Big Bang (BigBang album)

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Big Bang
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Studio album by
BigBang
ReleasedAugust 19, 2009
Recorded2009
Genre
Length36:26
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label Universal J
Producer
BigBang chronology
Remember
(2008)		Big Bang
(2009)		 Tonight
(2011)
Singles from Big Bang
  1. "My Heaven"
    Released: June 24, 2009
  2. "Gara Gara Go!"
    Released: July 8, 2009
  3. "Bringing You Love"
    Released: August 19, 2009

Big Bang (also known as 1st Japanese Album) is the second Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band BigBang, and was released on August 19, 2009. [1] [2]

Contents

Production

Production of the album started from the release of the group's first Japanese single, "My Heaven", [3] in June 2009. [4] The song enjoyed mild success; afterwards, the group's second single was released, "ガラガラ GO!!" [5] [6] (Gara Gara Go!!), and approximately a month later, the single had sold over 30,000 copies. [4] BigBang finished recording the album by the end of July. The song "Love Club" is the only track sung entirely in English.

Commercial performance

Big Bang debuted on the daily Oricon charts at number 2 [1] with over 12,000 copies being sold on the first day. [7] The album went on to chart at number 3 on the weekly Oricon charts. [1]

Track listing

Big Bang – Standard edition [2]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intro"   0:53
2."Gara Gara Go!" (ガラガラ Go!!)BIG-RON / Shion / Ricci / YUG JAPANJimmy ThornfeldtJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo, G-Dragon3:20
3."Bringing You Love" G-Dragon Jimmy ThornfeldtJimmy Thornfeldt3:24
4."My Heaven"G-Dragon, Shoko Fujibayashi, KomuG-Dragon, Daishi Dance G-Dragon, Daishi Dance3:54
5."Stay"Shoko FujibayashiJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi MoupondoJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo3:40
6."Top of the World"ShikataJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi MoupondoJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo3:01
7."Follow Me"Steve IJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi MoupondoJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo3:32
8."Baby Baby" (Japanese)Emi K.LynnG-Dragon, Brave BrothersBrave Brothers3:53
9."Emotion"G-Dragon, KomuJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo, PerryJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo, Perry3:20
10."Love Club"Rina MoonG-Dragon, Perry, Teddy Teddy3:34
11."Always" (Japanese)Rina MoonTeddy, PerryTeddy3:55
Total length:36:26
CD+DVD Edition – DVD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."My Heaven" (Music Video) 
2."Gara Gara Go!!" (Music Video) 
3."Album making" 
Big Bang + Live Tracks – Repackage (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
1."Gara Gara Go!" (Live at Electric Love Tour 2010) 
2."Top of The World" (Live at Electric Love Tour 2010) 
3."Follow Me" (Live at Electric Love Tour 2010) 
4."My Heaven" (Live at Electric Love Tour 2010) 

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [8] Gold67,285 [9]

Release history

RegionDateEditionFormatLabel
Japan [10] August 19, 2009Big Bang CD, digital download Universal Music Japan
CD+DVD (limited edition)
Taiwan [11] August 28, 2009CD+DVDUniversal Music Taiwan
Japan [12] March 31, 2010Big Bang + Live Tracks Double Album Universal Music Japan

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