To Be or Not to Be (album)

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To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be Nightmare cover Regular edition.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 2014
Genre
Length53:15
Label Avex, HPQ
Producer Nightmare
Nightmare chronology
Scums
(2013)
To Be or Not to Be
(2014)
Carpe Diem
(2015)

To Be or Not to Be is Nightmare's ninth full-length studio album. As all of their recent album releases, it came in three different versions, each with different artwork. [1] The two limited editions (Types A & B), each come with different DVD tracks while the standard edition (Type C) came with one extra song. The album peaked #11 in the Oricon charts. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Regular Edition (Type C)
No.TitleLength
1."Gallows"4:45
2."TO BE OR NOT TO BE"2:29
3."Dizzy"3:50
4."tokyo-to rasetsu-ku (東京都羅刹区)"4:14
5."rewrite (リライト)"3:53
6."Melt into blue sky."5:06
7."-TRUTH-"3:44
8."Lulla[by≠bye]"6:00
9."TERMINAL"4:23
10."Drastica (ドラスティカ)"3:59
11."gokujou noushin rengoku isshiki (極上脳震煉獄・弌式)"4:35
12."L.L.B"4:01
13."Kenka Drive - instrumental- [Note 1] "4:11
Total length:53:15

Limited Edition A

Type A Bonus DVD Track
No.TitleLength
13."Gallows PV + Making" 

Limited Edition B

Type B Bonus DVD Track
No.TitleLength
13."Drastica (ドラスティカ) PV + Making" 

NOTES

  1. Track only included on Type C album

Single Information

Released: January 8, 2014
Oricon Chart Peak Position: #2 [3]
Released: August 21, 2013
Oricon Chart Peak Position: #13 [4]

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References

  1. "New Album「TO BE OR NOT TO BE」2014年3月19日Release!☆3/25 NIGHTMARE TOUR 2014「TO BE OR NOT TO BE:That is the Question.」グッズ情報!!" (in Japanese). Nightmare. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. "TO BE OR NOT TO BE(A-type) | ナイトメア". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  3. "Oricon Charts - Rewrite" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. "Dizzy - Oricon Charts" . Retrieved 30 July 2014.