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| Released | April 19, 2023 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 38:59 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
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Xanadu is the second studio album from Japanese idol group ExWhyZ. [1] It was released on April 19, 2023, by EMI Records. The album was preceded by three singles, "Answer", "Des Speeching", and "First Step". [2] The album consists of eleven tracks.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Xanadu" | Kento Yamada, Miru Shinoda | Kento Yamada, Miru Shinoda | 1:19 |
| 2. | "Blaze" | Miru Shinoda, Kento Yamada, ExWhyZ | Miru Shinoda, Kento Yamada | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Des Speeching" | Shinichi Osawa, Mayu, Maho, Midoriko | Shinichi Osawa | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Answer" | Kanata Okajima | Seiho | 3:16 |
| 5. | "First Step" | Now | Singo Kubota | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Super Simple" | JxSxK | Denny White | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Walk this way" | Maho | Yewon (Moof), Sunae (Moof), Louise Frick Sveen | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Metronome" (メトロノーム) | KBSNK | KBSNK | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Dive" | Sakura Shin, Mayu, Midoriko | Sakura Shin | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Darling" | Maho, Mayu | Shingo Suzuki | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Everything" | Miru Shinoda, Kento Yamada | Miru Shinoda, Kento Yamada | 4:59 |
| Total length: | 38:59 | |||
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