Positive (Tofubeats album)

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Positive
Positive (tofubeats album cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2015
Genre J-pop
Length55:10
Label unBORDE
Tofubeats chronology
First Album
(2014)
Positive
(2015)
Fantasy Club
(2017)

Positive is the third studio album by Japanese producer tofubeats, and his second on a major label. It was released on September 16, 2015, through Warner Music Japan subsidiary unBORDE. [1]

Contents

Release

The album was released on September 16, 2015. The album was preceded by a single, also called Positive, featuring Japanese idol Dream Ami. [2] The album also contains features from musicians such as Tetsuya Komuro and Skylar Spence. [3] [4] A remixes album, titled Positive Remixes, was released on January 20, 2016. [5]

Track listing

Regular edition
No.TitleLength
1."DANCE&DANCE (intro)"3:07
2."POSITIVE" (featuring Dream Ami)4:07
3."T.D.M." (featuring okadada)3:47
4."Too Many Girls" (featuring KREVA)5:19
5."STAKEHOLDER"3:51
6."Throw your laptop on the fire" (featuring Tetsuya Komuro)5:00
7."I know you (skit)"3:11
8."Without U" (featuring Skylar Spence)3:40
9."すてきなメゾン" (featuring Tina Tamashiro)4:11
10."くりかえしのMUSIC" (featuring Shigeru Kishida)5:01
11."閑話休題 (skit)"1:37
12."別の人間" (featuring Yoshie Nakano)4:07
13."I Believe In You"8:12
Total length:55:10

Chart positions

Chart (2015)Peak

position

Oricon 16 [6]

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