a single. Maybe another mini album or album without singles... or A BEST 3 with this one new song %)

its been so long since i felt this way about an Ayu song in the past 3 years--SHE IS BACK! this is like Immature + Free n Easy. it does sound somewhat generic, but it has that distinct Ayu sound, especially her voice... it's a good, true Ayu song.

lol, its so amazing to see how many people hate a song and then love a different song... and it's usually reverse...
the people that didn't care for party queen are flipping out and the people that loved party queen are like, blah. (this applies to some, not all of course.)

I loved Party Queen (the album, because the title track was the weakest song of that entire album), but I also love this...I just wasn't that much into You & Me though, because the whole composition really lacked an overall climax (the verses were dead and the chorus though powerful in instrumental had some pretty flat composition - as if ayu just recorded monotonously praying a rosary). I don't mind generic as long as they build up with emotion that build up in verses and reach a peak in the chorus and an extra peak with the instrumental solo, which You & Me didn't and Song 4 U fortunatelly does.

this what AYU do the best,, soundtrack for game (see Depend On You).. oh how i miss Jpop, sick of all this Kpop music

I really enjoy it, it comes with "generic" but it's very "retro" - sound like sth from LOVEppears to me.

It's not another medium or ballad or cheery-techno-experimental and there is a lot of my beloved YEAH YEAH IYEEEEEEEE IYEAAAAAAAAAAAH. <3 xD

Chorus could be more "powerfull" (I love the verses, sounds somewhat diffrent and fresh in her vocal) but YEAH YEAH have made it very very good.

can't stop listening to the song...this is very very JPOP and very Ayu-ish...
her voice is soooo perfect...love it...definitely enter my top10 Ayu song

Didn't like it at first, but now I'm really enjoying the half of the song that we have. I mean, it's typical ayu, and I KIND OF feel like she played it safe, but I guess it had to go with the same. I can't wait to hear how Melody and Missing are going to sound.

The opening movie is out in LQ for now! Hopefully these don't get deleted.

http://www.abyssalchronicles.com/?fn...nts&fn_id=1008

cool, openings!!

In HD!

thanks for that!! i totally love it :D

YAY! HDness!!

I really wish I knew JPN so i could play these games... would totally get my hand on a JPN version of Vesperia too... ahhh, :snuff: why cant America bring the PS3 some goodness?