Land (Yuzu album)

Land is the eleventh studio album by Japanese pop rock duo Yuzu, released through Senha & Co on May 1, 2013 after 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. Some songs of the album encourage people to overcome the disaster. The album debuted at number one on both Oricon's and Billboard Japan's weekly album rankings,[1][2] with 89,334 copies sold in its first week.[3] It is certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales of 100,000.[4] Land was ranked number 33 on Billboard Japan's Top 100 Albums of 2013.[5] It won the Japan Record Awards for Best Album in 2013.[6]

Land
Studio album by Yuzu
Released	May 1, 2013
Genre	J-pop
Length	61:08
Language	Japanese
Label	Senha & Co.
Yuzu albums chronology
2-NI- (2011) Land (2013) Shinsekai (2014)
Singles from Land
"Love & Peach" Released: July 20, 2011 "Sho" Released: November 30, 2011 "With You" Released: May 23, 2012 "See You Tomorrow" Released: August 8, 2012 "Reason" Released: January 9, 2013 "Black Bird" Released: January 30, 2013

Singles

Yuzu released singles from Land for over a year, including "Love & Peach", "Sho", "With You", "See You Tomorrow", "Reason", and "Black Bird". The single "Reason" and another song of the album, "Nagareboshi Kirari" (流れ星キラリ Shooting Star), were used as ending themes for the 2011 anime Hunter × Hunter.[7] "Reason" was ranked number two on the Billboard Japan Hot 100,[8] and received a digital download song certification of Gold from the RIAJ for sales of 100,000.[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music[10]	Length
1.	"Reason"	Yūjin Kitagawa Kōji Iwasawa Kenichi Maeyamada	Kitagawa Iwasawa Maeyamada	5:07
2.	"Land"	Kitagawa	Kitagawa	5:51
3.	"Black Bird" (イロトリドリ)	Kitagawa	Kitagawa Jin	3:27
4.	"Merry-go-round in the Desert" (砂漠のメリーゴーランド)	Kitagawa	Kitagawa	3:44
5.	"With You"	Kitagawa	Kitagawa	5:30
6.	"Geranium" (ゼラニウム)	Kitagawa	Kitagawa	4:34
7.	"Interlude "Ohanashi""			1:16
8.	"Love & Peach"	Kitagawa	Kitagawa	4:20
9.	"Nagareboshi Kirari" (流れ星キラリ)	Kitagawa Iwasawa	Kitagawa	5:03
10.	"See You Tomorrow" (また明日)	Iwasawa	Iwasawa	4:55
11.	"Sho" (翔)	Kitagawa	Kitagawa	5:40
12.	"Lantern" (灯影)	Iwasawa	Iwasawa	4:34
13.	"Moonlight Parade" (ムーンライトパレード)	Kitagawa	Kitagawa	4:18
Total length:				61:08

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Japanese Top Albums (Billboard)[2]	1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[1]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Japanese Top Albums (Billboard)[5]	33
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11]	32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan	Gold	100,000+[4]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work/Nominee	Result
2013	55th Japan Record Awards	Best Album	Land	Won[6]

References

1. "Land | ゆず" [Land | Yuzu] (in Japanese). Oricon. May 13, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
2. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). May 13, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
3. "Oricon Weekly Charts for 4/29 – 5/5". TokyoHive. May 8, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
4. "Japanese album certifications 2013" (Select 2013年05月 on the drop-down menu) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
5. "2013 Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 9, 2019.
6. "大賞は神のみぞ知る！レコ大会見にEXILE、AKB、上戸彩ら" [Only The God knows the grand prize! EXILE, AKB, Aya Ueto, etc.]. Natalie (in Japanese). December 20, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
7. Green, Scott (April 4, 2013). "'Hunter x Hunter' Chimera Ant Arc to Feature New Ending". Crunchyroll. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
8. "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. January 26, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
9. "Paid Music Distribution Certifications 2013" (Select 2013年12月 on the drop-down menu) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
10. "Yuzu / Land" (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
11. "年間 アルバムランキング 2013年度" [Annual Album Ranking 2013] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 9, 2019.

External link

• Land at MusicBrainz (list of releases)