Butterfly (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) explained

Butterfly
Type:studio
Artist:L'Arc-en-Ciel
Cover:Butterfly larcenciel.jpg
Released:February 8, 2012
Recorded:2007–2011
Genre:Pop rock
Length:46:38
Label:Ki/oon
Producer:L'Arc-en-Ciel
Prev Title:Twenity 2000-2010
Prev Year:2011
P'unk Is Not Dead
Type:studio
Artist:P'unk-en-Ciel
Cover:Punkisnotdead punkenciel.jpg
Released:February 8, 2012
Genre:Punk rock
Label:Ki/oon
Producer:P'unk-en-Ciel

Butterfly is the twelfth album by the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. It was released on February 8, 2012, in two versions: regular and deluxe edition, with the latter including the tracks of the first album by their alter ego band P'unk-en-Ciel, titled P'unk Is Not Dead, and a DVD.[1] The album was released in several European countries, starting on March 5, 2012, with the United Kingdom and finishing on March 17 with Spain and Poland.[2]

The band's first studio album in four years, it includes all six singles (including one double A-side single) released between "Drink It Down" in 2008 and "Chase" in 2011.[3] Butterfly debuted at number one on the Oricon chart, selling over 170,000 copies in its first week.[4] It also debuted at number eight on Gaon Music Chart.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by hyde, except track 6 on standard edition by yukihiro, and track 11 on deluxe edition by tetsuya.

Personnel

Butterfly
P'unk is Not Dead

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 1
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)[7] 1
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)23
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)[9] 22

Notes and References

  1. http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/1/12843/larcenciel-announced-new-album-release-and-20th-lanniversary-final-performance-dates/ L'arc~en~Ciel Announced New Album Release and 20th L'Anniversary Final Performance Dates
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20111021173756/http://www.larc-en-ciel.com/wt2012/news/#page15 L'Arc-en-Ciel New Album "BUTTERFLY" Release confirmed!
  3. http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/12/larcenciel-reveals-details-on-new-album-live-concert-in-hawaii/ L’Arc~en~Ciel reveals details on new album + live concert in Hawaii
  4. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2012-02-20/ Oricon album chart: From February 6 to February 12
  5. Web site: CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트 . 2024-05-23 . circlechart.kr . en.
  6. Web site: BUTTERFLY L’Arc~en~Ciel . 2024-05-23 . ORICON NEWS.
  7. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2012/02/15 . 2024-05-23 . Billboard JAPAN . ja.
  8. Web site: CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트 . 2024-05-23 . circlechart.kr . en.
  9. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End: 2012 . 2024-05-23 . Billboard JAPAN . ja.