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# [[Space Invader]]
 
# [[Space Invader]]
 
# [[Anything]]
 
# [[Anything]]
# [[wikipedia: David Guetta|David Guetta]] - [[What I Did for Love]] feat. Namie Amuro <small>(Bonus Track)</small>
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# [[wikipedia:What I Did for Love (David Guetta song)|What I Did for Love]] <small>(Special Track)</small> / [[wikipedia: David Guetta|David Guetta]] feat. Namie Amuro
  
 
; Video Tracklist
 
; Video Tracklist
# [[Golden Touch]] ([[PV|Music Video]])
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* [[PV|Music Videos]]
# [[Birthday]] ([[PV|Music Video]])
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# [[Golden Touch]]
# [[Fashionista]] ([[PV|Music Video]])
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# [[Stranger]] ([[PV|Music Video]])
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# [[Stranger]]
# [[Birthday]] (Behind Movie) <small>(Secret Bonus Content)</small>
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# [[Anything]]
# [[Fashionista]] (Dance ver.) <small>(Secret Bonus Content)</small>
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* Secret Bonus Content <small>(First Press Edition only)</small>
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# [[Fashionista]] (Dance ver.)
  
  
 
; Information
 
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''_genic'' is the eleventh studio album recorded by [[Amuro Namie]]. It is Amuro's second [[Wikipedia:Electronic dance music|Electronic dance music]] orientated record. The album was released in three versions: a CD+Blu-ray edition, a CD+DVD edition and a CD edition. There were no singles issued leading into the record's release. The song "[[What I Did for Love]]" is a cover of [[Wikipedia:David Guetta|David Guetta]]'s [[Wikipedia:What I Did for Love (David Guetta song)|February 2015 single]] featuring [[Wikipedia:Emeli Sandé|Emeli Sandé]].
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''_genic'' is the eleventh and final studio album by [[Amuro Namie]]. It is Amuro's second album with a majority English-song track list. The album was released in three versions: a CD+Blu-ray edition, a CD+DVD edition and a CD edition. There were no singles nor tie-ins leading to the album's release; "[[Brighter Day |BRIGHTER DAY]]" was originally the lead-in single, but failed to make the cut for unknown reasons. "[[Golden Touch]]" was later released as a re-cut DVD single commemorating 10 million views of its PV on YouTube, exclusive to Amuro's [[Namie Amuro Livegenic 2015-2016|LIVEGENIC 2015-2016]] tour.  The song "[[wikipedia:What I Did for Love (David Guetta song)|What I Did for Love]]" is a cover of [[Wikipedia:David Guetta|David Guetta]]'s [[Wikipedia:What I Did for Love (David Guetta song)|February 2015 single]], which originally featured British vocalist [[Wikipedia:Emeli Sandé|Emeli Sandé]].
  
 
The album is certified Platinum by [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] for shipments over 250,000 copies.
 
The album is certified Platinum by [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] for shipments over 250,000 copies.
  
==Packaging Pictures==
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==Packaging==
Each edition of ''_genic'' features a metallic silver slip cover with a cut out, reviewing some of Amuro's picture found underneath.  It was designed by [[Hirota Jun]], featuring [[Suzuki Toshiyuki]] as the art director, and [[TISCH]]'s the photographer.
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Each edition of ''_genic'' features a metallic silver slip cover with a cut out, revealing part of Amuro's portrait found underneath.  It was designed by [[Hirota Jun]], featuring [[Suzuki Toshiyuki]] as the art director, and [[TISCH]] as the photographer.
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[[Image:Namie Amuro - genic Promo.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Amuro Namie]] promoting the album]]
 
[[Image:Namie Amuro - genic Promo.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Amuro Namie]] promoting the album]]
  
The album reached #1 on the weekly [[Oricon]] chart, and continued to rank for a total of 41 weeks (almost a whole year).
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The album reached #1 on the weekly [[Oricon]] chart, and continued to rank for a total of 41 weeks. The record sold 246,269 copies in 2015, making it the #16 album of the year.
  
