Eye is the fifth studio album by Japanese rock band Sekai no Owari, released on February 27, 2019, by Toy's Factory. It was released simultaneously with the album Lip. The limited first run of the album contains a DVD with footage from the band's Insomnia Train outdoor concert tour.[1] The band will tour in support of the albums from April 2019.[1] It debuted at number two on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart on March 6, behind Lip at number one.[2]
| Eye | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 27, 2019 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Toy's Factory | |||
| Sekai no Owari chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Tree | ||||
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Background
editThe band recorded enough material across the four years from their previous album Tree (2015), so decided to release it across two separate albums, with Eye showcasing the band's "wild side", and Lip featuring the band's "signature pop" songs.[1]
The songs "Anti-Hero", "SOS", "Stargazer" and "Re:set" were released prior to the album.[3]
Promotion
edit"Re:set" was used as the theme for the video game Catherine: Full Body.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Song" |
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| 3:59 |
| 2. | "Blue Flower" |
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| 3:11 |
| 3. | "Anti-Hero" |
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| 3:34 |
| 4. | "Yozakura" (夜桜) |
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| 3:50 |
| 5. | "Monsoon Night" |
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| 3:38 |
| 6. | "Food" |
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| 2:43 |
| 7. | "SOS" |
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| 5:05 |
| 8. | "Re:set" |
|
| 3:09 |
| 9. | "Doppelganger" (ドッペルゲンガー) |
|
| 3:50 |
| 10. | "Eden" (エデン) |
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| 4:01 |
| 11. | "Subete ga Kowareta Yoru ni" (すべてが壊れた夜に) |
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| 4:40 |
| 12. | "Witch" |
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| 3:34 |
| 13. | "Stargazer" (スターゲイザー) |
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| 3:55 |
| Total length: | 49:09 | |||
Notes
- Nelson Babin-coy provided support as a consultant for English lyrics written in tracks 3, 5, and 7.
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Billboard Japan)[5] | 3 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] | 2 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] | 43 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Japan's End of the World to Drop Two Domestic & One International Album in 2019". Billboard. February 18, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-03-11" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "ＳＥＫＡＩ ＮＯ ＯＷＡＲＩ最新アルバム「Ｌｉｐ」「Ｅｙｅ」がオリコン１、２位を独占" [SEKAI NO OWARI Latest Album "Lip" "Eye" Monopolizes Oricon 1 and 2]. Yahoo! Japan. March 5, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "SEKAI NO OWARI reveal all of the details about their upcoming Albums 'Eye' and 'Lip'". Arama! Japan. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2019/03/11 付け". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "年間 アルバムランキング 2019年度". Oricon. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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