V (Hiroyuki Sawano album)

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V
Cover art for "V", album by Hiroyuki Sawano.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2023 (2023-01-18)
Recorded2021–2022
Studio
  • HeartBeat Recording (Setagaya, Tokyo)
  • Higashi-Azabu (Minato, Tokyo)
  • LAB Recorders (Minato, Tokyo)
  • Sony Music (Nogizaka Station, Tokyo)
  • MSR (Shibuya, Tokyo)
  • Sound City (Minato, Tokyo)
  • Sound Valley (Shinjuku, Tokyo)
  • Victor (Shibuya, Tokyo)
Genre
Length38:00
LanguageJapanese, English
Label Sacra Music
Producer Hiroyuki Sawano
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] chronology
iv
(2021)
V
(2023)
Singles from V
  1. "Avid"
    Released: April 25, 2021
  2. "Hands Up to the Sky"
    Released: June 9, 2021
  3. "LilaS"
    Released: March 20, 2022
  4. "Outsiders [lower-alpha 1] "
    Released: April 10, 2022
  5. "Lemonade [lower-alpha 2] "
    Released: December 21, 2022
  6. "FakeIt [lower-alpha 3] "
    Released: January 1, 2023
V standard edition
No.TitleLyricsPerformed byLength
1."IiIiI" SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] [lower-alpha 4] 2:04
2."FakeIt [lower-alpha 3] "
  • Benjamin
  • cAnON.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Laco2:54
3."Lemonade [lower-alpha 2] "
  • Benjamin
  • cAnON.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:XAI2:49
4."Balk [lower-alpha 5] "cAnON.SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:suis from Yorushika 2:41
5."7th String"
  • Benjamin
  • cAnON.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:ReN4:47
6."Outsiders [lower-alpha 1] "
  • Benjamin
  • cAnON.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Junki Kono & Sho Yonashiro from JO1 2:50
7."Hands Up to the Sky"cAnON.SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Laco3:29
8."LilaS"Honoka TakahashiSawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Honoka Takahashi4:06
9."Avid"cAnON.SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki4:09
10."Colors [lower-alpha 6] "cAnON.SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Motohiro Hata 2:51
11."Chikyū to Iu Na no Miyako (地球という名の都)"ASKASawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:ASKA 3:30
12."V" SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]1:50
Total length:38:00
V instrumental edition
No.TitleLength
1."IiIiI" (instrumental)2:04
2."FakeIt [lower-alpha 3] " (instrumental)2:54
3."Lemonade [lower-alpha 2] " (instrumental)2:49
4."Balk [lower-alpha 5] " (instrumental)2:41
5."7th String" (instrumental)4:47
6."Outsiders [lower-alpha 1] " (instrumental)2:50
7."Hands Up to the Sky" (instrumental)3:29
8."LilaS" (instrumental)4:06
9."Avid" (instrumental)4:09
10."Colors [lower-alpha 6] " (instrumental)2:51
11."Chikyū to Iu Na no Miyako (地球という名の都)" (instrumental)3:30
12."V"1:50
Total length:38:00

Charts

Chart performance for V
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [33] 9
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon) [34] 3
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [35] 7

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Outsiders" is stylized as "OUTSIDERS".
  2. 1 2 3 "Lemonade" is stylized as "LEMONADE".
  3. 1 2 3 "FakeIt" is stylized as "FAKEit".
  4. Vocals by Benjamin, mpi, Laco
  5. 1 2 "Balk" is stylized as "B∀LK".
  6. 1 2 "Colors" is stylized as "COLORs".

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