Burn the Secret
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| Burn the Secret | ||||
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| Released | 28 October 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019-2020 | |||
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| Length | 48:40 | |||
| Label | D-Go | |||
| Producer | Daiko Nagato | |||
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| "WANDS 「BURN THE SECRET」全曲紹介" on YouTube | ||||
Burn the Secret is the sixth studio album by Japanese rock band Wands. It was released on 28 October 2020 under the D-Go label. It is the band's first new album in 21 years, and also the first studio album for the fifth version of Wands with vocalist Daishi Uehara.[1] The album consists of original material as well as new versions of songs from the second and third Wands period.
This album was released in two formats: regular CD edition and limited CD+DVD edition. The CD+DVD edition included a DVD with three music videoclips: two from the original singles and one from the self cover.[2]
Promotion[edit]
Singles[edit]
This album consist of three previously released singles.
Single "Makka na Lip" was released on 29 January 2020. It became the band's first single to be released for 20 years. The single served as an opening theme to the anime television series Detective Conan.[3] The single debuted at number 14 on the Oricon Weekly Single Charts and charted over 30 weeks.[4]
Before the single's release, the song was performed on 18 November 2019 as a part of a surprise guest appearance at the Osaka music live event Onto, in which the day before they've announced the band resume of activities. Their entire performance has been streamed on the official YouTube channel of Being Inc.[5]
Single "Dakiyose Takamaru Kimi no Taion to Tomoni" was released on 20 May 2020. The single served as a theme song to the BS TV Tokyo Corporation's Japanese television drama Silent Voice season 2. For the first time in 27 years it's the band's first theme song to be used in the television drama.[6] The single debuted at number 3 on Oricon Weekly Single charts and charted 18 weeks.[7]
The digital single "Secret Night 〜It's My Treat〜 (Wands 5ki ver.)" was released on the 9 September and served mainly as a promotion to the album. The single has received special videoclip shooting.
Live tour[edit]
The band announced their first live tour for the first time in 25 years on 20 May 2020 with dates between 7 and 26 October 2020;[8] however, the original dates were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic's restrictions and changed into the digital paid livestream, which streamed on 31 October and 1 November 2020. The entire footage was scheduled to release on Blu-ray on 7 April 2021.[9]
Commercial performance[edit]
The album reached number four on the Oricon Weekly Album charts and charted for 12 weeks.[10] The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Japan Weekly Album rankings.[11]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "David Boowie no Youni (David Bowieのように)" (leading track) | Uehara Daishi | Hiroshi Shibazaki | Shibazaki | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Dakiyose Takamaru Kimi no Taion to Tomoni (抱き寄せ 高まる 君の体温と共に)" (17th single) | Daishi | Shibazaki | Shibazaki | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Shōmi Kigengire I Love You (賞味期限切れ I love you)" | Daishi | Shibazaki | Shibazaki | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Secret Night 〜It's My Treat〜 (Wands 5ki ver.)" (9th single's cover (from second Wands period)) | Show Uesugi | Seiichiro Kuribayashi | Shibazaki | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Burning Free" | Daishi | Shibazaki | Shibazaki | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Makkana Lip 真っ赤なLip)" (16th single) | Daishi | Kousuke Ohshima | Ohshima | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo Wands 5ki ver. (明日もし君が壊れても[WANDS 第5期ver.])" (14th single's cover (from third Wands period)) | Izumi Sakai | Aika Ohno | Shibazaki | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Motto Tsuyoku Dakishimetanara Wands 5ki Ver.(もっと強く抱きしめたなら [WANDS 第5期ver.])" (3rd single's cover (from second Wands period)) | Uesugi | Yoshio Tatano | Shibazaki | 4:58 |
| 9. | "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto (Wands 5ki Ver.) (世界中の誰よりきっと [WANDS 第5期ver.])" (cover of collaborative single with Miho Nakayama) | Uesugi, Miho Nakayama | Tetsuro Oda | Shibazaki | 4:01 |
| 10. | "I remember U (アイリメンバーU)" | Daishi | Daishi | Shibazaki | 3:27 |
References[edit]
- ^ "【インタビュー】柴崎浩 [WANDS]、『BURN THE SECRET』ギターサウンドを語る「さらに多面的に」". Barks. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "Wands Biography". wands-official.jp.
- ^ "第5期WANDSが「名探偵コナン」新OPを担当、EDは坂井泉水の未公開詞の新曲". natalie. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ "真っ赤なLip (Wands)". Oricon News.
- ^ "WANDSが19年8ヶ月振りの再結成後、大阪のイベントに初登場". okmusic. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "WANDSが栗山千明主演ドラマ主題歌をシングル化、カップリングに第5期ver.セルフカバー". natalie. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "抱き寄せ 高まる 君の体温と共に(Wands)". Oricon News.
- ^ "WANDS、25年ぶりライブツアー開催決定". natalie. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "WANDS、配信ライブを収録した第5期初の映像作品リリース". rollingstonejapan. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ "Burn the Secret (Wands)". Oricon News.
- ^ "【ビルボード】ZORN『新小岩』が総合アルバム首位 TXT/LiSAが続く". Billboard JAPAN. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
