Walpurgis (album)

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Walpurgis
Aimer Walpurgis.jpg
Studio album by
Aimer
ReleasedApril 14, 2021
Genre
Length61:02
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Aimer chronology
Penny Rain
(2019)		Walpurgis
(2021)		Deep Down
(2022)
Singles from Walpurgis
  1. "Stand-Alone"
    Released: May 5, 2019
  2. "Torches"
    Released: August 14, 2019
  3. "Haru wa Yuku / Marie"
    Released: March 25, 2020
  4. "Spark-Again"
    Released: September 9, 2020

Walpurgis is the sixth studio album released by Aimer. It was released on April 14, 2021 in a regular CD only edition and in three versions: a limited CD + BD edition (Type-A), [1] a limited CD + DVD edition (Type-B), [2] and a Limited Edition CD + 3 BD edition. [3] In addition, Walpurgis is Aimer's first album to be available in LP format. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Walpurgis peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's Weekly Album Chart dated April 26, 2021 [7] and hit No. 1 on Billboard Japan 's Hot Albums and Top Albums Sales Charts dated April 21, 2021. [8] [9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by aimerrhythm, except where indicated.

Walpurgis track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Walpurgis -prologue-" Rui Momota
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Momota
2:23
2."Stand-Alone" Masahiro Tobinai
  • Tamai
  • Tobinai
4:45
3."Cold Rain" Takayuki Mitsuhashi
  • Tamai
  • Momota
  • Koichiro Muroya
3:50
4."Trill" (Toriru (トリル)) Tobinai
  • Tamai
  • Tobinai
5:20
5."Chikyūgi (with Vaundy)" ((地球儀, "Globe"))VaundyVaundyVaundy3:52
6."Spark-Again" Tobinai
  • Tamai
  • Tobinai
4:02
7."Wonderland" Yuki Kajiura KajiuraKajiura5:03
8."Torches" Tobinai
  • Tamai
  • Tobinai
4:54
9."Marie" Hiroaki Yokoyama
  • Tamai
  • Momota
5:06
10."Ever After" 
  • Momota
  • Tamai
  • Tamai
  • Shunsuke Tsuri
3:56
11."Hollow-mas" Shogo Ohnishi
  • Tamai
  • Ohnishi
  • KOHD
2:52
12."Kiro" ((季路, "Seasonal Road")) Tobinai
  • Tamai
  • Tobinai
  • Muroya
5:52
13."Haru wa Yuku" ((春はゆく, "Spring Goes"))KajiuraKajiuraKajiura5:05
14."Walpurgis" Momota
  • Tamai
  • Momota
4:02
Total length:61:0
Type-A Blu-ray: Aimer Hall Tour 19/20 "rouge de bleu" Tokyo（2020/02/23）
No.TitleLength
1."Stand-Alone" 
2."3min" 
3."Black Bird" 
4."Brave Shine" 
5."Daisy" 
6."Koiwazurai" 
7."I Beg You" 
8."One" 
9."Torches" 
10."Twoface" 
11."Sailing" 
12."Blind to You" 
13."Polaris" 
14."AM02:00 - AM03:00 - AM04:00" 
15."Stand by You" 
16."We Two" 
17."Yakō Ressha ~Nothing to Lose~" 
18."Stand-Alone" (Music video) 
19."Torches" (Music video) 
20."Haru wa Yuku" (Music video) 
21."Spark-Again" (Music video) 
22."Wonderland" (Music video) 
23."Chikyūgi (with Vaundy)" (Music video) 
Type-B DVD / Limited Edition Blu-ray 3
No.TitleLength
1."Stand-Alone" (Music video) 
2."Torches" (Music video) 
3."Haru wa Yuku" (Music video) 
4."Spark-Again" (Music video) 
5."Wonderland" (Music video) 
6."Chikyūgi (with Vaundy)" (Music video) 
Limited edition Blu-ray 1: Aimer Hall Tour 19/20 "rouge de bleu" Tokyo ~bleu de rouge~ (2020/02/22)
No.TitleLength
1."Hoshi no Kieta Yoru ni" 
2."Sailing" 
3."Blind to You" 
4."Polaris" 
5."Yakō Ressha ~Nothing to Lose~" 
6."AM02:00 - AM03:00 - AM04:00" 
7."Stand by You" 
8."We Two" 
9."Torches" 
10."Stand-Alone" 
11."Black Bird" 
12."I Beg You" 
13."Daisy" 
14."Koiwazurai" 
15."3min" 
16."Hz (Hertz)" 
17."One" 
18."Re: I Am" 
19."Marie (Encore)" 
20."Kataomoi (Encore)" 
21."Rokutōsei no Yoru (Encore)" 
Limited edition Blu-ray 2: Aimer Hall Tour 19/20 "rouge de bleu" Tokyo ~rouge de bleu~ (2020/02/23)
No.TitleLength
1."Stand-Alone" 
2."3min" 
3."Black Bird" 
4."Brave Shine" 
5."Daisy" 
6."Koiwazurai" 
7."I Beg You" 
8."One" 
9."Torches" 
10."Twoface" 
11."Sailing" 
12."Blind to You" 
13."Polaris" 
14."AM02:00 - AM03:00 - AM04:00" 
15."Stand by You" 
16."We Two" 
17."Yakō Ressha ~Nothing to Lose~" 
18."Marie (Encore)" 
19."Kataomoi (Encore)" 
20."April Showers (Encore)" 

Charts

Chart performance for Walpurgis
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 1
Japanese Top Albums Sales ( Billboard ) [9] 1
Japanese Top Download Albums ( Billboard ) [10] 1
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [11] 2

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  3. ↑ "Walpurgis【完全生産限定盤】". Aimer Official Web Site. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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