is the third studio album by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released on March 15, 2006. The album peaked at number three on Oricon charts and sold 253,137 copies by year's end, eventually becoming the 48th best selling album of the year. The album included two singles, "Blue Train," which reached number five on the charts, and "World Apart," which earned the band their first number-one single.
Title meaning The album title "fanclub" is derived from the members' disposition toward creativity, their desire to be devoted followers not only of rock, but every type of music and its unique aspects and capabilities. The title also reflects their wish for people to love and live with the music in everyday life.
Track listing All songs written and composed by Masafumi Gotō, except: "Blue Train," composed by Masafumi Gotō and Kensuke Kita. The piano intro in "Moonlight" is from Claude Debussy's Suite bergamasque (specifically Clair de Lune).
B-sides Song Length B-side of "Road Movie"4:23 "Blue Train" "Tobenai Sakana"2:57 "Gekkō"6:21 "Eien ni"3:09 "World Apart" "Uso to Wonderland"2:27
Personnel
Masafumi Gotō – lead vocals, guitar, lyrics Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums, percussion, piano Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer
Kenichi Nakamura – mixing, recording Tofu Takayama – mixing, recording Yuya Suzuki – recording George Marino – mastering Yusuke Nakamura – art direction
Chart positions Album Year ChartPeak positions2006Oricon3World Chart7
Singles Year SongPeak positionsOricon2005"Blue Train"52006"World Apart"1
References
External links CDJapan Fanclub at MusicBrainz Fanclub at Last.fm