Butterfly (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

Butterfly
Studio album by L'Arc-en-Ciel
Released February 8, 2012
Genre Pop rock, alternative rock, hard rock
Label Ki/oon
Producer L'Arc-en-Ciel
L'Arc-en-Ciel chronology

Twenity 2000-2010
(2011)
Butterfly
(2012)
P'unk Is Not Dead
Studio album by P'unk-en-Ciel
Released February 8, 2012
Genre Punk rock
Label Ki/oon
Producer P'unk-en-Ciel

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 limited editions, with the latter including the first album by their alter ego band P'unk-en-Ciel, titled P'unk Is Not Dead, and a DVD.[1] The album is also set to be released in several European countries, starting on March 5, 2012, with the United Kingdom and finishing on March 17 with Spain and Poland.[2]

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 #1 on the Oricon chart, selling over 170,000 copies in its first week.[4]

Butterfly track listing

All lyrics written by hyde, except track 6 by yukihiro. 

No. TitleMusic 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

P'unk Is Not Dead track listing

All lyrics written by hyde, except tracks 1 and 11 by tetsuya. 

No. TitleMusic Length
1. "Natsu no Yuu-utsu [Sea in Blood 2007]" (夏の憂鬱 [SEA IN BLOOD 2007])ken 4:08
2. "Kasou Heisei 17 Nen" (花葬 平成十七年)ken 4:34
3. "Heaven's Drive 2005"  hyde 3:47
4. "Round and Round 2005"  hyde 3:34
5. "Dune 2008"  tetsuya 4:08
6. "I Wish 2007"  tetsuya 4:19
7. "Promised Land 2005"  ken 4:31
8. "Honey 2007"  hyde 3:42
9. "Feeling Fine 2007"  ken 3:48
10. "Route 666 -2010-"  hyde 3:41
11. "Milky Way 2004"  tetsuya 4:14
12. "Metropolis -2011-"  ken 4:11

Personnel

Butterfly
P'unk is Not Dead

References

  1. L'arc~en~Ciel Announced New Album Release and 20th L'Anniversary Final Performance Dates musicjapanplus.jp, December 27, 2012.
  2. L'Arc-en-Ciel New Album "BUTTERFLY" Release confirmed! L'Arc-en-Ciel official website, retrieved March 8, 2012.
  3. L’Arc~en~Ciel reveals details on new album + live concert in Hawaii tokyohive.com, December 26, 2011.
  4. Oricon album chart: From February 6 to February 12 oricon.co.jp, retrieved February 16, 2012. (Japanese)

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