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provided the illustrations for the album's cover. The limited edition came with a DVD of music videos and an interview. It reached number six on both the

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, selling 20,384 copies. With ''Razzle Dazzle'', Buck-Tick wanted to go beyond the straight

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"band sound" from their previous two albums. Incorporating elements of

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, its title was taken from a song in the 2002 American musical film ''

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''. " Dokudanjō Beauty" was used as the second ending theme song for the Japanese airing of ''

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''. This album version features Lucy, vocalist of the all-female rock band

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, singing the chorus. The single version of "

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Track listing

Personnel

;Buck-Tick *

Atsushi Sakurai is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He has been the vocalist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1985, previously being their drummer from 1983. He released the solo album ''Ai no Wakusei'' in 2004 and was also a member of Schwein alongsi ...

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Hisashi Imai is a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is known as lead guitarist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983. He has also performed in musical side-projects such as Schaft (1991–1994, 2015), Schwein (2001), and more recently Lucy (2004). Ca ...

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, electronics, chorus *

Hidehiko Hoshino , nicknamed "Hide", is a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is known as the rhythm guitarist for the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983. Life and career Buck-Tick In 1985, when Hide and Yutaka Higuchi graduated from high school they moved to Toky ...

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, chorus * Yutaka Higuchi – bass *

Toll Yagami , known exclusively by his stage name , is a Japanese musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1985. He is the older brother of Yutaka Higuchi, Buck-Tick's bassist. Life and career Toll Yagami dropped out of high s ...

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;Additional performers * Kazutoshi Yokoyama – manipulator,

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on tracks 1–3, 5 & 7–9 * Cube Juice – programming, synthesizer on tracks 4, 6 & 11 * Lucy (LAZYgunsBRISKY) – chorus on track 4

References

{{Authority control Buck-Tick albums 2010 albums Japanese-language albums