No Democracy

No Democracy
Cover art of No Democracy
Studio album by
Glay
Released2 October 2019
GenrePop rock
Length67:03 (regular edition)[1]
LabelLoversoul Music & Associates[1]
Glay chronology
Summerdelics
(2019) 		No Democracy
(2019) 		Freedom Only
(2021)

No Democracy is the fifteenth studio album by Japanese pop rock band Glay, released on 2 October 2019.[2][3]

The album's details were announced on 17 August 2019[3] and it references the new Reiwa era of Japan established with the ascension of Naruhito to the Chrysanthemum Throne, replacing his father Akihito and ending the Heisei era.[2] According to guitarist and leader Takuro, the title alludes to the fact that democracy is yet to be established around the world due to issues such as war and religious conflicts.[3]

The album's bonus material includes live footage of their Glay Live Tour 2019 -Survival- tour which revisited their sixth album Heavy Gauge.[2]

It reached #2 at both the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart[4] and the Oricon weekly charts, staying on the latter for 17 weeks.[5] In the end of the year, it reached #79 at the Billboard Japan Year End Top Albums Sales[6] and #87 at Oricon's.[7]

The song "Kōri no Tsubasa" was used in the Japanese dub of the 2019 film Wings Over Everest.[8][5] "Hajimeri no Uta" was featured as the opening theme of the anime Ace of Diamond Act II.[9][5] "Colors" became the theme song of the film adaptation of the Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light series.[10]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference applemusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "GLAY、10月2日にニューアルバム発売決定！". Glay's official website (in Japanese). 17 August 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "GLAY、メットライフドーム初日にアルバム「NO DEMOCRACY」詳細解禁". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Hot Albums [ 2019/10/14 付け ]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "NO DEMOCRACY(CD+DVD盤)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ^ "年間　アルバムランキング 2019年度". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Japan's GLAY Contributes Theme Song for Terence Chang-Produced Movie 'Wings Over Everest'". Billboard Japan. Hanshin Contents Link. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Glay Performs Ace of Diamond Act II Anime's Opening Song". Anime News Network. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  10. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (24 April 2019). "Final Fantasy XIV Dad of Light Film's Trailer Previews GLAY Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 October 2020.