We (album)

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We
Leo Ieiri - We.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 6, 2016 (2016-07-06)
Genre
Length55:18
Label Colourful Records
Leo Ieiri chronology
20
(2015)
We
(2016)
Time
(2018)
Singles from We
  1. "Kimi ga Kureta Natsu"
    Released: August 19, 2015
  2. "Hello to the World"
    Released: February 17, 2016
  3. "Bokutachi no Mirai"
    Released: May 11, 2016

We (stylized as WE) is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer Leo Ieiri. It was released on July 6, 2016, through Colourful Records. [1] The album yielded three singles, including "Hello to the World", "Bokutachi no Mirai" and the best-selling "Kimi ga Kureta Natsu". [2]

Contents

Background and release

The album and subsequent concert tour were announced jointly on May 27, 2016. [1] Ieri has stated that the album's title represents the mindset of unity she felt while making the record, and she described the road from her self-titled debut to the inclusive We as a "journey". [1] According to Ieri, the album is a dedication to all the people she has met along the way as well as a show of gratitude for everything that has transpired since the beginning of her career. [1] We was released in two formats, [3] one CD-only version, and a limited edition including a DVD featuring her Live at Zepp 2016: Two Colours concert held on February 2, 2016 at Zepp DiverCity and the music videos to "Hello to the World" and "Bokutachi no Mirai". [3]

Commercial performance

We entered the daily Oricon Albums Chart at number 5, where it also peaked. [4] The album debuted at number 6, with 18,000 copies sold in its first week. [5] It charted for seventeen weeks and sold a reported total of 34,000 copies during its run. [6] We peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart and number 6 on the Top Albums Sales chart. [7] [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Bokutachi no Mirai"
  • Tabo
4:25
2."Brand New Tomorrow"
  • Ieiri
  • Tabo
  • Tabo
4:40
3."Kimi ga Kureta Natsu"
  • Ieiri
  • Yoshihiko Nishio
  • Kikuo Satō
4:18
4."Kōkotsu" (恍惚, "Ecstasy")
  • Ieiri
  • Tabo
  • Yu Suto
  • Masaki Hori
  • Tabo
  • Suto
3:53
5."Party"
  • Ieiri
  • Tabo
3:23
6."I Wish"
  • Ieiri
  • Jam
  • Tabo
  • Akimitsu Honma
4:58
7."We"
  • Ieiri
  • Tabo
2:04
8."Hello to the World"
  • Ieiri
  • Tabo
  • Tabo
3:51
9."City Boy na Aitsu" (シティボーイなアイツ, Shiti Bōi na Aitsu,"He's a City Boy")
  • Ieiri
  • Tabo
3:28
10."Sayonara Summer Breeze" (さよなら Summer Breeze, "Goodbye Summer Breeze")
  • Ieiri
  • Tabo
  • Tabo
5:00
11."Soba ni Ite, Radio" (そばにいて、ラジオ, Soba ni Ite, Rajio,"Stay by My Side, Radio")
  • Ieiri
  • Tabo
  • Tabo
4:57
12."Every Single Day"
  • Ieiri
  • Tabo
  • Tabo
5:31
13."Obake no Namida" (オバケのなみだ, "Tears of a Ghost")
  • Ieiri
  • Nishino
  • Kōdai Miwa
4:50
Total length:55:18
Limited edition DVD [9]
No.TitleLength
1."Sabrina" (Acoustic) (Live at Zepp DiverCity 2016.2.2: Two Colours) 
2."Miss You" (Live at Zepp DiverCity 2016.2.2: Two Colours) 
3."Still" (Live at Zepp DiverCity 2016.2.2: Two Colours) 
4."Lady Mary" (Live at Zepp DiverCity 2016.2.2: Two Colours) 
5."Last Stage" (Live at Zepp DiverCity 2016.2.2: Two Colours) 
6."Silly" (Live at Zepp DiverCity 2016.2.2: Two Colours) 
7."Kimi ga Kureta Natsu" (Live at Zepp DiverCity 2016.2.2: Two Colours) 
8."Kibō no Hoshi" (Live at Zepp DiverCity 2016.2.2: Two Colours) 
9."Sabrina" (Live at Zepp DiverCity 2016.2.2: Two Colours) 
10."Hello to the World" (Live at Zepp DiverCity 2016.2.2: Two Colours) 
11."Hello to the World" (Music Video: Another Version) 
12."Bokutachi no Mirai" (Music Video: Another Version) 

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Japan Daily Albums (Oricon) [4] 5
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon) [5] 6
Japan Monthly Albums (Oricon) [6] 21
Japan Hot Albums ( Billboard ) [7] 8
Japan Top Albums Sales ( Billboard ) [8] 6

Sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan34,000 [6]

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