Summerdelics Explained

Summerdelics
Type:Album
Artist:Glay
Cover:Summerdelics.jpg
Released:July 12, 2017
Genre:Pop rock
Length:62:41 (regular edition)
Label:Pony Canyon
Producer:Glay and Seiji Kameda
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Summerdelics is the fourteenth studio album by Japanese pop rock band Glay, released on July 12, 2017. It was released in three versions: the regular edition with the album, a special edition with the album and two live DVDs, and another special edition with the album, four live albums and three blue rays.[1]

It sold over 53,000 copies within less than a week,[2] debuting at #1 both at the Oricon weekly charts and the Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales, staying in the former for 5 weeks and in the latter for 9.[3] [4] In the end of the year, it reached #51 at the Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End 2017[5] and #58 at Oricon's.[6]

Several songs of the album were used way ahead of its release date in anime, TV series and sports events. "Deathtopia" was released as a single on August 3, 2016, and both the song and its b-side "Chou Onsoku Desutini" (which is also the album's fourth track) were used as the opening themes of the anime Kuromukuro.[7] "Sora ga Aozora de Aru Tame ni" was also used as an opening theme for an anime: Ace of Diamond.[8] " The Other End of the Globe" was used as the opening theme for Netflix's Final Fantasy XIV: Daddy of Light.[9] "Scoop" was used as the ending theme of TV Asahi's Onegai! Ranking.[10]

"XYZ" was composed for the TV commercial of the Chiba leg of the 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship.[11] "Long Run" was used as the official song of the 2017 Hokkaido Marathon.[12] Also, "Supernova Express 2017" is a new version of the previously released song "Supernova Express 2016", which was used as the image song of Hokkaido Railway Company's Hokkaido Shinkansen.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summerdelics. Glay's official website. 17 August 2017.
  2. Web site: 【ビルボード】GLAY『SUMMERDELICS』が53,030枚を売り上げ、平井堅との接戦を制しアルバム・セールス・チャート首位. Billboard Japan. Hanshin Contents Link. August 17, 2017. Japanese. July 18, 2017.
  3. Web site: SUMMERDELICS(CD+2DVD). Oricon. Japanese. August 17, 2017.
  4. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2017/07/24. Billboard Japan. Hanshin Contents Link. August 17, 2017. Japanese.
  5. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End 2017. Billboard Japan. 13 January 2018.
  6. Web site: CDアルバムランキング - 2017年度. Oricon.co.jp. 13 January 2018.
  7. Web site: [Deathtopia][CD+DVD]]. CD Japan. 17 August 2017.
  8. Web site: September 3, 2014. GLAY announces new song for Ace of Diamond anime. 2020-06-29. J-Generation.
  9. Web site: Williams. Mike. FFXIV: Daddy of Light Picked Up By Netflix, Coming Worldwide This Fall. USgamer. Gamer Network. August 17, 2017. March 31, 2017.
  10. Web site: GLAY新曲「彼女はゾンビ」が「王様のブランチ」EDテーマに. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. August 17, 2017. Japanese. January 31, 2016.
  11. Web site: TV commercial for Red Bull Air Race Chiba 2017 is on air! GLAY's new song "XYZ" unveiled!. Red Bull Air Race Chiba 2017 official website. August 17, 2017. March 7, 2017.
  12. Web site: 新曲でランナーにエールを!GLAYが「北海道マラソン」オフィシャルソング提供. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. August 17, 2017. Japanese. April 19, 2017.
  13. Web site: GLAY、北海道新幹線に書き下ろしイメージソング「Supernova Express 2016」. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. August 17, 2017. Japanese. October 29, 2016.