 
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* '''Total Sales:''' 249,266*
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* '''Total Sales:''' 254,865
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
* Oricon Profile: [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/1127059/1/ CD+DVD] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/1127060/1/ CD+Blu-ray] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/1127061/1/ CD]
 
* Oricon Profile: [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/1127059/1/ CD+DVD] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/1127060/1/ CD+Blu-ray] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/1127061/1/ CD]
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[[Category:2015 Albums]]
 
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[[Category:2015 Number 1 Albums]]
 
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Latest revision as of 22:21, 13 December 2018

CD+DVD Slip Cover
CD+DVD Cover
CD+Blu-ray Slip Cover
CD+Blu-ray Cover
CD Only Slip Cover
CD Only Cover
Artist
Amuro Namie
Album
_genic
Released
2015.06.10 (Japan)
2015.06.19 (Taiwan)
2015.06.24 (Hong Kong)
Catalog Number
AVCN-99024/B (CD+DVD)
AVCN-99025/B (CD+Blu-ray)
AVCN-99026 (CD Only)
Price
¥4,536 (CD+Blu-ray)
¥4,104 (CD+DVD)
¥3,240 (CD Only)
CD Tracklist
  1. Photogenic
  2. Time Has Come
  3. Golden Touch
  4. Birthday
  5. It
  6. Scream
  7. Fashionista
  8. Fly
  9. B Who I Want 2 B (feat. Hatsune Miku)
  10. Stranger
  11. Every Woman
  12. Space Invader
  13. Anything
  14. What I Did for Love (Special Track) / David Guetta feat. Namie Amuro
Video Tracklist
  1. Golden Touch
  2. Birthday
  3. Fashionista
  4. Stranger
  5. Anything
  • Secret Bonus Content (First Press Edition only)
  1. Birthday (Behind Movie)
  2. Fashionista (Dance ver.)


Information

_genic is the eleventh and final studio album by Amuro Namie. It is Amuro's second album with a majority English-song track list. The album was released in three versions: a CD+Blu-ray edition, a CD+DVD edition and a CD edition. There were no singles nor tie-ins leading to the album's release; "BRIGHTER DAY" was originally the lead-in single, but failed to make the cut for unknown reasons. "Golden Touch" was later released as a re-cut DVD single commemorating 10 million views of its PV on YouTube, exclusive to Amuro's LIVEGENIC 2015-2016 tour. The song "What I Did for Love" is a cover of David Guetta's February 2015 single, which originally featured British vocalist Emeli Sandé.

The album is certified Platinum by Recording Industry Association of Japan for shipments over 250,000 copies.

Packaging

Each edition of _genic features a metallic silver slip cover with a cut out, revealing part of Amuro's portrait found underneath. It was designed by Hirota Jun, featuring Suzuki Toshiyuki as the art director, and TISCH as the photographer.

CD+DVD Edition
CD+Blu-ray Edition
CD Only Edition

Oricon Chart Positions

Amuro Namie promoting the album

The album reached #1 on the weekly Oricon chart, and continued to rank for a total of 41 weeks. The record sold 246,269 copies in 2015, making it the #16 album of the year.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 160,474
1 6 5 4 2 2 2 5 29,474
2 15 9 7 7 5 6 6 14,509
5 12 9 11 5 6 6 9 9,123
6 17 14 13 11 12 11 14 5,800
6 30 24 17 17 16 14 24 3,750
10 40 29 31 25 17 25 29 2,813
12 42 42 37 39 31 34 44 2,019
26 - 47 28 30 25 36 43 1,624
18 26 23 23 18 20 29 26 1,843
24 50 - 41 50 39 49 55 1,188
35 - - - - 47 - 80 1,015
44 - - 36 48 38 9 41 1,743
16 48 39 32 36 35 - 46 1,371
31 - - - - 21 39 75 1,245
39 - - 43 44 39 39 58 1,079
19 - - - - - - 61 1,204
44 - - - - - - 108 611
- - - - - - - 109 556
- - - - - - - 122 556
- - - - - - - 101 724
- - - - - - - 135 458
- - - - - - - 146 485
- - - - - - - 141 477
- - - - - - - 144 602
- - - - - - - 104 784
- - - - - - - 104 702
- - - - - - - 146 617
- - - - - - - 184 542
- - - - - - - 187 392
- - - - - - - 205 312
- - - - - - - 203 325
- - - - - - - 277 248
- - - - - - - 269 314
- - - - - - - 282 241
- - - - - - - 291 243
- - - - - - - out for two weeks
- - - - - - - 266 262
- - - - - - - 252 279
- - - - - - - 300 232
- - - - - - - out for eleven weeks
- - - - - - - 285 217
- - - - - - - 148 418
- - - - - - - out for 65 weeks
- - - 17 18 40 - 74 888
38 - - - - - - 127 574
- - - - - - - 213 274
- - - - - - - 272 195
- - - - - - - out for three weeks
- - - - - - - 219 281
- - - - - - - 288 213
- - - - - - - out for three weeks
- - - - - - - 182 274
- - - - - - - 106 571
- - - - - - - 194 339
- - - - - - - 160 339
Year Month Rank Sales
2015 June 2 204,457
2015 July 18 23,505
2015 August 6,874
2015 September 50 5,438
2015 October 2,447
  • Total Sales: 254,865

External Links