Butterfly (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

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Butterfly
Butterfly larcenciel.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2012
Recorded2007–2011
Genre Pop rock
Length46:38
Label Ki/oon
Producer L'Arc-en-Ciel
L'Arc-en-Ciel chronology
Twenity 2000-2010
(2011)
Butterfly
(2012)
Singles from Butterfly
  1. "Drink It Down"
    Released: April 02, 2008
  2. "Nexus 4/Shine"
    Released: August 27, 2008
  3. "Bless"
    Released: January 27, 2010
  4. "Good Luck My Way"
    Released: June 29, 2011
  5. "X X X"
    Released: October 12, 2011
  6. "Chase"
    Released: December 21, 2011
P'unk Is Not Dead
Punkisnotdead punkenciel.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 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 deluxe edition, with the latter including the tracks of the first album by their alter ego band P'unk-en-Ciel, titled P'unk Is Not Dead, and a DVD. [1] The album was released in several European countries, starting on March 5, 2012, with the United Kingdom and finishing on March 17 with Spain and Poland. [2]

Contents

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 number one on the Oricon chart, selling over 170,000 copies in its first week. [4] It also debuted at number eight on Gaon Music Chart. [5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by hyde, except track 6 on standard edition by yukihiro, and track 11 on deluxe edition by tetsuya.

Butterflystandard edition
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Chase"ken / hyde 4:27
2."X X X"hyde4:05
3."Bye Bye"tetsuya3:36
4."Good Luck My Way -Butterfly Ver.-"tetsuya4:38
5."Bless"hyde4:57
6."Shade of Season"yukihiro4:11
7."Drink It Down"yukihiro4:07
8."Wild Flower"ken5:22
9."Shine"tetsuya4:05
10."Nexus 4"tetsuya3:52
11."Mirai Sekai" (未来世界)ken3:19
Butterfly – Deluxe Edition
No.TitleMusicLength
12."Natsu no Yuu-utsu [Sea in Blood 2007]" (夏の憂鬱 [SEA IN BLOOD 2007])ken4:08
13."Kasou Heisei 17 Nen" (花葬 平成十七年)ken4:34
14."Heaven's Drive 2005"hyde3:47
15."Round and Round 2005"hyde3:34
16."Dune 2008"tetsuya4:08
17."I Wish 2007"tetsuya4:19
18."Promised Land 2005"ken4:31
19."Honey 2007"hyde3:42
20."Feeling Fine 2007"ken3:48
21."Route 666 -2010-"hyde3:41
22."Milky Way 2004"tetsuya4:14
23."Metropolis −2011-"ken4:11

Personnel

Butterfly
P'unk is Not Dead

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [10] Platinum250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. L'arc~en~Ciel Announced New Album Release and 20th L'Anniversary Final Performance Dates Archived 2013-07-30 at the Wayback Machine 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. (in Japanese)
  5. "CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트". circlechart.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  6. "BUTTERFLY | L'Arc~en~Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  7. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2012/02/15". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  8. "CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트". circlechart.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  9. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End: 2012". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  10. "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc~en~Ciel – BUTTERFLY" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.Select 2012年2月 on the drop-down menu