No Night Land

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No Night Land
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Regular edition cover
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2012
Recorded2011-2012
Genre Pop, dance-pop
Length38:12
Language Japanese
Label Avex Trax
Moumoon chronology
15 Doors
(2011)
No Night Land
(2012)
Pain Killer
(2013)
Singles from No Night Land
  1. "Chu Chu"
    Released: August 3, 2011
  2. "Uta wo Utaou"
    Released: December 14, 2011

No Night Land is the third studio album by Japanese pop duo Moumoon. It was released on February 8, 2012 in 2 different editions: CD+2DVD and a Regular edition. [1]

Contents

Singles

The album has 2 singles. The first single is the song "Chu Chu", released on August 3, 2011. The single peaked #11 in Oricon's Weekly chart. [2]

The second and last single from the album is "Uta wo Utaou". It was released on December 14, 2011 and ranked #27 in Oricon's Weekly chart. [3]

Promotions

Some songs from the album were used in TV advertisements for products and for TV shows. The song "Chu Chu" was used as theme song for the make-up brand Shiseido "Maquillage" TV ad. "Yes/No Continue?" was used as theme song for Cartoon Network's animation The Amazing World of Gumball in Japan [4] and for Jill Stuart TV ad. "Tomodachi / Koibito" was used for Lotte's Ghana TV ad. And the song "Bon Appetit" for Asashi's "Fauchon" TV ad.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yuka; all music is composed by Kousuke Masaki.

Official tracklist [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Chu Chu"3:29
2."Yes/No Continue?"3:39
3."Jet Coaster" (ジェットコースター; Jettokōsutā)3:31
4."Butterfly Effect"4:53
5."Uta wo Utaou" (うたをうたおう; Sing a Song)4:09
6."I Found Love."4:54
7."Tomodachi / Koibito" (トモダチ/コイビト; Friends / Lovers)3:56
8."Bon Appetit"4:45
9."We Go"4:59
Total length:38:12
CD only bonus track [6]
No.TitleLength
10."Good Night" (Studio live recording)4:58
Total length:43:09
DVD disc 1: Music videos & Making-of [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Chu Chu" (Music video) 
2."Uta wo Utaou" (Music video) 
3."Tomodachi / Koibito" (Music video) 
4."Bon Appetit" (Music video) 
5."Tomodachi / Koibito" (Music video - Making of) 
6."Bon Appetit" (Music video - Making of) 
7."No Night Land" (Album making of) 
DVD disc 2: Live concert [1]
No.TitleLength
1."FULLMOON LIVE SPECIAL 2011 Chuushuu no Meigetsu @ Nakano Sun Plaza" (FULLMOON LIVE SPECIAL 2011 中秋の名月 @中野サンプラザ) 
2."FULLMOON LIVE SPECIAL 2011 Chuushuu no Meigetsu @ Nakano Sun Plaza (Documentary)" (FULLMOON LIVE SPECIAL 2011 中秋の名月 @中野サンプラザ (Documentary)) 

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 5 in Oricon's Daily chart and #9 in the Weekly chart, with 12,733 sold on the first week. [7]

Charts

Oricon Chart

Released Oricon ChartPeakDebut SalesSales TotalChart Run
February 8, 2012Daily Albums Chart512,73319,1896 weeks
Weekly Albums Chart [7] 9
Monthly Albums Chart26

Other charts

ChartPeak
position
Billboard Japan Top Albums [8] 10

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan February 8, 2012 Digital download, [9] CD [1] Avex Trax

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