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2014 studio album by Scandal
Hello World Released December 3, 2014 (2014-12-03 ) Genre Length 53 :28 Language Japanese Label Epic JPU Records (UK, EU)Producer Scandal
"Runners High" Released: February 12, 2014
"Departure" Released: April 23, 2014
"Yoake no Ryuuseigun" Released: July 16, 2014
"Image" Released: November 19, 2014
Hello World is the sixth studio album by Japanese pop rock band, Scandal . The album was released on December 3, 2014 in Japan by Epic [ 1] and being distributed in Europe through JPU Records .[ 2] [ 3] Hello World debuted at #3 on the Oricon chart, selling over 35,000 copies in its first week.[ 4] It also reached the top spot of the Canadian iTunes Store 's World Music Chart.[ 5]
Track listing
Regular Edition Title Lyrics Music 1. "Image " Mami Mami 4:26 2. "Your Song" Scandal Scandal 3:43 3. "Love in Action" Mami Mami 3:22 4. "Departure" Mami Mami 4:40 5. "Graduation" (Haruna solo) Haruna Haruna 4:23 6. "Yoake no Ryuuseigun " (夜明けの流星群; A Meteor Shower at Dawn) Tomomi , Hidenori TanakaHidenori Tanaka 4:41 7. "Onegai Navigation" (お願いナビゲーション; Navigation Please) Rina Mami 3:00 8. "Runners High " Haruna Yuichi Tajika 3:55 9. "Hon wo Yomu" (本を読む; Read a Book, Mami solo) Mami Mami 3:34 10. "Kan Beer" (缶ビール; Canned Beer, Tomomi solo) Tomomi Tomomi 4:01 11. "Winter Story" Rina Mami, Rina 3:41 12. "Oyasumi" (おやすみ; Goodnight, Rina solo) Rina Rina 4:38 13. "Place of Life" (feat. Tetsuya Komuro ) Tetsuya Komuro, Scandal Tetsuya Komuro 5:14 Total length: 53:08
European CD Edition bonus tracks Title Lyrics Music 14. "Rainy" Rina Scandal 3:51 15. "Nai Nai Night 2014" (ないないNight 2014; No No Night 2014) Tomomi Tomomi 2:45 Total length: 59:44
DVD Edition Title 1. "Scandal Talking about "Hello World"" 51:25
Charts
Personnel
Scandal
Haruna Ono — vocal, guitar (1–11, 13–15) , güiró (15) , lyrics (5, 8) , music (5)
Mami Sasazaki — vocal, guitar (1–11, 13) , synth, recorder (15) , lyrics (1, 3, 4, 9) , music (1, 3, 4, 9, 11) , arrangements (7, 9)
Tomomi Ogawa — vocal, bass (1–15) , lyrics (6, 10, 15) , tambourine (15) , music (10, 15)
Rina Suzuki — vocal, drums (1–15) , guitar (12) , cajón (15) , lyrics (7, 11, 12, 14) , music (11, 12)
Contributing musicians
Post-production
Executive producer: Shunsuke Muramatsu, Satoshi Aoki (Epic Records Japan), Yūichi Orimoto (Kitty Entertainment Ltd.)
Mastered by: Yūji Chinone (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)
Arrangements: Keita Kawaguchi (1, 2, 10, 12, 13) , Seiji Kameda (4, 6) , Atsushi (5) , Yū Odakura (8) , Satori Shiraishi (11)
Additional arrangements: Keita Kawaguchi (3, 7, 9)
Mix engineer: Keita Yoko (1–3, 5, 7, 9–12 ), Eiji "Q" Makino (4, 6) , Uni Inoue (8) , Jan Fairchild (13)
Instrumental technician: Bunta Mochizuki, Kōta Oda (Sound Crew)
Packaging
Art direction: Yūji Takao (Kannana Graphic)
Coordinarion: Kōichi Yamatani (Kannana Graphic)
Design: Sayuri Kamata (Kannana Graphic)
Photography: Hirohisa Nakano
Styling: Kyōhei Ogawa
Hair & make-up: Hirokazu Niwa, Kazuhiro Sugimoto (maroonbrand)
Set design: Chihiro Matsumoto (Art Breakers)
Epic Records Japan Staff
A&R director: Akito Ogawa
A&R promotion: Yuriko Konya
A&R producer: Sen Okada, Ikuko Yamaguchi
A&R assistant: Shingo Shinkawa
Media promotion: Mayuko Isebō, Akihito Muraki, Rie Ikeda, Masaki Inoue, Akiko Itō, Akira Morikawa
Area promotion: Akiko Satō, Nozomi Takahama, Yūichirō Hisaizumi, Takako Yamamoto, Shōta Aoyama, Junichirō Kumahara
Planning Supervisor: Ikuo Hayashi
Label Administration: Kumiko Sugita, Miki Takashima, Satomi Mizusawa, Haruna Takizawa
Kitty Entertainment Ltd. Staff
Sound director: Taichi Ōhira
Manager: Taga Eisuke, Arisa Yamamoto
Concert creative: Fumihiko Tsuchiya, Mikako Ogura
Artist promotion: Ayano Takahashi, Kyōko Shioji
Merchandise: Hiroshi Aihara, Erina Fujii, Hibari Sakai
Special adviser: Hidenori Taga, Yoshihisa Nagata
Sony Music Group Staff
Sales promotion: Hiromi Kanehira, Dai Sugamata, Chie Arai, Minami Kodama (Sony Music Marketing)
Web promotion: Takuya Ishikawa, Sayaka Tsuji (Sony Music Marketing)
International promotion: Ken Isayama, Akira Shiota (Sony Music Entertainment)
Music publishing: Ei Ōsaka, Niina Yasui (Sony Music Publishing)
Business affairs: Hitomi Takano, Momoko Hakata (Sony Music Entertainment)
Products co-ordination: Chiho Sugiyama (Sony Music Communications)
JPU Records Staff
Sales and Physical Distribution: Ben Farrar, Tim Chilton
Marketing and promotion: Tom Smith
Coordination: Tom Smith
References
External links
Studio albums Singles Related articles