Summerdelics
2017 studio album by Glay
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Summerdelics is the fourteenth studio album by Japanese pop rock band Glay, released on July 12, 2017.
| Summerdelics | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 12, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 62:41 (regular edition) | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon | |||
| Producer | Glay and Seiji Kameda | |||
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Album versions
The album was released in three versions: the regular edition with the album, a special edition with the album and two live DVDs, and another special edition with the album, four live albums and three blue rays.[1]
Reception
It sold over 53,000 copies within less than a week,[2] debuting at #1 both at the Oricon weekly charts and the Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales, staying in the former for 5 weeks and in the latter for 9.[3][4] In the end of the year, it reached #51 at the Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End 2017[5] and #58 at Oricon's.[6]
Songs used in other media
Several songs of the album were used way ahead of its release date in anime, TV series and sports events. "Deathtopia" was released as a single on August 3, 2016, and both the song and its b-side "Chou Onsoku Desutini" (which is also the album's fourth track) were used as the opening themes of the anime Kuromukuro.[7] "Sora ga Aozora de Aru Tame ni" was also used as an opening theme for an anime: Ace of Diamond.[8] " The Other End of the Globe" was used as the opening theme for Netflix's Final Fantasy XIV: Daddy of Light.[9] "Scoop" was used as the ending theme of TV Asahi's Onegai! Ranking.[10]
"XYZ" was composed for the TV commercial of the Chiba leg of the 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship.[11] "Long Run" was used as the official song of the 2017 Hokkaido Marathon.[12] Also, "Supernova Express 2017" is a new version of the previously released song "Supernova Express 2016", which was used as the image song of Hokkaido Railway Company's Hokkaido Shinkansen.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sin Zombie (シン・ゾンビ)" | Hisashi | Hisashi | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Binetsu Agirl Summer (微熱Ⓐgirlサマー)" | Hisashi | Hisashi | 3:54 |
| 3. | "XYZ" | Takuro | Takuro | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Chou Onsoku Destiny (超音速デスティニー)" | Hisashi | Hisashi | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Long Run (ロングラン, Rongu Ran)" | Takuro | Takuro | 5:25 |
| 6. | "The Other End of the Globe" | Teru, Takuro | Teru | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Deathtopia (デストピア, Desutopia)" | Hisashi | Hisashi | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Heroes" | Teru | Teru | 4:14 |
| 9. | "Summerdelics" | Takuro | Jiro | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Sora ga Aozora de Aru Tame ni (空が青空であるために)" | Teru | Teru | 4:06 |
| 11. | "Scoop" | Takuro | Jiro | 3:32 |
| 12. | "Seija no Inai Machi (聖者のいない町)" | Takuro | Takuro | 6:42 |
| 13. | "Supernova Express 2017" | Takuro | Takuro | 4:40 |
| 14. | "Lifetime" | Jiro | Jiro | 5:32 |
| Total length: | 62:41 | |||