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| Released | February 17, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009-2010 | |||
| Genre | Eurobeat, pop, techno | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Producer | Max Matsuura | |||
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Heartful is the fifth studio album by Japanese pop band AAA. It was released on February 17, 2010, by their label Avex Trax. Three singles were released to promote the album, "Break Down/Break Your Name/Summer Revolution/", "Hide-away", and "Heart and Soul".
The first single released from the album was the triple A-side single, "Break Down/Summer Revolution/Say Your Name". It was released on July 29, 2009. The single charted at No. 3 on the Oricon single charts. [1] The second single was "Hide-away", which was released October 21, 2009 and charted at No. 2. [2] The third and final single from the album was "Heart and Soul", which peaked at No. 3. [3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heartful" (♥ ハートフル) | |||
| 2. | "Overdrive" | Kenn Kato, Mitsuhiro Hidaka | Bounceback | |
| 3. | "Break Down" | Leonn, Hidaka | Miki Fujisue | |
| 4. | "Brand New World" (sung by Naoya Urata, Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Shinjiro Atae and Chiaki Ito) | Hub, Hidaka | Takeshi Toriume | |
| 5. | "Rising Sun" (sung by Takahiro Nishijima, Shuta Sueyoshi, and Misako Uno) | Bounceback | Bounceback | |
| 6. | "Summer Revolution" (sung by Uno and Ito) | Leonn | Bounceback | |
| 7. | "As I Am" (sung by Uno) | Leonn | Hiroshi Hibino | |
| 8. | "One" (sung by Uno, Atae, Sueyoshi and Ito) | Leonn, Hidaka | Hibino | |
| 9. | "Get It On" (sung by Nishijima, Urata, Hidaka, Atae and Sueyoshi) | Gorō Matsui, Hidaka | Bounceback | |
| 10. | "Heart and Soul" | Leonn, Hidaka | Shinya Saito | |
| 11. | "Believe Own Way" | Hub, Hidaka | Daisuke Suzuki | |
| 12. | "Field" | Bounceback, Hidaka | Bounceback | |
| 13. | "Metamorphose" | Leonn, Hidaka | Bounceback | |
| 14. | "Hide-away" | Leonn, Hidaka | Mitsuru Igarashi |
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Oricon Weekly Chart [4] | 3 |
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