Fantastix is the fourth studio album by J-pop duo Two-Mix, released by King Records on December 22, 1997. It includes the singles "True Navigation" (image song from the Japanese dub of The X-Files season 3), "Summer Planet No. 1" (commercial image song for Tokyo Telemessage's "P-Press"), and "Living Daylights" (ending theme of TV Asahi's broadcast of NBA Tonight).[1][2] The album also includes the song "Break", which was featured in the anime series Case Closed.[3]

Fantastix
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 22, 1997 (1997-12-22)
Recorded1996–1997
Genre
Length57:02
LanguageJapanese
LabelKing Records
ProducerTwo-Mix
Two-Mix chronology
BPM "Dance Unlimited"
(1997)
Fantastix
(1997)
Fantastix II Next
(1998)
Singles from Fantastix
  1. "True Navigation"
    Released: July 4, 1997 (1997-07-04)
  2. "Summer Planet No. 1"
    Released: September 3, 1997 (1997-09-03)
  3. "Living Daylights"
    Released: November 21, 1997 (1997-11-21)

The album peaked at No. 11 on Oricon's weekly albums chart.[4] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[5]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Shiina Nagano; all music is composed by Minami Takayama; all music is arranged by Two-Mix.

No.TitleLength
1."Believe My Brave Heart" (Instrumental)2:56
2."True Navigation"4:14
3."White Reflection"4:45
4."Summer Planet No. 1"4:33
5."Missing You"4:42
6."Beat 'Break'" (Instrumental)1:33
7."Break"4:32
8."Burning"4:10
9."Can't Stop Love ♥♥"4:36
10."Winter Planet No. 1"4:33
11."Wake"5:40
12."Living Daylights"6:00
13."Believe My Brave Heart"4:48
Total length:57:02

Charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 11

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Fantastix". The Two-Mix Electronic Library. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  2. ^ "TWO-MIX / Fantastix [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  3. ^ "The Kidnapping of a Popular Artist Case". Detective Conan World. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  4. ^ a b "FANTASTIX | TWO-MIX". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  5. ^ a b "Japanese certifications – Two-Mix – FANTASTIX" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2022-08-07. Select 1998年2月 on the drop-down menu
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