Hit and popular songs by BURNOUT SYNDROMES
BURNOUT SYNDROMES is a four-piece band with the catchphrase “a coming-of-age literature rock band.” Their lyrics, which shine with literary flair, blend perfectly with songs featuring striking, cool guitar phrases, resulting in works that are uniquely theirs.
Be sure to listen closely while following along with the lyric sheet.
Top 10 famous/popular songs by BURNOUT SYNDROMES
literary girlBURNOUT SYNDROMES
Released in 2015, this track brims with guitarist-vocalist Kumagai’s literary sensibility.
The rapid-fire, overlapping narration shouting the titles of great authors’ works, paired with evocative lines in the chorus—such as “I just hope this line in the final scene won’t reach anyone but you” and “The bruise on your wrist was so beautiful”—make it a remarkable song.
The music video, which centers around text and uses it to strong effect, is also excellent.
i am BeethovenBURNOUT SYNDROMES
With numerous tempo changes and dizzyingly complex developments, it boasts a classical musicality worthy of its title.
The layered three-part chorus is highly catchy, and the songwriting prowess—unbelievable for a young band—can only be described as remarkable.
i am a HEROBURNOUT SYNDROMES
Starting with clean guitars and a beautiful melody woven with falsetto, the song feels quite different from what the title suggests.
Then, with a semitone key change in the chorus, the sound gains explosive power, while the lyrics remain quintessentially them—cynical and self-deprecating, declaring, “Unfortunately, I was never your heroine.” The ending, where the guitar marks the time like a clock, links perfectly with the lyrics, making it a track with a very clear thematic focus.
A Child’s TimeBURNOUT SYNDROMES
Their literary rock ballad is, as expected, anything but straightforward, taking on the profoundly weighty theme of mother and child.
“Childhood is over; I am becoming an adult,” “I passed life on to you—if nothing else, that is what I can be proud of.” Each line in the chorus carries an extraordinary weight.
A flower for a monmeBURNOUT SYNDROMES
A grand yet somehow wistful rock number that colors the story’s final chapter.
This song by BURNOUT SYNDROMES, champions of “youth literature rock,” perfectly complements Gintama’s serious, heart-stirring developments.
Using a children’s song as its motif, the lyrics sing of bonds and souls with comrades that must never be let go, as if turning the Yorozuya’s resolve directly into sound.
Released in February 2018 as their third single, it became the beloved ending theme for the final arc of the anime Gintama., the “Silver Soul Arc.” It’s a track that resonates deeply not only with those moved by the story’s climax, but with anyone fighting to protect something important.
Crash/RiseBURNOUT SYNDROMES
A song performed when they appeared in the finals of the teen-only contest “Senko Riot” in 2010.
Compared to their recent tracks, the sound and song structure are more straightforward, but their distinctive lyrical sensibility—seen in lines like “Wanting to become a bird, I jump from the rooftop; I’m no longer just a would-be suicide, but a certain—Birdman”—was already fully formed back when they were in high school.
Good Morning World!BURNOUT SYNDROMES
It’s a hot, cool rock number that makes you want to sing along.
It’s a song by BURNOUT SYNDROMES, a three-piece rock band from Osaka, released in 2019 as their fourth single.
It drew attention when it was chosen as the opening theme for the anime Dr.
STONE.
Perhaps because its content revolves around science experiments and science, the anime is especially popular among elementary school students, so it could be a hit at an elementary school sports day.
Of course, it’s also supported by middle and high school students.
