Razzle Dazzle (album)

Razzle Dazzle
Studio album by
Buck-Tick
ReleasedOctober 13, 2010
Recorded2010 at Victor Studio, Prim Sound Studio Form, Galva Studio, Hitokuchi-zaka Studios, Sound Studio Dali
GenreDance-rock
Length63:14
LabelAriola Japan
ProducerBuck-Tick
Buck-Tick chronology
Memento Mori
(2009) 		Razzle Dazzle
(2010) 		Catalogue Victor→Mercury 87–99
(2012)
Singles from Razzle Dazzle
  1. "Dokudanjō Beauty"
    Released: March 24, 2010
  2. "Kuchizuke"
    Released: September 1, 2010

Razzle Dazzle is the seventeenth album by Japanese rock band Buck-Tick, released on October 13, 2010.[1] Graphic artist Aquirax Uno provided the illustrations for the album's cover.[2] The limited edition came with a DVD of music videos and an interview. It reached number six on both the Oricon chart and Billboard Japan,[3][4] selling 20,384 copies.[5]

With Razzle Dazzle, Buck-Tick wanted to go beyond the straight rock "band sound" from their previous two albums.[6] Incorporating elements of dance music,[7] its title was taken from a song in the 2002 American musical film Chicago.[8]

"Dokudanjō Beauty" was used as the second ending theme song for the Japanese airing of Battlestar Galactica.[9] This album version features Lucy, vocalist of the all-female rock band LAZYgunsBRISKY, singing the chorus.[10] The single version of "Kuchizuke" was used as the opening theme for the Shiki anime.[11] The anime also used "Gekka Reijin", as its second ending song.[12]

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  3. ^ "BUCK-TICKのアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  4. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  5. ^ "2010.10.25付　アルバムTOP20" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-11-06.
  6. ^ "BUCK-TICK、「JAPAN」に14年ぶりのインタビューで登場！櫻井と今井が語る". Rockin'On (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  7. ^ "BUCK-TICK ＠ 渋谷C.C.Lemonホール". Rockin'On (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  8. ^ "DISCOGRAPHIC BUCK-TICK". Tower Records (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  9. ^ "BUCK-TICK新曲が人気海外ドラマのエンディングテーマに" (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  10. ^ "LAZYgunsBRISKY interview". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  11. ^ "死神に与えられし神曲". Rockin'On. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  12. ^ "BUCK-TICKが引き続きアニメ「屍鬼」テーマ曲書き下ろし" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2022-06-27.