Finale (Pierrot album)
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| Released | July 7, 1999 | |||
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| Length | 59:52 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Shinobu Narita | |||
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Finale is the fourth studio album by Japanese visual kei rock band Pierrot, released on July 7, 1999, produced by Shinobu Narita.[2] Album's singles are "Clear Sky", "Mad Sky -Koutetsu no Meshia-", "Haruka.../Kanata e..." and "Last Letter".[3]
It is the band's debut major album, released by EMI.[4] The first edition was limited, with special packaging including bonus items.[3][2] It was re-released on December 19, 2001.[4] Finale became available on music streaming services along with the group's major works on September 10, 2024.[5]
OK Music website stated that the lyrics have many romantic and dramatic passages, comparing them to a shōjo manga. In terms of musicality, they said the band has "rock standards" with a bit of avant-garde, and also mentioned that some tracks incorporate psychedelic rock and others punk rock.[1] CD Journal said the lyrics depict a "decadent world" and mentioned the digital guitar sounds and traditional Irish elements in the songs. They also said producer Narita brought a "retro '80s" feel to the music.[3]
Commercial performance
Finale debuted at number five on Oricon Albums Chart and stayed on chart for seven weeks,[6] selling 171,180 copies while on chart.[7] It reached the same number on Billboard Japan,[8] and sold around 190,000 copies in total.[2] It was certified gold disc by RIAJ for selling more than 100,000 copies.[9]
It is Pierrot's best-selling studio album and the one that reached the highest position on Oricon.[6] The singles are also the best-selling of the band, with "Clear Sky", "Mad Sky -Koutetsu no Meshia-", "Haruka.../Kanata e..." and "Last Letter"" reaching sixth, fifth, tenth and fifth position on Oricon, respectively.[10]