Bu-ikikaesu

Bu-ikikaesu
Studio album by Maximum the Hormone
Released	March 14, 2007
Recorded	Innig Studio
Genre	Metalcore, nu metal
Length	49:21
Label	VAP
Maximum the Hormone chronology
Rokkinpo Goroshi (2005) Bu-ikikaesu (2007) Yoshū Fukushū (2013)
Singles from Bu-ikikaesu
"Zawa...Zawa...Za..Zawa......Zawa" Released: 16 November 2005 "Koi no Mega Lover" Released: 5 July 2006

Bu-ikikaesu (ぶっ生き返す) is the third studio album by Japanese rock band Maximum the Hormone. It was the band's first album to chart on the Oricon charts, debuting at number five and selling 70,000 copies in its first week, after which it remained on the charts for seventy-eight weeks.^[1] The RIAJ certified the album Gold,^[2] selling more than 100,000 copies on Japan and 250,000 worldwide.^[3] In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated Bu-ikikaesu #98 on their list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".^[4]

Three tracks went on for use in two anime series. "What's Up, People?!" and "Zetsubō Billy" were used as the opening and ending, respectively, for episodes 20–37 of Death Note. The song "Akagi" was used for the anime of the same name.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Maximum the Ryo. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bu-ikikaesu!!" (ぶっ生き返す!! Up from the Ashes!!)	3:54
2.	"Zetsubō Billy" (絶望ビリー Billy in Despair)	3:44
3.	"Kuso Breakin' Nō Breakin' Lily" (糞ブレイキン脳ブレイキン・リリィー Shit Breakin' Brain Breakin' Lily)	4:16
4.	"Louisiana Bob" (ルイジアナ・ボブ)	3:40
5.	"Policeman Benz" (ポリスマンベンツ)	4:09
6.	"Black ¥ Power G-Men Spy" (ブラック￥パワーGメンスパイ)	2:27
7.	"Akagi" (アカギ)	2:16
8.	"Kyōkatsu" (恐喝〜Kyokatsu〜 Blackmail~Kyokatsu~)	3:36
9.	"Bikini Sports Ponchin" (ビキニ・スポーツ・ポンチン)	3:56
10.	"What's Up, People?!" (人物、ワッツ·アップ！)	4:10
11.	"Chū Chū Lovely Muni Muni Mura Mura Purin Purin Boron Nururu Rerorero" (チューチュー ラブリー ムニムニ ムラムラ プリンプリン ボロン ヌルル レロレロ)	3:06
12.	"Shimi" (シミ Bristletail of Soul)	4:17
13.	"Koi no Mega Lover" (恋のメガラバ Mega Lover of Love)	5:27
14.	"Secret track"	0:23

Track information

• The track title "ChÅ« ChÅ« Lovely Muni Muni Mura Mura Purin Purin Boron Nururu Rerorero" is based on an assortment of sound effects in Japanese, chÅ« chÅ« (meaning the sound of a kiss) lovely muni muni (the sound of someone squeezing something soft) mura mura (the sound of being horny) purin purin (the sound with which large breasts are emphasised in Anime) boron (the sound of something that pops out) nururu (the sound of moving around in something wet and dirty) rerorero (the sound made by the tongue going over something).

Personnel

• Daisuke – unclean lead and backing vocals
• Maximum the Ryo – guitar, backing and clean lead vocals
• Ue-chan – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Nao – drums, backing and lead vocals
• Yasu-kun – recording engineer
• Takii – mastering

Charts and certifications

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2007	Oricon Album Charts	5

Certification

Country	Sales	Certification
Japan	225,000	Gold

References

1. Buiikikaesu profile on Oricon charts
2. RIAJ
3. Maximum the Hormone MySpace
4. "English translation and summary of the Rolling Stone Japan article". neojaponisme.com. Retrieved 2011-12-10.