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| Released | April 11, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 47:39 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
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The Empire Strikes Start!! is the debut studio album from Japanese girl group Empire. It was released on April 11, 2018, by Avex. The album consists of eleven tracks. [1] The song "Black to the dreamlight" was used as the third closing theme for the anime Black Clover . [2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "For Example??" | BeeViCee, Oni | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Buttocks beat! beat!" | Kenta Matsukuma, Hakei Tsubanebuyu Alumi Foil | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Black to the dreamlight" | Beat mint boyz, Kenta Matsukuma | 5:47 |
| 4. | "Mad Love" | Kenta Matsukuma, Fujun Sasaki | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Don't tell me why" | Kenta Matsukuma, Yu-ki Empire | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Tokyo Moonlight" | Kenta Matsukuma, Mayu Empire | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Empire is Coming" | Beat mint boyz, Kenta Matsukuma | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Dead Body" (デッドバディ) | Kenta Matsukuma, Iku Ryuguji | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Little Boy" | Kenta Matsukuma, Yuka Empire | 4:58 |
| 10. | "Kono Sekai no Katasumi de" (コノ世界ノ片隅デ) | You-Oh Oki, Yuka Empire | 4:22 |
| 11. | "Akarui Mirai" (アカルイミライ) | JxSxK, Kenta Matsukuma | 5:12 |
| Total length: | 47:39 | ||
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [3] | 7 |
| Japanese Albums ( Billboard ) [4] | 4 |
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