Hello World (Scandal album)

Hello World
Studio album by Scandal
Released December 3, 2014 (2014-12-03)
Genre
Length 53:28
Language Japanese
Label Epic
JPU Records (UK, EU)
Producer Scandal
Scandal chronology
Standard
(2013)		 Hello World
(2014)		 Yellow
(2016)
Singles from Hello World
  1. "Runners High"
    Released: February 12, 2014
  2. "Departure"
    Released: April 23, 2014
  3. "Yoake no Ryuuseigun"
    Released: July 16, 2014
  4. "Image"
    Released: November 19, 2014

Hello World is the sixth studio album by Japanese pop rock band, Scandal. The album was released on December 3, 2014 in Japan by Epic[1] and being distributed in Europe through JPU Records.[1] Hello World debuted at #3 on the Oricon chart, selling over 35,000 copies in its first week.[2] It also reached the top spot of the Canadian iTunes Store's World Music Chart.[3]

Track listing

Regular Edition
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Image"  MamiMami 4:26
2. "Your Song"  ScandalScandal 3:43
3. "Love in Action"  MamiMami 3:22
4. "Departure"  MamiMami 4:40
5. "Graduation" (Haruna solo)HarunaHaruna 4:23
6. "Yoake no Ryuuseigun" (夜明けの流星群; A Meteor Shower at Dawn)Tomomi, Hidenori TanakaHidenori Tanaka 4:41
7. "Onegai Navigation" (お願いナビゲーション; Navigation Please)RinaMami 3:00
8. "Runners High"  HarunaYuichi Tajika 3:55
9. "Hon wo Yomu" (本を読む; Read a Book, Mami solo)MamiMami 3:34
10. "Kan Beer" (缶ビール; Canned Beer, Tomomi solo)TomomiTomomi 4:01
11. "Winter Story"  RinaMami, Rina 3:41
12. "Oyasumi" (おやすみ; Goodnight, Rina solo)RinaRina 4:38
13. "Place of Life" (feat. Tetsuya Komuro)Tetsuya Komuro, ScandalTetsuya Komuro 5:14
Total length:
 53:08

Charts

Album
CountryChartPeak
position
Japan Oricon Daily Album Chart[4] 2
Oricon Weekly Album Chart 3
Oricon Monthly Album Chart[5] 10
Oricon Yearly Album Chart 153
SoundScan Album Chart (CD+DVD)[6] 4
SoundScan Album Chart (CD+T-shirt)[6] 11
Billboard Japan Top Albums[7] 4
South-Korea Gaon International Album Chart[8] 32
Canada iTunes Store Top Albums (World Music)[9] 1
Singles
SongChartPeak
position
Runners High
Oricon5
Billboard Japan Hot 100[10]76
Departure
Oricon5
Billboard Japan Hot 100[11]3
Yoake no Ryuuseigun
Oricon[12]5
Billboard Japan Hot 1003
RTHK J-pop Chart (Hong Kong)[13]1
Image
Oricon14
Billboard Japan Hot 10014
RTHK J-pop Chart (Hong Kong)[14]1

Personnel

Scandal
  • Haruna Ono — vocal, guitar (1–11, 13–15), güiró (15), lyrics (5, 8), music (5)
  • Mami Sazazaki — vocal, guitar (1–11, 13), synth, recorder (15), lyrics (1, 3, 4, 9), music (1, 3, 4, 9, 11), arrangements (7, 9)
  • Tomomi Ogawa — vocal, bass (1–15), lyrics (6, 10, 15), tambourine (15), music (10, 15)
  • Rina Suzuki — vocal, drums (1–15), guitar (12), cajón (15), lyrics (7, 11, 12, 14), music (11, 12)
Contributing musicians
Post-production
Packaging
Epic Records Japan Staff
Kitty Entertainment Ltd. Staff
Sony Music Group Staff

References

  1. 1 2 "Sony Music Japan presents: Hello World by SCANDAL".
  2. ↑ 週間　CDアルバムランキング 2014年12月15日付（2014年12月01日～2014年12月07日） oricon.co.jp, retrieved August 23, 2015. (Japanese)
  3. ↑ "SCANDAL Say HELLO WORLD". Neo: 18. 2014-12-24.
  4. ↑ "デイリー　CDアルバムランキング 2014年12月02日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  5. ↑ "月間　CDアルバムランキング2014年12月度". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  6. 1 2 "週間 CDソフト TOP20". Phileweb (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  7. ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2014&month=12&day=15
  8. ↑ "2014년 50주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  9. ↑ "SCANDAL Say HELLO WORLD". Neo: 18. 2014-12-24.
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140219111705/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140501064216/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140723071433/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2014-07-28/
  13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150601040640/http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio2/Teenschoice&d=2015-05-10&p=2129&e=306793&m=episode
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150112212811/http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio2/Teenschoice&d=2015-01-11&p=2129&e=291869&m=episode
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