Foo?
2001 studio album by Porno Graffitti
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"Foo?" (Stylized as foo?) is the second album by the Japanese rock band Porno Graffitti, it was released on February 28, 2001.[1]
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| Released | February 28, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 55:50 | |||
| Label | SME Records | |||
| Producer | Porno Graffitti | |||
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The album's title is a play on the words "Hi, Fu, Mi" (ひぃふぅみぃ/One, Two, Three) from the fact that it is their second album, and the English phrase "Who?". The cover photo is a pink square tile, and Akimitsu Honma revealed that the shadow on the tile is Tama.[2]
Release
Released almost a year after their last album, "Romantist Egoist", the album contains 12 tracks including three hit singles from 2000: "Music Hour", "Saudade" and "Saboten". "Music Hour" (ミュージック・アワー) was released on July 12, 2000,[3] used in a promotion for Otsuka Pharmaceutical's Pocari Sweat.[4] A cover of the song was performed by Poppin'Party and released as part of the BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol. 4 in 2020.[5]
The second single, "Saudade" (サウダージ), was released on September 13, 2000.[6] "Saudade" means in Portuguese such as "Nostalgia" , "Melancholy" , "Emotions Feeling Lost" , essentially the feeling of missing happy times or events that were frequent in the past.[original research?] The third and final single, "Saboten" (サボテン) (English: Cactus), was released on December 6, 2000.[7]
Commercial performance
The album ranked #2 for weekly Oricon charts.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "INNERVISIONS" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Guava Juice" (グァバジュース) | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Saudade "D" tour style" (サウダージ "D" tour style) | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Ai Naki…" (愛なき… / Without Love…) | 5:17 |
| 5. | "Ore, Tenshi" (オレ、天使 / I am, Angel) | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Saboten" (サボテン / Cactus) | 4:54 |
| 7. | "Name is Man 〜Kimi no Mikata〜" (Name is man 〜君の味方〜 / Name is Man 〜Your Side〜) | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Draw #2 Harumitsu" (デッサン #2 春光) | 5:20 |
| 9. | "Music Hour Ver.164" (ミュージック・アワー Ver.164) | 4:39 |
| 10. | "Kūsō Kagaku Shōnen" (空想科学少年 / Science Fiction Boy) | 4:58 |
| 11. | "Report 21" | 5:17 |
| 12. | "Yoake Mae ni ha" (夜明けまえには / Before Dawn) | 4:40 |
