Fanclub (album)

Fanclub
Studio album by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
Released	March 15, 2006
Recorded	2005-2006
Genre	Indie rock, alternative rock
Length	50:47
Label	Ki/oon/Okami KSCL-945
Producer	Asian Kung-fu Generation
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION chronology
Sol-fa (2004) Fanclub (2006) Feedback File (2006)
Singles from Fanclub
"Blue Train" Released: November 30, 2005 "World Apart" Released: February 15, 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Fanclub (ファンクラブ Fankurabu) is the third studio album by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released on March 15, 2006. The album peaked at number three on Oricon charts and sold 253,137 copies by year's end, eventually becoming the 48th album of the year.^[2] The album included two singles, "Blue Train," which reached number five on the charts, and "World Apart," which earned the band their very first number-one single.

Title meaning

The album title "fanclub" is derived from the members' disposition toward creativity, their desire to be devoted followers not only of rock, but every type of music and its unique aspects and capabilities. The title also reflects their wish for people to love and live with the music in everyday life.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Masafumi Gotō, except:

• "Blue Train," composed by Masafumi Gotō and Kensuke Kita.
• The piano intro in "Moonlight" is from Claude Debussy's Suite bergamasque (specifically Clair de Lune).

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Waltz in Code" (暗号のワルツ Angō no Warutsu)	4:25
2.	"World Apart" (ワールドアパート Wārudo Apāto)	4:29
3.	"Blackout" (ブラックアウト Burakkuauto)	5:19
4.	"Primrose" (桜草 Sakurasō)	3:53
5.	"Rabbit in the Back Alley" (路地裏のうさぎ Rojiura no Usagi)	2:47
6.	"Blue Train" (ブルートレイン Burū Torein)	4:19
7.	"Midwinter Dance" (真冬のダンス Mafuyu no Dansu)	3:25
8.	"Butterfly" (バタフライ Batafurai)	4:44
9.	"Senseless" (センスレス Sensuresu)	5:36
10.	"Moonlight" (月光 Gekkō)	6:22
11.	"Tightrope" (タイトロープ Taito Rōpu)	5:28

B-sides

Song	Length	B-side of
"Road Movie"	4:23	"Blue Train"
"Tobenai Sakana"	2:57
"Gekkō"	6:21
"Eien ni"	3:09	"World Apart"
"Uso to Wonderland"	2:27

Personnel

Masafumi Gotō – lead vocals, guitar, lyrics Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums, percussion, piano Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer

Kenichi Nakamura – mixing, recording Tofu Takayama – mixing, recording Yuya Suzuki – recording George Marino – mastering Yusuke Nakamura – art direction

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Peak positions
2006	Oricon	3
	World Chart	7[3]

Singles

Year	Song	Peak positions
		Oricon
2005	"Blue Train"	5
2006	"World Apart"	1

References

1. Allmusic review
2. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION – Oricon-Style
3. "Asian Kung-fu Generation – Fanclub". αCharts.us. March 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-10.

External links

• CDJapan
• Fanclub at MusicBrainz
• Fanclub at Last.fm