Break the Rules (album)

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Break the Rules
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Regular digital cover
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 20, 2000
Recorded2000
Studio
Genre Pop [1]
Length63:03
Label Avex Trax
Producer
Namie Amuro chronology
Genius 2000
(2000)
Break the Rules
(2000)
Love Enhanced Single Collection
(2002)
Alternative cover
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Alternative cover
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Rule 8AM"  Tetsuya Komuro0:30
2."No More Tears"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro5:45
3."Better Days"Gary WhiteDallas Austin, Ricciano LumpkinsDallas Austin, Ricciano Lumpkins4:22
4."Break the Rules"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro4:01
5."Looking for You"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro4:37
6."Please Smile Again"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro4:43
7."Never Shoulda"Dallas Austin, Jasper CameronDallas AustinDallas Austin4:21
8."Cross Over (feat. Poppa LQ)"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro5:02
9."Girlfriend"Dallas Austin, Debra Killings Dallas AustinDallas Austin4:13
10."Never End"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro6:26
11."Think of Me"Dallas AustinDallas AustinDallas Austin4:46
12."Rule 8PM"  Tetsuya Komuro0:33
13."HimAWArI"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro4:45
14."No More Tears (Remix)"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya KomuroDave Darlington, Junior Vasquez, Gomi8:59

Personnel

Production

Charts

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [14] Platinum334,520 [15]

References

  1. Ted Mills. Break the Rules at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Nikkan Sports Shimbun". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Japan. September 1999. p. 26.
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  4. 1 2 3 4 Amuro, Namie (2000). Break the Rules (Liner notes). Namie Amuro. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-11876.
  5. Amuro, Namie (2000). Genius 2000 (Liner notes). Namie Amuro. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-11756.
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  10. 1 2 "2001年 アルバム年間TOP100". Archived from the original on January 8, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  11. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年12月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. December 2000 Edition](PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 495. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 8. February 10, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  12. 安室奈美恵のアルバム売上TOP20作品 [Namie Amuro's Top 20 Albums Sales]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  13. "2001 1月売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  14. "Japanese album certifications – 安室奈美恵 – Break the Rules" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.Select 2000年12月 on the drop-down menu
  15. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 21, 2014.