''Lip'' is the joint fourth studio album by Japanese rock band Sekai no Owari, released on February 27, 2019, by

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. It was released simultaneously with the album ''Eye''. The limited first run of the album contains a DVD featuring several of the band's music videos. The band will tour in support of the albums from April 2019. It debuted at number one on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart on March 6.

Background

The band recorded enough material across the four years from their previous album ''

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'' (2015), so decided to divide the material onto two discs, with ''Lip'' featuring the band's "signature pop" songs, and ''Eye'' showcasing their "wild side". The songs "Hey Ho", "Error", "Mr. Heartache", "Rain", "Sasanqua" and "Illumination" were released prior to the album, with music videos accompanying several of the songs.

Promotion

"Illumination" was used as the theme song of the

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's coverage of the

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Track listing

Notes *Nelson Babin-coy provided support as a consultant for English lyrics written in track 3.

Background

Promotion

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References