Wave Runner (stylized as WAVE RUNNER) is the fifteenth studio album by Japanese electronica band Capsule, released on February 18, 2015, by Warner Music Japan sublabel Unborde. The album debuted at the fifth spot on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart with 11,395 copies.[1]

WAVE RUNNER
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2015
September 2, 2015 (repackaged)
RecordedAugust – November 2014
GenreBig room house, complextro
Length40:17
LanguageEnglish, with some Japanese
Label
ProducerYasutaka Nakata
Capsule chronology
CAPS LOCK
(2013)
WAVE RUNNER
(2015)
Metro Pulse
(2022)
Singles from Wave Runner
  1. "Feel Again"
    Released: December 27, 2014 (digital download)
  2. "Another World"
    Released: January 28, 2015 (digital download)

Background

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The album was announced on August 9, 2014, at their performance in Rock in Japan Fes, as being due for release later that year.[2] The duo performed songs from the album in October and November 2014. Some of the new songs were subjects of continuous rearrangements by Yasutaka Nakata from time to time, with the final versions included in the album. After several months with no further word of the album's release, Unborde announced on November 28, 2014 the album title, track list, cover and promotional photo.[3]

An untitled song from the album, later revealed as "Feel Again", was used as a tie-up song to the illumination Christmas show project of Canal City Hakata.[4][5]

A new version of the Appleseed Alpha movie theme song "Depth" with Toshiko Koshijima's vocals was included in the album.

Track listing

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All songs written and produced by Yasutaka Nakata. All vocals (*) by Toshiko Koshijima.

Regular edition

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Wave Runner"1:16
2."Another World" (*)4:25
3."Dreamin’ Boy" (*)5:20
4."Hero" (*)4:12
5."Dancing Planet"4:52
6."Depth" (vocal dub mix*)4:03
7."Feel Again" (*)3:50
8."Unrequited Love" (*)4:37
9."White As Snow" (*)4:11
10."Beyond The Sky"3:41

Limited edition bonus disc

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No.TitleLength
1."Another World" (extended mix)5:44
2."Hero" (extended mix)5:52
3."Feel Again" (extended mix)5:25
4."White As Snow" (extended mix)5:10

Deluxe Edition

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CD
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Wave Runner" 1:16
2."Another World" (*) 4:25
3."Dreamin’ Boy" (*) 5:20
4."Hero" (*) 4:12
5."Dancing Planet" 4:52
6."Depth" (vocal dub mix*) 4:03
7."Feel Again" (*) 3:50
8."Unrequited Love" (*) 4:37
9."White As Snow" (*) 4:11
10."Beyond The Sky" 3:41
11."Dreamin' Boy" (remix*) 3:37
12."Dancing Planet" (remix featuring VERBAL of m-flo)Verbal4:23

Charts and certifications

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Japanese charts

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Chart Peak
position
Sales
Oricon Daily Albums 3[6] 6,931[7]
Oricon Weekly Albums 5[8] 11,395[9]
Oricon Monthly Albums 28[10] 13,465[11]

Sales and certifications

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Chart Amount
Oricon sales
(incl. repackage)
18,559[12]

Release history

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Country Date Format(s) Label
Japan February 18, 2015 CD, Digital download, 2CD Unborde

References

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  1. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 -CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック-".
  2. ^ "CAPSULE OFFICIAL WEB SITE". capsule-official.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-15.
  3. ^ "CAPSULE OFFICIAL WEB SITE". capsule-official.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04.
  4. ^ "CAPSULE OFFICIAL WEB SITE". capsule-official.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04.
  5. ^ http://wmg.jp/artist/capsule/news_60263.html [dead link]
  6. ^ "オリコンデイリー Cdアルバムランキング 2015年02月17日付 | Oricon Style". www.oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19.
  7. ^ "オリコンデイリー Cdアルバムランキング 2015年02月17日付 | Oricon Style". www.oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19.
  8. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 -CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック-".
  9. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 -CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック-".
  10. ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2015-02/p/3/ [dead link]
  11. ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2015-02/p/3/ [dead link]
  12. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 -CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック-".