Happy End of the World

Happy End of the World
Studio album by Pizzicato Five
Released	June 21, 1997
Genre	Shibuya-kei
Length	62:39
Label	Readymade Records, Matador Records
Pizzicato Five chronology
Great White Wonder (1993) Happy End of the World (1997) Porno 3003 EP (1997)
Matador Records version
2006 reissue version

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Pitchfork Media	7.4/10 link

Happy End of the World is a 1997 Pizzicato Five album.

"Love's Theme", "It's a Beautiful Day" and "Mon Amour Tokyo" were released as singles. In addition, "My Baby Portable Player Sound" is a mostly instrumental remix of previous single "Baby Portable Rock".

A companion remix album, Happy End of You, was released in 1998.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Yasuharu Konishi except as noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The World Is Spinning at 45 RPM"		4:40
2.	"The Earth Goes Around"	Yamagami (words); Shogi (music)	2:55
3.	"Trailer Music"		1:50
4.	"It's a Beautiful Day"		4:26
5.	"Love's Prelude"		2:18
6.	"Love's Theme"		4:16
7.	"My Baby Portable Player Sound"		5:05
8.	"Mon Amour Tokyo"		4:55
9.	"Collision And Improvisation"		4:35
10.	"Porno 3003" (I: Music For Sofa; II: Galaxy One; III: It's All Too Beautiful)		9:51
11.	"Arigato We Love You"	Gary Arling, Richard Cameron, Konishi	5:15
12.	"Ma Vie, L'ete De Vie"		5:05
13.	"Happy Ending" (4:52, followed by silence; hidden track begins at 6:41)	Konishi, Yukihiro Fukutomi	7:29