Ambitions (album)

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Ambitions
Ambitions cover.svg
Japanese album cover
Studio album by
One Ok Rock
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)
StudioFoxy Studios, Los Angeles
The Hideout Studios, Las Vegas
Genre
Length49:30(Japanese edition)
49:17 (International edition)
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label
Producer
One Ok Rock chronology
35xxxv
(2015)		Ambitions
(2017)		 Eye of the Storm
(2019)
Singles from Ambitions
  1. "Always Coming Back"
    Released: March 11, 2016 (JPN)
  2. "Taking Off"
    Released: September 16, 2016
  3. "Bedroom Warfare"
    Released: November 18, 2016
  4. "I Was King"
    Released: December 15, 2016
  5. "We Are"
    Released: January 9, 2017
  6. "American Girls"
    Released: February 3, 2017 (US)
Ambitions– Japanese standard edition [26]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ambitions" (Introduction [a] )- Colin Brittain 1:23
2."Bombs Away"
  • Brittain
  • Jonathan Gerring [b]
4:23
3."Taking Off"
Lancaster3:39
4."We Are"
  • Brittain
  • Gerring [b]
4:15
5."20/20"
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Long
Brittain3:19
6."Always Coming Back"
3:33
7."Bedroom Warfare"
Goldstein3:23
8."Lost in Tonight"
  • Moriuchi
  • Kane Churko
Churko2:52
9."I Was King"
  • Feldmann
  • Cervini [b]
  • Pauling [b]
  • Brittain [b]
3:58
10."Listen" (featuring Avril Lavigne)
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Long
  • Brittain
  • Gerring [b]
3:39
11."One Way Ticket"
3:37
12."Bon Voyage"
  • Yamashita
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Brittain
  • Gerring [b]
4:06
13."Start Again"
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Long
Brittain3:14
14."Take What You Want" (featuring 5 Seconds of Summer)
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Long
Brittain4:04
Total length:49:30
Ambitions– Japanese limited edition (hidden track) [27]
No.TitleLength
15.Untitled2:20
Total length:53:54
Ambitions– Japanese limited edition (bonus DVD) [27]
No.TitleLength
1."We Are" (Studio Jam Session Vol.3) 
2."Bombs Away" (Studio Jam Session Vol.3) 
Total length:9:17
Ambitions– International edition [28]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ambitions" (Introduction [a] )-Brittain1:23
2."Bombs Away"
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Agra
  • Brittain
  • Gerring [b]
4:24
3."Taking Off"
  • Moriuchi
  • Lancaster
  • Long
Lancaster3:38
4."We Are"
  • Yamashita
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Long
  • Brittain
  • Gerring [b]
4:15
5."Jaded" (featuring Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low)
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Long
Brittain3:36
6."Hard to Love"
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Long
Brittain3:16
7."Bedroom Warfare"
  • Moriuchi
  • Sipe
  • Goldstein
Goldstein3:22
8."American Girls"
Stevens2:48
9."I Was King"
  • Moriuchi
  • Feldmann
  • Wilcox
  • Brittain
  • Feldmann
  • Cervini [b]
  • Pauling [b]
  • Brittain [b]
3:58
10."Listen"
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Long
  • Brittain
  • Gerring [b]
3:39
11."One Way Ticket"
  • Moriuchi
  • Baran
  • Long
  • Baran
  • Shinoda [b]
3:36
12."Bon Voyage"
  • Yamashita
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Brittain
  • Gerring [b]
4:05
13."Start Again"
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Long
Brittain3:14
14."Take What You Want" (featuring 5 Seconds of Summer)
  • Moriuchi
  • Brittain
  • Long
Brittain4:03
Total length:49:17

Notes

Charts

Singles

TitleYearPeak positions
JPN
Billboard
[46]
"Always Coming Back"20169
"Taking Off"4
"Bedroom Warfare"20
"I Was King"26
"We Are"20174

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak positions
JPN
Billboard
[47] 		US
Hot Rock
[48] 		US
Spotify
Viral 50
[49]
"Listen"
(featuring Avril Lavigne)		201793——
"Take What You Want"
(featuring 5 Seconds of Summer)		574413

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Ambitions
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [50] Platinum250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Awards and nominations for Ambitions
Award ceremonyYearCategoryResultRef.
Japan Gold Disc Award 2018Best 5 AlbumsWon [51]

Year-end lists

Alternative Press listed the song "Jaded" (with Alex Gaskarth) in their ranking of 12 Best Vocal Collabs of 2017. [52]

Release history

Release dates and formats for Ambitions
RegionDateFormat(s)Edition(s)Label(s)Ref.
VariousJanuary 11, 2017Standard [53]
Japan
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • CD
Standard A-Sketch [54]
CD+DVD Limited [54]
VariousJanuary 13, 2017CDStandard
  • Fueled by Ramen
  • Warner
 [28]
TaiwanWarner Music Taiwan [55]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ambitions (Japanese edition). [56]

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Production

Additional personnel

Design

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