Amaranthus (album)

Amaranthus
Amaranthus
Studio album by Momoiro Clover Z
Released	February 17, 2016 (Japan)
Genre	J-pop; pop;
Length	63:05
Label	King
Momoiro Clover Z chronology
Singles from Amaranthus
	"Naite mo Iin Da yo"; Released: May 8, 2014; "Seishunfu"; Released: March 11, 2015;
Music video
	"We Are Born" on YouTube

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard Japan	Favorable^[1]

Amaranthus (AMARANTHUS, Amaransasu) is the third studio album by the Japanese girl group Momoiro Clover Z, released in Japan on February 17, 2016.

It was released on the same day with the group's fourth album, Hakkin no Yoake. According to Oricon, Hakkin no Yoake sold 81,254 units in its first week and Amaranthus sold 80,783. The albums debuted at #1 and #2 in the Oricon weekly albums chart.^[2]

Track listing[edit]

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Embryo (Prologue)" (embryo -prologue-)	1:30
2.	"We Are Born" (WE ARE BORN)	4:20
3.	"Monoclo Dessan" (モノクロデッサン Monokuro Dessan)	5:53
4.	"Gorilla Punch" (ゴリラパンチ Gorira Panchi)	4:36
5.	"Buryōtōgen Nakayoshi Monogatari" (武陵桃源なかよし物語)	4:29
6.	"Katte ni Kimi ni" (勝手に君に)	4:45
7.	"Seishunfu" (青春賦)	5:17
8.	"Saboten to Ribbon" (サボテンとリボン Saboten to Ribon)	4:44
9.	"Demonstration" (デモンストレーション Demonsutorēshon)	4:44
10.	"Bussōge" (仏桑花)	4:38
11.	"Naite mo Iin Da yo" (泣いてもいいんだよ)	5:06
12.	"Guns N' Diamond"	4:05
13.	"Bye Bye de Sayōnara" (バイバイでさようなら Bai Bai de Sayōnara)	4:43
14.	"Happy Re:birthday" (HAPPY Re:BIRTHDAY)	4:15

Limited Edition Blu-ray
No.	Title	Extra	Length
1.	"We Are Born" (music video)	Full version included only on Limited editions. YouTube shortened the music video to 2:54	4:26
2.	"Monoclo Dessan" (documentary music video)
3.	"Documentary of "Amaranthus""

Charts[edit]

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Chart (2016)	Peak position	Japan (Oricon Daily Albums Chart)^[3]	1
Japan (Oricon Weekly Albums Chart)^[2]	2

References[edit]

^ Yuki Sugioka (2016). "ももいろクローバーZ「AMARANTHUS」". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
^ ^a ^b "【オリコン】ももクロ同発アルバム1・2位独占史上初の快挙も達成「なんとっ!!」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
^ "2016年02月18日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング（2016年02月18日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

External links[edit]

Special site for the 2016 Momoiro Clover Z albums (official)
Interview with Momoiro Clover Z on Natalie
Interview with the album's producer on the Billboard Japan website

[1] Yuki Sugioka (2016). "ももいろクローバーZ「AMARANTHUS」". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-23.

[oricon20160223-2] "【オリコン】ももクロ同発アルバム1・2位独占史上初の快挙も達成「なんとっ!!」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-02-23.

[3] "2016年02月18日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング（2016年02月18日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

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