Lip (album)
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| Released | February 27, 2019 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Toy's Factory | |||
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Lip is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band Sekai no Owari, released on February 27, 2019, by Toy's Factory. It was released simultaneously with the album Eye. The limited first run of the album contains a DVD featuring several of the band's music videos.[1] The band will tour in support of the albums from April 2019.[1] It debuted at number one on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart on March 6.[2]
Background[edit]
The band recorded enough material across the four years from their previous album Tree (2015), so decided to divide the material onto two discs, with Lip featuring the band's "signature pop" songs, and Eye showcasing their "wild side".[1]
The songs "Hey Ho", "Error", "Mr. Heartache", "Rain", "Sasanqua" and "Illumination" were released prior to the album, with music videos accompanying several of the songs.[3]
Promotion[edit]
"Illumination" was used as the theme song of the TV Asahi drama Legal V Ex-Lawyer Shoko Takanashi, while "Sasanqua" was used as the broadcast theme song of NHK's coverage of the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games.[4]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yokohama Blues" |
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| 4:52 |
| 2. | "Rain" |
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| 5:10 |
| 3. | "Mr. Heartache" |
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| 5:09 |
| 4. | "Himawari" (向日葵) |
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| 4:27 |
| 5. | "Sasanqua" (サザンカ) |
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| 4:30 |
| 6. | "Senya Ichiya Monogatari" (千夜一夜物語) |
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| 5:07 |
| 7. | "Error" |
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| 3:29 |
| 8. | "Hey Ho" |
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| 5:02 |
| 9. | "Rafflesia" (ラフレシア) |
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| 4:02 |
| 10. | "Goodbye" |
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| 4:54 |
| 11. | "Missing" |
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| 4:13 |
| 12. | "Mitsu no Tsuki" (蜜の月) |
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| 4:20 |
| 13. | "Illumination" (イルミネーション) |
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| 4:26 |
| Total length: | 59:41 | |||
Notes
- Nelson Babin-coy provided support as a consultant for English lyrics written in track 3.
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Billboard Japan)[5] | 2 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] | 1 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[6] | 72 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 39 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Japan's End of the World to Drop Two Domestic & One International Album in 2019". Billboard. February 18, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-03-11" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "SEKAI NO OWARI reveal all of the details about their upcoming Albums 'Eye' and 'Lip'". Arama! Japan. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "ＳＥＫＡＩ ＮＯ ＯＷＡＲＩ最新アルバム「Ｌｉｐ」「Ｅｙｅ」がオリコン１、２位を独占" [SEKAI NO OWARI Latest Album "Lip" "Eye" Monopolizes Oricon 1 and 2]. Yahoo! Japan. March 5, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2019/03/11 付け". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 13, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "年間 アルバムランキング 2019年度". Oricon. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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