Standard (Scandal album)

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Standard
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 2013 (2013-10-02)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length53:42
LanguageJapanese, English
Label Epic Records Japan
Scandal chronology
Queens Are Trumps: Kirifuda wa Queen
(2012)
Standard
(2013)
Hello World
(2014)
Singles from Standard
  1. "Awanai Tsumori no, Genki de ne"
    Released: May 22, 2013
  2. "Kagen no Tsuki"
    Released: August 14, 2013
  3. "Over Drive"
    Released: September 18, 2013

Standard is the fifth studio album by Japanese pop rock band, Scandal. The album was released on October 2, 2013 [1] by Epic. It is available in three different editions, Complete Production, Limited and Regular. [2] The Complete Production Edition will come with a T-shirt, while the Limited Edition will come with a DVD including the music videos for Awanai Tsumori no, Genki de ne, Kagen no Tsuki, and Scandal in the House. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Brand New Wave" Tomomi, Tomokazu YamadaYamada3:35
2."Over Drive"Yasutaka NakataNakata5:04
3."Uchiagehanabi" (打ち上げ花火; Skyrocket)Noriyasu IsshikiIsshiki4:47
4."Orange Juice" (オレンジジュース)Tomomi, Yuichi TajikaTajika4:48
5."Metronome" (メトロノーム)Takashi YamaguchiYamaguchi4:02
6."Weather report" Rina, Hibiki NishikawaNishikawa3:41
7."Hachigatsu"HarunaMami4:15
8."Awanai Tsumori no, Genki de ne" (会わないつもりの、元気でね; I Don't Plan On Seeing You; Take Care)Ryota YanagisawaYanagisawa, Keita Kawaguchi4:25
9."Kagen no Tsuki" (下弦の月; Waning Moon)YamaguchiYamaguchi3:38
10."Koi no Gestalt Houkai" (恋のゲシュタルト崩壊; The Collapse of Love's Gestalt)RinaRina, Hajimetal4:02
11."Kimi to Mirai to Kanzen Douki" (キミと未来と完全同期; Fully Synchronized with You and the Future)TomomiAtsushi4:37
12."Namida yo Hikare" (涙よ光れ; Shining Tears)Mami, Hidenori TanakaTanaka3:30
13."Standard"SCANDALMami3:18
DVD Edition bonus videos [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Awanai Tsumori no Genki de ne" (Music video) 
2."Kagen no Tsuki" (Music video) 
3."Scandal in the House" (Music video) 

Personnel

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