Iza, Now!
| Iza, Now! いざッ、Now! | ||||
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| Studio album by Arashi | ||||
| Released |
July 21, 2004 (Japan) August 24, 2004 (Taiwan) September 8, 2004 (Hong Kong) | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock, R&B | |||
| Length | 64:10 | |||
| Label |
J Storm JACA-5014 (CD-DVD Limited edition) JACA-5015 (Regular edition) | |||
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| Singles from Iza, Now! | ||||
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Iza, Now! (いざッ、Now!) is the fourth studio album of Japanese boy band Arashi. The album was released in two editions: a regular edition and a limited editions. Though the two editions contains the same tracks, only the limited edition contained a booklet and a DVD containing five music videos chosen by fans.
Album information
The album contains the singles "Hadashi no Mirai/Kotoba yori Taisetsu na Mono" and "Pikanchi Double". "Kotoba yori Taisetsu na Mono" is the theme song of the drama Stand Up!! starring Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya, Anne Suzuki, NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita, Shun Oguri and Hiroki Narimiya, while "Pikanchi Double" is the theme song of the movie Pikanchi: Life is Hard Dakara Happy, the sequel to Pikanchi: Life is Hard Dakedo Happy.
Track list
| CD 1 | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono" | Takeshi, Sho Sakurai | Takehiko Iida (飯田建彦 Iida Takehiko) | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Jam" | Yōji Kubota (久保田洋司 Kubota Yōji) | Tobias Lindell, Joel Eriksson, Victor Wiszniewski | 4:12 |
| 3. | "The Bubble" | Spin, Sakurai | Peter Bjorklund, Joel Eriksson | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Thank You for My Days" | Takeshi | Masayuki Iwata (岩田雅之 Iwata Masayuki) | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Pikanchi Double" | Spin, Sakurai | Kōsuke Morimoto (森元康介 Morimoto Kōsuke) | 5:07 |
| 6. | "Keep a Peak" | Taku Yoshioka (吉岡たく Yoshioka Taku) | 1:51 | |
| 7. | "Eyes with Delight" | Kubota, Sakurai | Minoru Komorita (コモリタミノル Komorita Minoru) | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Right Back to You" | Spin, Sakurai | Peter Bjorklund, Joel Eriksson | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Rainbow" | Kubota | Komorita | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Hadashi no Mirai" | Ayumi Miyazaki | Miyazaki | 4:41 |
| 11. | "Yasashikutte Sukoshi Baka" | Takeshi Inoue (井上貴志 Inoue Takeshi) | Inoue | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Dear My Friend" | Takashi Ogawa (小川貴史 Ogawa Takashi) | Junjiro Seki (関淳二郎 Seki Junjiro) | 4:54 |
| 13. | "Kimi Dake wo Omotteru" | Kubota | Kōji Makaino (馬飼野康二 Makaino Kōji) | 4:48 |
| 14. | "Chekku no Muffler" | Takeshi | Morimoto | 5:19 |
| 15. | "Tochuu Gesha" | Spin | Morimoto | 4:16 |
| CD 2: DVD | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Arashi" | |
| 2. | "A Day in Our Life" | |
| 3. | "Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru" | |
| 4. | "Typhoon Generation" | |
| 5. | "Tomadoi Nagara" | |
Chart performance
Debuting at number-one on the Oricon weekly album chart, Iza, Now! sold 115,241 copies in its first week.[1] It went on to sell around 151,000 copies overall.[2]
Charts, peaks and certifications
Charts
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Sales and certifications
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Chart procession and succession
| Preceded by Trunk by HY |
Oricon Weekly number-one album August 2, 2004 |
Succeeded by Porno Graffitti Best by Porno Graffitti |
References
- 1 2 2004年08月第1週のアルバムランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- 1 2 嵐、昨年発売のベスト盤を上回る初日27.5万枚でデイリー1位 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2004年7月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
External links
- Iza, Now! product information (Japanese)
- Iza, Now! Oricon profile (Japanese)