Break the Border (stylized as BREAK the BORDER)[1] is the debut album by Swedish singer of English/Japanese/Swedish music Yohio. The original press was initially released on Sweden, 27 March 2013 with a limited number of tracks all sang in English. The Japanese edition was released in Japan on 15 May 2013 with all songs sang in Japanese and one exclusive track featuring Gackt.

Break the Border
Studio album by
Released27 March 2013 (Sweden)
15 May 2013 (Japan)
Recorded2012–2013
Genre
Length39:16 (early release)
LabelNinetone Records / Universal Music AB (Sweden)
Thunderball667 / Universal Music Japan (Japan)
Yohio chronology
Reach the Sky
(2012)
Break the Border
(2013)
Together We Stand Alone
(2014)
Singles from Break the Border
  1. "Our Story"
    Released: 19 October 2012
  2. "Heartbreak Hotel"
    Released: 24 February 2013

The album contains "Heartbreak Hotel", the song Yohio performed in Melodifestivalen 2013 in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 finishing second overall in the competition.

In June 2013, a Platinum Edition was released in Sweden with the tracks of the ordinary Swedish edition plus three more tracks. The album debuted at number 35 in the Swedish Albums Chart.

Track list

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Swedish CD[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."2013 -Beginning of the End-" (instrumental)Yohio, DaifPatrik Frisk, Tommy Rehn, Yohio1:04
2."MY MURDEROUS URGE"YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio3:18
3."REVOLUTION"YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio3:11
4."Heartbreak Hotel" (Exclusive track for Swedish release)Johan Fransson, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson, Henrik GöransonJohan Fransson, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson, Henrik Göranson3:03
5."Our Story"YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio3:22
6."Sakura, falling"Gackt Camui, YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio4:19
7."INNOCENCE"YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio3:42
8."ON THE VERGE"YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio3:31
9."rain ~A scene drenched in rain~"YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio4:32
10."TIMESCAPE" (instrumental)YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio1:58
11."Aggressive Beauty" (instrumental)YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio2:59
12."BREAK the BORDER"YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio4:17
Total length:39:16
Platinum Edition
No.TitleLength
13."Last Kiss" (Japanese version)3:55
14."Himlen är oskyldigt blå" (Exclusive track for Swedish release)3:44
15."REVOLUTION" (Japanese version)3:12
Total length:50:07
Japanese CD[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."2013 -終わりの始まり-" (2013 -Owari no hajimari-)Yohio, DaifPatrik Frisk, Tommy Rehn, Yohio1:04
2."My Murderous Urge"YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio3:18
3."Revolution"YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio3:11
4."二人のストーリー" (Futari no story)YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio3:22
5."サクラ、散ル…" (Sakura, Chiru...)Gackt Camui, YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio4:19
6."Innocence"YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio3:42
7."Last kiss" (Exclusive track for Japanese release)YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio3:55
8."On the Verge"YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio3:31
9."Rain ~雨に濡れた景色~" (Rain -Ame ni nureta keshiki-)YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio4:32
10."Timescape" (instrumental)YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio1:58
11."Aggressive Beauty" (instrumental)YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio2:59
12."Break the Border"YohioFrisk, Rehn, Yohio4:17
Total length:40:08

Charts

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The album debuted at number 1 in the Swedish Albums Chart.

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Swedish Albums Chart[4] 1

References

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  1. ^ "YOHIO - YOHIO 1st Album "BREAK the BORDER" Guitar... | Facebook". Facebook. 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  2. ^ "Break the Border - Yohio - Music - CDON.com". Cdon.com. 17 March 2013.
  3. ^ "YOHIO/BREAK the BORDER<通常盤>". Tower Records.
  4. ^ SwedishCharts.com: Yohio page