Force (Superfly album)

Force
Studio album by
Superfly
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2012 (2012-09-19)
Recorded2011, 2012
GenrePop-rock, blues
Length46:42
LabelWarner Music Japan
ProducerKōichi Tsutaya
Superfly chronology
Mind Travel
(2011) 		Force
(2012) 		Superfly Best
(2013)
Singles from Force
  1. "Ai o Kurae"
    Released: October 12, 2011
  2. "Kagayaku Tsuki no Yō ni / The Bird Without Wings"
    Released: August 15, 2012
  3. "Force"
    Released: October 31, 2012

Force is the fourth studio album by Japanese pop-rock unit Superfly. It was released on September 19, 2012. Force commemorates the group's fifth anniversary and was released in several formats, including a special fifth anniversary edition which includes a bonus CD (included with the first-press releases), a vinyl version of the album, and a commemorative poster. Japanese convenience store Lawson will also exclusively sell a special edition of the album which includes a bonus DVD.[1][2][3] On the iTunes Store, the album will be packaged with one bonus track, with a second reserved for those who pre-ordered the album.[4]

The album's title comes from both the English word "force" as well as the similarity between the Japanese pronunciations of "force" and "fourth".[5]

To support Force, Superfly is going on two separate tours, the "Live Force" national concert hall tour from October 2012 through January 2013 and the tentatively titled "Superfly Arena Tour 2013" in March and April 2013.[6]

Force sold 119 thousand copies in its first week of sales, making it Superfly's 5th consecutive album to debut at number 1 on the Oricon charts, and placing her with Namie Amuro, Mai Kuraki, and Hikaru Utada as female solo artists with 5 consecutive number 1 debuts.[7]

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  2. ^ "Superfly、4月4日シフォー（志帆）の日にスタジオライブで新曲披露". BARKS.jp. April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "待望の4th Album「Force」、9月19日(水)発売決定！！". Superfly-Web.com. April 4, 2012. Archived from the original on April 8, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Superfly「Force」 - iTunes で「Force」を予約注文". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  5. ^ 取材・文 / 三宅正一（ONBU）. "ナタリー - [Power Push] Superfly「Force」インタビュー (1/3)". Natalie.mu. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  6. ^ "ナタリー - アルバム明日発売、Superflyが2度目のアリーナツアー発表". Natalie.mu. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  7. ^ "【オリコン】Superfly、1stから5作連続首位 女性歌手史上4組目の快挙 (Ｓｕｐｅｒｆｌｙ) ニュース-ORICON STYLE". Oricon. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-09-26.