Butterfly (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)
{{Short description|2012 studio album by L'Arc-en-Ciel}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Butterfly
| type = studio
| artist = L'Arc-en-Ciel
| cover = Butterfly larcenciel.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 8, 2012
| recorded = 2007–2011
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 46:38
| label = Ki/oon
| producer = L'Arc-en-Ciel
| prev_title = Twenity 2000-2010
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Butterfly
| type = studio
| single1 = Drink It Down
| single1date = April 02, 2008
| single2 = Nexus 4/Shine
| single2date = August 27, 2008
| single3 = Bless
| single3date = January 27, 2010
| single4 = Good Luck My Way
| single4date = June 29, 2011
| single5 = X X X
| single5date = October 12, 2011
| single6 = Chase
| single6date = December 21, 2011
}}
}}
{{Infobox album
| name = P'unk Is Not Dead
| type = studio
| artist = P'unk-en-Ciel
| cover = Punkisnotdead punkenciel.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 8, 2012
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Punk rock
| length =
| label = Ki/oon
| producer = P'unk-en-Ciel
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Butterfly is the twelfth album by the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. It was released on February 8, 2012, in two versions: regular and deluxe edition, with the latter including the tracks of the first album by their alter ego band P'unk-en-Ciel, titled P'unk Is Not Dead, and a DVD.[http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/1/12843/larcenciel-announced-new-album-release-and-20th-lanniversary-final-performance-dates/ L'arc~en~Ciel Announced New Album Release and 20th L'Anniversary Final Performance Dates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730040317/http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/1/12843/larcenciel-announced-new-album-release-and-20th-lanniversary-final-performance-dates/ |date=2013-07-30 }} musicjapanplus.jp, December 27, 2012. The album was released in several European countries, starting on March 5, 2012, with the United Kingdom and finishing on March 17 with Spain and Poland.[https://web.archive.org/web/20111021173756/http://www.larc-en-ciel.com/wt2012/news/#page15 L'Arc-en-Ciel New Album "BUTTERFLY" Release confirmed!] L'Arc-en-Ciel official website, retrieved March 8, 2012.
The band's first studio album in four years, it includes all six singles (including one double A-side single) released between "Drink It Down" in 2008 and "Chase" in 2011.[http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/12/larcenciel-reveals-details-on-new-album-live-concert-in-hawaii/ L’Arc~en~Ciel reveals details on new album + live concert in Hawaii] tokyohive.com, December 26, 2011. Butterfly debuted at number one on the Oricon chart, selling over 170,000 copies in its first week.[http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2012-02-20/ Oricon album chart: From February 6 to February 12] oricon.co.jp, retrieved February 16, 2012. {{in lang|ja}} It also debuted at number eight on Gaon Music Chart.{{Cite web |title=CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트 |url=https://circlechart.kr/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=circlechart.kr |language=en}}
Track listing
All lyrics are written by hyde, except track 6 on standard edition by yukihiro, and track 11 on deluxe edition by tetsuya.
{{tracklist
| headline = Butterfly – {{nobold|standard edition}}
| title1 = Chase
| length1 = 4:27
| title2 = X X X
| length2 = 4:05
| music2 = hyde
| title3 = Bye Bye
| length3 = 3:36
| music3 = tetsuya
| title4 = Good Luck My Way -Butterfly Ver.-
| length4 = 4:38
| music4 = tetsuya
| title5 = Bless
| length5 = 4:57
| music5 = hyde
| title6 = Shade of Season
| length6 = 4:11
| music6 = yukihiro
| title7 = Drink It Down
| length7 = 4:07
| music7 = yukihiro
| title8 = Wild Flower
| length8 = 5:22
| music8 = ken
| title9 = Shine
| length9 = 4:05
| music9 = tetsuya
| title10 = Nexus 4
| length10 = 3:52
| music10 = tetsuya
| title11 = Mirai Sekai
| note11 = 未来世界
| length11 = 3:19
| music11 = ken
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Butterfly – Deluxe Edition
| title12 = Natsu no Yuu-utsu [Sea in Blood 2007]
| note12 = 夏の憂鬱 [SEA IN BLOOD 2007]
| length12 = 4:08
| music12 = ken
| title13 = Kasou Heisei 17 Nen
| note13 = 花葬 平成十七年
| length13 = 4:34
| music13 = ken
| title14 = Heaven's Drive 2005
| length14 = 3:47
| music14 = hyde
| title15 = Round and Round 2005
| length15 = 3:34
| music15 = hyde
| title16 = Dune 2008
| length16 = 4:08
| music16 = tetsuya
| title17 = I Wish 2007
| length17 = 4:19
| music17 = tetsuya
| title18 = Promised Land 2005
| length18 = 4:31
| music18 = ken
| title19 = Honey 2007
| length19 = 3:42
| music19 = hyde
| title20 = Feeling Fine 2007
| length20 = 3:48
| music20 = ken
| title21 = Route 666 -2010-
| length21 = 3:41
| music21 = hyde
| title22 = Milky Way 2004
| length22 = 4:14
| music22 = tetsuya
| title23 = Metropolis −2011-
| length23 = 4:11
| music23 = ken
}}
Personnel
;Butterfly
- hyde – vocals, keyboards on tracks 1, 2 and 5
- ken – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 1, 6–8 and 11, tambourine on track 3, vibes on track 5
- tetsuya – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 3, 4, 9 and 10
- yukihiro – drums, keyboards on tracks 6 and 7, tambourine on 8, grancassa on track 11
- Rie Eto – backing vocals on track 1
- Akira Nishihara – keyboards on tracks 2, 4, 9 and 10
- Hajime Okano – keyboards on track 3, 5, 9 and 10, Q-chord on track 4
- Chieko Kanehara – strings on tracks 2, 4 and 5
- Shiro Sasaki, Teppei Kawakami – trumpet on track 4
- Kanade Shishiuchi – trombone on track 4
- Masato Honda – alto saxophone on track 4
- Takayuki Mogami – oboe on track 5
- Hikoutsu Fujita, Shingi Takahashi – horn on track 5
- Yuji Sugiyama – keyboards on track 7
- Takashi Kusama – keyboards on track 10
;P'unk is Not Dead
- T.E.Z P'UNK – vocals
- HYDE P'UNK – guitar
- YUKI P'UNK – bass guitar
- KEN P'UNK – drums
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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!scope="col"|Chart (2012) !scope="col"|Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{Cite web |title=BUTTERFLY {{!}} L’Arc～en～Ciel |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/14296/products/952905/1/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=ORICON NEWS}}
| align="center"| 1 |
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| scope="row"| Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan){{Cite web |title=Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2012/02/15 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2012&month=02&day=20 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Billboard JAPAN |language=ja}}
| align="center"| 1 |
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{Cite web |title=CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트 |url=https://circlechart.kr/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=circlechart.kr |language=en}}
| align="center"| 8 |
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= Year-end charts =
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! scope="col"|Chart (2012) ! scope="col"|Position |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| align="center"| 23 |
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| scope="row"| Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan){{Cite web |title=Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End: 2012 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=albums_year&year=2012 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Billboard JAPAN |language=ja}}
| align="center"| 22 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=BUTTERFLY|artist=L'Arc～en～Ciel|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2012|certyear=2012|certmonth=2}}
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References
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