XTLIKE
XTLIKE | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 4, 2024 | |||
Recorded | 2023–2024 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, pop, R&B, dance | |||
Label | Pony Canyon CD (PCCA-06317) CD+DVD (PCCA-06316) CD+Blu-ray+Photo Book (SCCA-00164) | |||
Lead chronology | ||||
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Singles from XTLIKE | ||||
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XTLIKE (pronounced "ekstrike") is the tenth studio album released by the Japanese hip hop group Lead, released on September 4, 2024, four years after their previous studio album, Singularity.[1] The album debuted at No. 9 on the Oricon Albums Charts.
The album included their physical single "See Your Heart", along with their digital singles "Billionaire", "Jack in the Beats" and "Don't Stay".
XTLIKE was released in two editions editions; a CD only version and a CD+DVD edition. A limited CD+Blu-ray+Photo Book edition was released to their fan club, which contained a thirty-six page booklet.
Information
[edit]XTLIKE is the tenth studio album released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead, released two years after their previous album Lead the Best. The album debuted at in the top ten on the Oricon charts, taking the No. 9 position.[2]
The album was released in three separate editions: a standard CD housing fourteen musical tracks, a standard CD+DVD edition housing the fourteen musical tracks and music videos for select singles, and a limited CD+Blu-ray+Photo Book edition, which contained a thirty-six page booklet. The songs "Sonic Boom" and "Tuxedo" were placed on the album. Both songs had previously been placed on their compilation album Lead the Best, while the music videos had been omitted.
Promotional activities
[edit]Prior to the album's release, the group released four singles: See Your Heart, Billionaire, Jack in the Beats and Don't Stay.
"See Your Heart" was released on May 24, 2023 and charted No. 5 on the Oricon Singles Charts.[3] The song was used as the ending theme for the Fuji TV series Nariyuki Kaidou Tabi (なりゆき街道旅 / Nariyuki Highway Journey) in the month of April.[4][5] On May 14, 2023, Lead performed "See Your Heart" at the Sayonara Nakano Sunplaza Music Festival.[6]
"Billionaire" was Lead's first digital single, released on October 6, 2023. The song was advertised as the "sequel" to their 2004 song "Night Deluxe."[7] The day of its release, the group held a campaign to promote the song, offering prizes to those who streamed the song the most on Line Music.[8]
To coincide with their 2023/2024 tour, Lead released the tie-in song "Jack in the Beats" on February 25, 2024.[9] The song was the opening to their Upturn 2023 ~Jack in the Beats~ lives.
"Don't Stay" was released on June 5, 2024, with a promotional music video released the same day on Lead's official YouTube.[10] It was utilized as the ending theme to the Netflix movie Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura.[11][12]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ignite" | 1:39 | |||
2. | "My Solution" | 3:48 | |||
3. | "Billionaire" | Shōko Fujibayashi • Shinya Taniuchi (rap) | Shōko Fujibayashi | Stefan Ekstedt • Didrik Thott • Samuel Waermö | 3:01 |
4. | "Romance no 110-ban" (ロマンスの110番 / Romance 110) | 3:10 | |||
5. | "Sonic Boom" | Akira Kagimoto • Shinya Taniuchi (rap) | Akira Kagimoto • Nobuhiro Denda | Akira Kagimoto | 3:55 |
6. | "Free Your..." | 3:03 | |||
7. | "Don't Stay" | Keita Furuya • Saeki youthK • Shinya Taniuchi (rap) | eba (F.M.F) | Akira Kagimoto | 3:54 |
8. | "There for You" | 3:42 | |||
9. | "Life" | 2:56 | |||
10. | "See Your Heart" | SQVARE • shungo. | Masa Takumi | Masa Takumi | 3:23 |
11. | "Love Survival" (ラブサバイバル) | 3:22 | |||
12. | "Tuxedo" | shungo. • Shinya Taniuchi (rap) | KAZ | Kentaro Akutsu | 3:38 |
13. | "Jack in the Beats" | 7chi子 (Nachiko) • Shinya Taniuchi (rap) | nishi-ken | Akira Kagimoto | 4:10 |
14. | "Gravity" | Akira Kagimoto • Shinya Taniuchi | Keita Tachibana • JUNE | Keita Tachibana | 4:12 |
Total length: | 47:53 |
No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tuxedo" (Music Video) | Tomohiro Taniguchi | 3:40 |
2. | "Sonic Boom" (Music Video) | 3:57 | |
3. | "See Your Heart" (Music Video) | 3:27 | |
4. | "Don't Stay" (Music Video) | Tada Takuya | 3:55 |
5. | "Don't Stay" (Performance Video) | Tada Takuya | 3:53 |
6. | "Don't Stay" (Behind the Scenes) |
Charts (Japan)
[edit]Release | Chart | Peak position | Chart run | Total sales |
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September 4, 2024 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 9 | ||
September 4, 2024 | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart |
Date | Title | Peak position | Sales |
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September 23, 2020 | "Tuxedo" | 5 | 9,585[13] |
August 25, 2021 | "Sonic Boom" | 10 | 6,716[14] |
May 24, 2023 | "See Your Heart" | 10 | 5,815[15] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lead、4年半ぶり10枚目のアルバム『XTLIKE』を9月4日に発売!10月26日にニッショーホールにてワンマンライブ開催決定!". Pony Canyon. July 1, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "デイリー アルバムランキング2024年09月03日付". Oricon. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Daily Single Ranking 20230523". Oricon. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Lead 5/24 New Single「See Your Heart」◢". Twitter. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "本日12:00〜初回放送O.A!". Lead Official Twitter. April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "公演情報・チケットのご購入は、各アーティストをクリック!". Sayonara Nakano Sunplaza. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Lead、6thシングル「Night Deluxe」の続編となるラブソング「Billionaire」リリース決定". BARKS. September 23, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "Lead、Digital Single「Billionaire」を10月6日リリース、ジャケットデザインはメンバー谷内伸也が担当!". encore. September 23, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ "Jack in the Beats - Single By Lead". Spotify. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "Lead / Don't Stay【Music Video】". Lead Official YouTube. June 5, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 22, 2024). "Baki Hanma vs. Kengan Ashura Crossover Anime Announced, Premieres on Netflix on June 6". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Lead、現在配信中のNetflix映画『範馬刃牙VSケンガンアシュラ』のED主題歌「Don't Stay」アニメスペシャルver.のMUSIC VIDEOを公開!". USEN. June 18, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "月間 シングルランキング2020年09月度". Oricon. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ "月間 シングルランキング2021年08月度". Oricon. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "週間 シングルランキング2023年06月05日付(2023年05月22日~2023年05月28日". Oricon. Retrieved June 24, 2023.