Eight (Do As Infinity album)

Eight is the eighth studio album by Japanese band Do As Infinity, released on January 19, 2011.[1] Of the twelve music tracks on the album, four were previously released on three of Do As Infinity's singles. Two different editions of the album were released: a regular CD version and a CD+DVD limited edition. The DVD contained music videos for three songs and a short documentary.

Eight
Cover of the CD+DVD edition of Eight
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2011
GenreJ-pop
Length51:47
LabelAvex Trax
ProducerSeiji Kameda
Do As Infinity chronology
Eternal Flame
(2009)
Eight
(2011)
Time Machine
(2012)
CD edition
Singles from Eight
  1. "Kimi ga Inai Mirai"
    Released: January 20, 2010
  2. "1/100"
    Released: June 16, 2010
  3. "Everything Will Be All Right"
    Released: June 16, 2010
  4. "Jidaishin"
    Released: September 29, 2010

Between September 1 and October 31, 2009, the second installment of a contest called Do! Creative!! was held to give Do As Infinity fans a chance to compose songs that the band would later perform. Of the songs received, "Everything Will Be All Right" composed by Shohei Ohi was selected to be placed on Eight.[2]

Track listing

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All music arranged by Seiji Kameda.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Baby! Baby! Baby!"Masanori OuchiShoichiro Hirata3:51
2."Special"Ryo OwatariStil3:48
3."1/100"Ryo OwatariKatsumi Ohnishi3:44
4."Hand in Hand"Kenn KatoKatsumi Ohnishi5:07
5."Wonderful Life" (ワンダフルライフ Wandafuru Raifu)Ryo Owatari, Tomiko VanRyo Owatari3:39
6."Boku ga Egaiteta Boku" (僕が描いてた僕 The Me I Drew)ZentaZenta3:57
7."Jidaishin"Kazunori WatanabeKazunori Watanabe3:55
8."Everything Will Be All Right"Tomiko VanShohei Ohi4:58
9."Fly to the Freedom"Kyasu MorizukiKunio Tago5:02
10."Dear Memories"Tomiko VanZenta4:57
11."1176 Jikan" (1176時間 1176 Hours)Psycho KawamuraYoshihiro Suda4:30
12."Kimi ga Inai Mirai" (君がいない未来 A Future Without You)Kano Inoue, Kyasu Morizuki, Tomiko VanKatsumi Ohnishi4:19
DVD
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."1/100" (Music video)A.T.[3] 
2."Hand in Hand" (Music video)Tarō Okagawa[4] 
3."Kimi ga Inai Mirai" (君がいない未来 A Future Without You) (Music video)Wataru Takeishi[5] 
4."Do As Infinity Live 2010: Documentary"  

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums 4[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Discography | Do As Infinity" (in Japanese). Avex Group. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Do! Creative!!" (in Japanese). Avex Group. Archived from the original on September 20, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  3. ^ "1/100" (in Japanese). Space Shower Networks. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  4. ^ "Hand in Hand" (in Japanese). Space Shower Networks. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  5. ^ 君がいない未来 [Kimi ga Inai Mirai] (in Japanese). Space Shower Networks. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  6. ^ 2011年01月第5週のシングルランキング情報 [January 2011 Week 5 Album Ranking News] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
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