Butterfly (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

P'unk Is Not Dead
P'unk Is Not Dead
Studio album by P'unk-en-Ciel
Released	February 8, 2012
Genre	Punk rock
Label	Ki/oon
Producer	P'unk-en-Ciel

Butterfly
Butterfly
Studio album by L'Arc-en-Ciel
Released	February 8, 2012
Recorded	2007–2011
Genre	Pop rock
Length	46:38
Label	Ki/oon
Producer	L'Arc-en-Ciel
L'Arc-en-Ciel chronology
Singles from Butterfly
	"Drink It Down"; Released: April 02, 2008; "Nexus 4/Shine"; Released: August 27, 2008; "Bless"; Released: January 27, 2010; "Good Luck My Way"; Released: June 29, 2011; "X X X"; Released: October 12, 2011; "Chase"; Released: December 21, 2011;

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3] Butterfly debuted at number one on the Oricon chart, selling over 170,000 copies in its first week.^[4] It also debuted at number eight on Gaon Music Chart.^[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by hyde, except track 6 on standard edition by yukihiro, and track 11 on deluxe edition by tetsuya.

*Butterfly* – standard edition
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Chase"	ken / hyde	4:27
2.	"X X X"	hyde	4:05
3.	"Bye Bye"	tetsuya	3:36
4.	"Good Luck My Way -Butterfly Ver.-"	tetsuya	4:38
5.	"Bless"	hyde	4:57
6.	"Shade of Season"	yukihiro	4:11
7.	"Drink It Down"	yukihiro	4:07
8.	"Wild Flower"	ken	5:22
9.	"Shine"	tetsuya	4:05
10.	"Nexus 4"	tetsuya	3:52
11.	"Mirai Sekai" (未来世界)	ken	3:19

*Butterfly – Deluxe Edition*
No.	Title	Music	Length
12.	"Natsu no Yuu-utsu [Sea in Blood 2007]" (夏の憂鬱 [SEA IN BLOOD 2007])	ken	4:08
13.	"Kasou Heisei 17 Nen" (花葬平成十七年)	ken	4:34
14.	"Heaven's Drive 2005"	hyde	3:47
15.	"Round and Round 2005"	hyde	3:34
16.	"Dune 2008"	tetsuya	4:08
17.	"I Wish 2007"	tetsuya	4:19
18.	"Promised Land 2005"	ken	4:31
19.	"Honey 2007"	hyde	3:42
20.	"Feeling Fine 2007"	ken	3:48
21.	"Route 666 -2010-"	hyde	3:41
22.	"Milky Way 2004"	tetsuya	4:14
23.	"Metropolis −2011-"	ken	4:11

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[6]	1
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)^[7]	1
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[8]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	23
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)^[9]	22

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[10]	Platinum	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ L'arc~en~Ciel Announced New Album Release and 20th L'Anniversary Final Performance Dates Archived 2013-07-30 at the Wayback Machine musicjapanplus.jp, December 27, 2012.
^ L'Arc-en-Ciel New Album "BUTTERFLY" Release confirmed! L'Arc-en-Ciel official website, retrieved March 8, 2012.
^ L’Arc~en~Ciel reveals details on new album + live concert in Hawaii tokyohive.com, December 26, 2011.
^ Oricon album chart: From February 6 to February 12 oricon.co.jp, retrieved February 16, 2012. (in Japanese)
^ "CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트". circlechart.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
^ "BUTTERFLY | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2012/02/15". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
^ "CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트". circlechart.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End: 2012". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
^ "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc～en～Ciel – BUTTERFLY" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2012年2月 on the drop-down menu

[1] L'arc~en~Ciel Announced New Album Release and 20th L'Anniversary Final Performance Dates Archived 2013-07-30 at the Wayback Machine musicjapanplus.jp, December 27, 2012.

[2] L'Arc-en-Ciel New Album "BUTTERFLY" Release confirmed! L'Arc-en-Ciel official website, retrieved March 8, 2012.

[3] L’Arc~en~Ciel reveals details on new album + live concert in Hawaii tokyohive.com, December 26, 2011.

[4] Oricon album chart: From February 6 to February 12 oricon.co.jp, retrieved February 16, 2012. (in Japanese)

[5] "CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트". circlechart.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

[6] "BUTTERFLY | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

[7] "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2012/02/15". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-23.

[8] "CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트". circlechart.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

[9] "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End: 2012". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-23.

[JapanL'Arc～en～CielBUTTERFLYalbumCertRef-10] "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc～en～Ciel – BUTTERFLY" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2012年2月 on the drop-down menu

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Studio albums	Dune Tierra Heavenly True Heart Ark Ray Real Smile Awake Kiss Butterfly P'unk Is Not Dead (as P'unk-en-Ciel)
Compilations and remixes	Ectomorphed Works Clicked Singles Best 13 The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1994–1998 The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1998–2000 The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel C/W Twenity 1991–1996 Twenity 1997–1999 Twenity 2000–2010
Singles	"Floods of Tears/Yasouka" "Blurry Eyes" "Vivid Colors" "Natsu no Yuu-utsu (Time to Say Good-bye)" "Kaze ni Kienaide" "Flower" "Lies and Truth" "Niji" "Winter Fall" "Dive to Blue" "Honey" "Kasou" "Shinshoku (Lose Control)" "Snow Drop" "Forbidden Lover" "Heaven's Drive" "Pieces" "Driver's High" "Love Flies" "Neo Universe/Finale" "Stay Away" "Spirit Dreams Inside (Another Dream)" "Ready Steady Go" "Hitomi no Juunin" "Jiyuu e no Shoutai" "Killing Me" "New World" "Jojoushi" "Link" "The Fourth Avenue Cafe" "Seventh Heaven" "My Heart Draws a Dream" "Daybreak's Bell" "Hurry Xmas "Drink It Down" "Nexus 4/Shine" "Bless" "Good Luck My Way" "X X X" "Chase"
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