IV (Hiroyuki Sawano album)

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iv
Cover art for "iv", album by Hiroyuki Sawano.jpg
Studio album by
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]
ReleasedMarch 3, 2021 (2021-03-03)
Recorded2019–2021
Studio
  • HeartBeat. Recording Studio
  • LAB Recorders
  • Studio Sound City
  • Studio Sound City Annex
  • Studio A-tone Yotsuya
  • Burnish Stone Recording Studios
  • Onkio Haus
  • Studio Sound Valley
  • emU Studio
Genre
Length57:55
Label Sacra Music
Producer Hiroyuki Sawano
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] chronology
R∃/MEMBER
(2019)		iv
(2021)		 V
(2023)
Singles from iv
  1. "Trollz"
    Released: September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
  2. "Tranquility"
    Released: October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)
  3. "Cry"
    Released: May 17, 2020 (2020-05-17)
  4. "Chaos Drifters"
    Released: July 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)
  5. "Time"
    Released: January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)

IV is the fourth studio album by Hiroyuki Sawano's vocal project SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]. It was released on March 3, 2021, through the Sony Music label Sacra Music. Five singles were released from the album: "Tranquility", "Trollz", "Chaos Drifters", "CRY" and "time".

Contents

The album charted at #9 in the daily ranks for the first week. It charted for 6 weeks in the Oricon charts. [1]

Background

Various double A side singles were released previous the album release, being the first one "Tranquility / Trollz". The first track off the album, "Trollz" with Japanese singer Laco from the band EOW, was released on September 6, 2019, as a pre-order track from the single. While the second track off the album, "Tranquility", featuring the Japanese singer Anly, was used in the anime movie Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These – Seiran as the ending theme and was released on October 2, 2019. [2] This single also contains the song "Felidae", which was rearranged and later included in the album. [3]

The second double A side single titled "Chaos Drifters / CRY" was announced on March 12, 2020, to be released on May 27, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was delayed to July 29, 2020. [4] The song "CRY" from the single was released on May 17, 2020, as a pre-order track, it features the Japanese singer mizuki and was used as the opening theme for the rebroadcast of the anime Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These. [5] [6] The second track, Chaos Drifters, features Japanese singer Jean-Ken Johnny from Man with a Mission, and was used as the opening theme for the anime No Guns Life second season. [7]

The last song off the album until its released was "time" featuring Japanese singer ReoNa and was used as the ending theme for the anime Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement . It was released on January 18, 2021. [8] [9]

On January 6, 2021, Hiroyuki Sawano announced the album release date and part of the tracklist, which included the singles that were previously released and three bonus tracks from his Youtube project "REC-nZk", which consists in re-arrange versions from his previous works. It was announced that the limited version of the album will contain the video footage from his concert "LIVE “BEST OF VOCAL WORKS [nZk]" Side SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]". [10]

On January 20, 2021, Sawano started to unveil tracks from the album via his official Twitter account, uploading a short video preview teasing the vocalist from each track and using the hashtag "nZk_iv". [11] On January 22, 2021, he announced on his Twitter the first track off the album after the single. The song, "Till I" featuring Japanese singer Yuuri, is a re-arranged version of "Till I Die" from the anime series Kill La Kill . [12] On January 29, 2021, the song "FAVE" featuring Aina the End from the Japanese group Bish was announced on his Twitter. [13] [14] On February 5, 2021, the song "FLAW(LESS)" featuring Japanese singer Yosh from the group Survive Said The Prophet was announced on his Twitter. [15] The last teaser was released on February 8, 2021, on his Twitter account, announcing the song "Abura" featuring the Japanese singer Taiiku Okazaki. [16] On February 26, 2021, Sawano uploaded on his Youtube account a video digest, showing previews for all the tracks from the album. [17]

Track listing

All music is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano [18]

No.TitleLyricsPerformed byLength
1."IV"YoshSawanoHiroyuki[nZk]1:25
2."FLAW(LESS)"YoshSawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Yosh4:00
3."FAVE"cAnON.SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:AiNA THE END 3:53
4."Chaos Drifters"Jean-Ken JohnnySawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Jean-Ken Johnny 3:49
5."N0VA"naNamiSawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:naNami3:41
6."Tranquility"
  • Benjamin
  • mpi
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Anly 4:43
7."time"cAnON.SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:ReoNa 3:58
8."Trollz"
  • Benjamin
  • mpi
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Laco3:28
9."Till I"cAnON.SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Yuuri 4:41
10."Felidae <iv ver.>"
  • Benjamin
  • mpi
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Gemie&Tielle3:08
11."CRY"
  • Hiroyuki Sawano
  • Benjamin
  • mpi
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki4:25
12."Abura" (膏)okazakitaiikuSawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:okazakitaiiku 3:57
13."OUT OF "iv" SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]1:36
14."Barricades <MODv>"
  • Benjamin
  • mpi
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Yosh3:40
15."Keep on keeping on <MODv>"
  • Benjamin
  • mpi
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki3:44
16."NEXUS <PODv>"
  • Benjamin
  • mpi
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Laco3:47
Total length:57:55

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [19] 9
Japan Hot Albums ( Billboard ) [20] 7
Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard) [21] 8

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ "iv (First Press Limited Edition) – Oricon".
  2. ↑ "アニメ「銀河英雄伝説 Die Neue These」公式サイト" (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ "Tranquility / Trollz". SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | ソニーミュージックオフィシャルサイト.
  4. ↑ "5月27日発売、SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] ニューシングル「Chaos Drifters / CRY」発売延期のお知らせ | SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]| ソニーミュージックオフィシャルサイト". SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | Sony Music.
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  6. ↑ "アニメ「銀河英雄伝説 Die Neue These」公式サイト" (in Japanese).
  7. ↑ "NO GUNS LIFE – Music" (in Japanese).
  8. ↑ "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:ReoNa「time」Music Video Short ver.を公開！ 1月18日(月)0時より先行配信も決定！ | SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]| ソニーミュージックオフィシャルサイト". SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | Sony Music.
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