Real (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

Real
Real
Studio album by L'Arc-en-Ciel
Released	August 30, 2000
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	54:16
Label	Ki/oon
Producer	L'Arc-en-Ciel; Hajime Okano;
L'Arc-en-Ciel chronology
Singles from Real
	"Love Flies"; Released: October 27, 1999; "Neo Universe/Finale"; Released: January 19, 2000; "Stay Away"; Released: July 19, 2000;

Real is the eighth album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on August 30, 2000. It was the band's last original studio album before a prolonged hiatus. It reached number one on the Oricon chart and sold over a million copies, being certified by the RIAJ.^[1]

One of the singles from the album, "Stay Away", is a playable song in the computer game DrumMania 4th Mix.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by hyde, except track 4 by tetsu

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Get out from the Shell -Asian Version-"	yukihiro	4:16
2.	"The Nepenthes"	ken	3:26
3.	"Neo Universe"	ken	4:08
4.	"Bravery"	tetsu	5:27
5.	"Love Flies"	ken	4:54
6.	"Finale"	tetsu	6:26
7.	"Stay Away"	tetsu	3:59
8.	"Route 666"	hyde	4:28
9.	"Time Slip"	ken	5:00
10.	"A Silent Letter"	ken	6:39
11.	"All Year Around Falling in Love"	hyde	5:33

Personnel

hyde – vocals, rhythm guitar on track 2, keyboards on track 11
ken – guitar, keyboards on tracks 3, 5, 6, 10, 11
tetsu – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 6 and 7
yukihiro – drums, keyboards on track 1
K – female voice on tracks 2 and 10
Hajime Okano – keyboards on tracks 3, 5, 6, 7 and 11
Hitoshi Saitou – keyboards on tracks 6, 7 and 11
Cheiko – backing vocals on track 3
Nobuhiko Nakayama – synthesizer on track 4
Ittetsu Gen – strings on track 6
Yasushi Nakanishi – Hammond organ on track 8
Chokkaku – keyboards on track 8

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[2]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	13

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[3]	3× Platinum	1,200,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS". ocn.ne.jp. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
^ "REAL | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
^ "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc～en～Ciel – REAL" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2000年8月 on the drop-down menu

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[1] "RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS". ocn.ne.jp. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

[2] "REAL | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

[JapanL'Arc～en～CielREALalbumCertRef-3] "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc～en～Ciel – REAL" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2000年8月 on the drop-down menu

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Compilations and remixes	Ectomorphed Works Clicked Singles Best 13 The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1994–1998 The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1998–2000 The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel C/W Twenity 1991–1996 Twenity 1997–1999 Twenity 2000–2010
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