Ray

==Background==
"ray" is a song by Japanese rock band BUMP OF CHICKEN. It was released in two versions; the first, solely featuring the band, was uploaded to YouTube on March 6, 2014. The band had used new approaches when developing the song's lyrics, melody and arrangement, and in an effort to present the song in a more unconventional and progressive way than usual; thus, six days later, an alternate version of the song featuring Hatsune Miku was released. It reached one million views within three days.
Crypton Future Media, Inc. created the system for filming and recording the song PV, and also built a new 3D model of Miku, titled the 14 Model. The music video was filmed in real time, without any CG added during post-production. Prior to the release of the song and PV, Crypton uploaded a making-of video to its HatsuneMiku channel. A second behind-the-scenes video was released on March 13.
Atsunori Toshi (A4A), the video director, had previously worked on Miku's footage for the VOCALOID opera "The End", in addition to a collaboration between Hatsune Miku and Louis Vuitton. Miku's tuning was carried out by kz, a veteran Vocaloid producer. kz has become infamous among some fan circles because of his heavy reliance on autotune and his general lack of tuning skills, but he was likely chosen for the project because he and Bump of Chicken are signed to the same label, Toy's Factory.
===Documentary videos===
==Succeeding Versions==
==Lyrics==
Japanese (日本語歌詞) 	Romaji (ローマ字)
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
uwo-oh 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
寂しくなんか無かったよ 	sabishiku nanka katta yo
ちゃんと寂しくなれたから 	chanto sabishiku nareta kara
 	
yeah 	
 	
いつまでどこまでなんて 	itsumade dokomade nante
正常か異常かなんて 	seijo ka ijo ka nante
考える暇も無いほど 	kangaeru hima mo nai hodo
歩くのは大変だ 	arukuno wa taihen da
 	
悲しいほうがずっと良いよ 	kanashii houga zutto iiyo
誤魔化して笑ってくよ 	gomakashite waratteku yo
大丈夫だあの痛みは 	daijobu da ano itami wa
忘れたって消えやしない 	wasuretatte kie ya shinai
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
uwo-oh 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
夢だと分かるその中で 	yume da to wakaru sono naka de
君と会ってからまた行こう 	kimi to atte kara matta ikou
 	
yeah 	
 	
晴天とは程遠い 	seiten to wa hodo tooi
終わらない暗闇にも 	owaranai kurayami ni mo
星を思い浮かべたなら 	hoshi o omoi yukabeta nara
すぐ銀河の中だ 	sugu ginga no naka da
 	
あまり泣かなくなっても 	amari naka naku natte mo
靴を新しくしても 	kutsu o atariku shite mo
大丈夫だあの痛みは 	daijoubu da ano itami wa
忘れたって消えやしない 	wasuretatte kie ya shinai
 	
 	
 	
恐らくありきたりなんだろうけど 	osoraku arikitari nandarou kedo
こんなにも… 	konna nimo
 	
 	
 	
あの透明な彗星は 	ano toumeina suisei wa
透明だから無くならない 	toumei dakara nakunaranai
 	
丸バツ三角どれかなんて 	maru batsu sankaku doreka nante
皆と比べてどうかなんて 	minna to kurabete douka nante
確かめる間もないほど 	tashikameru ma mo nai hodo
生きるのは最高だ 	ikiru no wa saikou da
 	
あまり泣かなくなっても 	amari nakanaku natte mo
誤魔化して笑ってくよ 	gowakashite waratteku yo
大丈夫だあの痛みは 	daijoubu da ano itami wa
忘れたって消えやしない 	wasuretatte kie ya shinai
 	
大丈夫だこの光の 	daijoubu da kono hikari no
始まりには… 	hajimari ni wa…
君がいる 	kimi ga iru
==Derivatives==
==Gallery==
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Games - Project SEKAI - Ray.png|Music jacket featured in Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku
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Ray miku.png
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==Other media appearances==
===Concerts===
*The original version of this song is featured in the BUMP OF CHICKEN WILLPOLIS 2014 tour concert.
*A version of this song, similar to the original version, featuring only Miku's vocals was featured in the Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2016 concert.
===Video games===
This song is featured in (Virtual singer version by Hatsune Miku; SEKAI version by Leo/need and Hatsune Miku).
== External links==
===Official===
===Unofficial===
Category:Original songs
Category:Japanese songs
Category:Songs featuring Hatsune Miku
Category:Japanese duet songs
Category:Songs featuring Human vocals and voices
Category:Concert songs
Category:Mobile game songs