Superfly (Superfly album)

Superfly
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 14, 2008 (2008-05-14)
Recorded2007–2008
GenreJ-pop
Length52:10
LabelWarner Music Japan
ProducerKoichi Tsutaya
Superfly chronology
Live from Tokyo
(2007)
Superfly
(2008)
Box Emotions
(2009)
Singles from Superfly
  1. "Hello Hello"
    Released: June 6, 2007
  2. "Manifesto"
    Released: August 1, 2007
  3. "I Spy I Spy"
    Released: November 28, 2007
  4. "Ai o Komete Hanataba o"
    Released: February 27, 2008
  5. "Hi-Five"
    Released: April 23, 2008

Superfly is the debut studio album by Japanese band Superfly released on May 14, 2008.[1] Approximately 391,182 copies have been sold in Japan and is certified Double Platinum by the RIAJ for the shipment of 500,000 copies.[2] On the iTunes Store, a special remix of "Manifesto" by Ram Rider was included.[3]

Superfly debuted at number 1 on the Oricon's weekly album charts; the last time a female artist had their first album debut at number 1 was Tina's Colorado in 1999.[4]

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hi-Five"Shiho Ochi, jamKōichi TaboKōichi Tsuyata, K. Tabo3:59
2."Manifesto" (マニフェスト Manifesuto)S. Ochi, K. TaboK. TaboK. Tabo4:00
3."1969"S. Ochi, K. TaboK. TaboK. Tabo, Motoki Matsuoka3:16
4."Ai o Komete Hanataba o" (愛をこめて花束を, "Flowers with love")S. Ochi, K. Tabo, Junji IshiwatariK. TaboK. Tsuyata4:56
5."Ain't No Crybaby"S. OchiK. TaboK. Tsuyata, K. Tabo3:16
6."Oh My Precious Time"S. OchiS. Ochi, K. TaboK. Tsuyata, K. Tabo4:36
7."Vancouver" (バンクーバー Bankūbā)Bun OnoeK. TaboK. Tabo, Rui Momota4:03
8."I Spy I Spy" (with Jet)Chris Cester, Mark Wilson, SuperflyC. Cester, M. Wilson, Superfly 3:37
9."Uso to Romance" (嘘とロマンス Uso to Romansu; "Lies and Romance")S. OchiK. TaboK. Tsuyata3:46
10."Ai to Kansha (愛と感謝; Love and Gratitude)"S. Ochi, K. TaboK. TaboK. Tabo, M. Matsuoka4:26
11."Hello Hello" (ハロー・ハロー Harō Harō)S. Ochi, K. TaboK. TaboK. Tabo3:53
12."Last Love Song"S. OchiS. OchiS. Ochi3:33
13."I Remember"S. OchiK. TaboK. Tsuyata5:00
Total length:52:21
iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusic{{{extra_column}}}Length
14."Manifesto" (Ram Rider Remix)S. Ochi, K. TaboK. TaboK. Tabo4:07
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Hello Hello" (Music video) 
2."Manifesto" (Music video) 
3."I Spy I Spy (Superfly×Jet)" (Music video) 
4."Ai o Komete Hanataba o" (Music video) 
5."Hi-Five" (Music video) 
Total length:21:00

Charts (Japan)

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Release Oricon Albums Chart Peak position Debut sales (copies) Sales total (copies)
May 14, 2008 Daily Chart 1 400,000+
Weekly Chart 1 122,947
Monthly Chart
Yearly Chart (2008) 22 397,182

References

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  1. ^ "Discography : Superfly". Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  2. ^ "社団法人 日本レコード協会|各種統計". 2009-06-30.
  3. ^ "ナタリー – Superfly、新作のiTunes特典にRAM RIDER Remix収録". 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  4. ^ "Superfly、1stアルバムが初登場1位 8年6ヶ月ぶりの記録に". Oricon. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2011-12-20.