Butterfly is the twelfth album by the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. It was released on February 8, 2012, in two versions: regular and deluxe edition, with the latter including the tracks of the first album by their alter ego band P'unk-en-Ciel, titled P'unk Is Not Dead, and a DVD.[1] The album was released in several European countries, starting on March 5, 2012, with the United Kingdom and finishing on March 17 with Spain and Poland.[2]
| Butterfly | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 8, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2011 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 46:38 | |||
| Label | Ki/oon | |||
| Producer | L'Arc-en-Ciel | |||
| L'Arc-en-Ciel chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Butterfly | ||||
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| P'unk Is Not Dead | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | February 8, 2012 |
| Genre | Punk rock |
| Label | Ki/oon |
| Producer | P'unk-en-Ciel |
The band's first studio album in four years, it includes all six singles (including one double A-side single) released between "Drink It Down" in 2008 and "Chase" in 2011.[3] Butterfly debuted at number one on the Oricon chart, selling over 170,000 copies in its first week.[4] It also debuted at number eight on Gaon Music Chart.[5]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by hyde, except track 6 on standard edition by yukihiro, and track 11 on deluxe edition by tetsuya.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chase" | ken / hyde | 4:27 |
| 2. | "X X X" | hyde | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Bye Bye" | tetsuya | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Good Luck My Way -Butterfly Ver.-" | tetsuya | 4:38 |
| 5. | "Bless" | hyde | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Shade of Season" | yukihiro | 4:11 |
| 7. | "Drink It Down" | yukihiro | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Wild Flower" | ken | 5:22 |
| 9. | "Shine" | tetsuya | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Nexus 4" | tetsuya | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Mirai Sekai" (未来世界) | ken | 3:19 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Natsu no Yuu-utsu [Sea in Blood 2007]" (夏の憂鬱 [SEA IN BLOOD 2007]) | ken | 4:08 |
| 13. | "Kasou Heisei 17 Nen" (花葬 平成十七年) | ken | 4:34 |
| 14. | "Heaven's Drive 2005" | hyde | 3:47 |
| 15. | "Round and Round 2005" | hyde | 3:34 |
| 16. | "Dune 2008" | tetsuya | 4:08 |
| 17. | "I Wish 2007" | tetsuya | 4:19 |
| 18. | "Promised Land 2005" | ken | 4:31 |
| 19. | "Honey 2007" | hyde | 3:42 |
| 20. | "Feeling Fine 2007" | ken | 3:48 |
| 21. | "Route 666 -2010-" | hyde | 3:41 |
| 22. | "Milky Way 2004" | tetsuya | 4:14 |
| 23. | "Metropolis −2011-" | ken | 4:11 |
Personnel
edit- Butterfly
- hyde – vocals, keyboards on tracks 1, 2 and 5
- ken – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 1, 6–8 and 11, tambourine on track 3, vibes on track 5
- tetsuya – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 3, 4, 9 and 10
- yukihiro – drums, keyboards on tracks 6 and 7, tambourine on 8, grancassa on track 11
- Rie Eto – backing vocals on track 1
- Akira Nishihara – keyboards on tracks 2, 4, 9 and 10
- Hajime Okano – keyboards on track 3, 5, 9 and 10, Q-chord on track 4
- Chieko Kanehara – strings on tracks 2, 4 and 5
- Shiro Sasaki, Teppei Kawakami – trumpet on track 4
- Kanade Shishiuchi – trombone on track 4
- Masato Honda – alto saxophone on track 4
- Takayuki Mogami – oboe on track 5
- Hikoutsu Fujita, Shingi Takahashi – horn on track 5
- Yuji Sugiyama – keyboards on track 7
- Takashi Kusama – keyboards on track 10
- P'unk is Not Dead
- T.E.Z P'UNK – vocals
- HYDE P'UNK – guitar
- YUKI P'UNK – bass guitar
- KEN P'UNK – drums
Charts
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[10] | Platinum | 250,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ L'arc~en~Ciel Announced New Album Release and 20th L'Anniversary Final Performance Dates Archived 2013-07-30 at the Wayback Machine musicjapanplus.jp, December 27, 2012.
- ^ L'Arc-en-Ciel New Album "BUTTERFLY" Release confirmed! L'Arc-en-Ciel official website, retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ L’Arc~en~Ciel reveals details on new album + live concert in Hawaii tokyohive.com, December 26, 2011.
- ^ Oricon album chart: From February 6 to February 12 oricon.co.jp, retrieved February 16, 2012. (in Japanese)
- ^ "CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트". circlechart.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "BUTTERFLY | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2012/02/15". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트". circlechart.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End: 2012". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc～en～Ciel – BUTTERFLY" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2012年2月 on the drop-down menu