Alice in Wonder Underground (アリス イン ワンダー アンダーグラウンド) is the twenty-sixth single released by the Japanese Rock band Buck-Tick, released on August 8, 2007 by BMG Japan.[1]
| "Alice in Wonder Underground (アリス イン ワンダー アンダーグラウンド)" | ||||
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| Single by Buck-Tick | ||||
| from the album Tenshi no Revolver | ||||
| Released | August 8, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 9:35 | |||
| Label | BMG Japan/Ariola Japan | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hisashi Imai | |||
| Producer(s) | Buck-Tick | |||
| Buck-Tick singles chronology | ||||
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The single was released in regular and limited edition.[2] On the Oricon Singles Chart peaked at number 18 and charted for 7 weeks.[3]
The title song is lyrical and visual rendition of Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland.[2] Despite its "catchy tune with a bright, happy melody", the lyrics are on the contrary very gothic and dark with a memorable chorus "Devil, Angel & Epicurean, let's go!".[2] In some instances, Imai in the background sings some lyrics from the band's previous song "Diabolo".[2]
Music video shows a very "sophisticated",[4] "macabre depiction of the story", with Alice chasing her rabbit, "the band periodically becoming rabbits", and the lead vocalist Atsushi Sakurai dressed as the Mad Hatter.[5][6][7]
Track listing
edit| # | Title | Length | Lyrics | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Alice in Wonder Underground" | 4:07 | Hisashi Imai | Hisashi Imai |
| 2 | "Tight Rope" | 5:28 | Atsushi Sakurai | Hisashi Imai |
Musicians
edit- Atsushi Sakurai - Voice
- Hisashi Imai - Guitar
- Hidehiko Hoshino - Guitar
- Yutaka Higuchi - Bass
- Toll Yagami - Drums
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Buck-Tick - Alice in Wonder Underground (Regular Edition)". JaMe World. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Bow (September 2, 2007). "Buck-Tick - Alice in Wonder Underground". JaMe World. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "Alice in Wonder Underground on Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Monden, Masafumi (2014). "4. Glacé wonderland: cuteness, sexuality and young women". Japanese Fashion Cultures: Dress and Gender in Contemporary Japan. London, New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 172. ISBN 9781472586728.
- ^ Youngman, Angela (2021). The Dark Side of Alice in Wonderland. Yorkshire, Philadelphia: Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 9781526785824.
- ^ Sanna, Antonio (2022). "Introduction: Alice and the Critics". Alice in Wonderland in Film and Popular Culture. Switzerland, Great Britain: Palgrave Macmillan Cham. p. 6. ISBN 9783031022579.
- ^ Monden, Masafumi (2022). "Transformations: Aimer's 'I Beg You' and Alice in Japanese Music Video". Alice in Wonderland in Film and Popular Culture. Switzerland, Great Britain: Palgrave Macmillan Cham. p. 259. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-02257-9_16. ISBN 9783031022579.