''World Domination'' is the fifth

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by Japanese all-female rock band

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. It was released on February 14, 2018, and was supported with the World Domination Tour 2018. Music videos were made for the single "

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", the lead track "Domination" and the last track "Dice". The album debuted at number nine on the Japanese

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, selling 8,140 copies in its first week. The international version of the album from

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includes English lyric translations, Romaji transliterations and bonus track "

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". The song "Carry On Living" was used on the anime ''Quiz Tokiko-san''.

Composition and lyrics

"I Can't Live Without You." and "Dice" were both considered to released as the lead song, but ultimately "Domination" was chosen instead. The working title for "Domination" was "World Domination" which was then used as the album title. Lead vocalist Saiki Atsumi, told lead guitarist Kanami Tōno, to write a song based on the image of world domination. Tōno was inspired by ''

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''. "Play" was originally an instrumental. Tōno was asked to make a song that would be popular at festivals. Kobato made the lyrics with a strong sense of a scene where everyone is having a good time. It was previously released on the ''

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'' single. "One and Only" was the first song written for the album. The lyrics for "Carry On Living" were inspired by the Japanese film '' March Comes in Like a Lion''. The lyrics for "Alive-or-Dead" are about

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. Tōno composed "Daydreaming", after Atsumi requested a ballad. She was told to incorporate elements of

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and

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and make it more like Band-Maid. Tōno wrote it on piano. It took about a month to arrange the music. Atsumi told rhythm guitarist/vocalist Miku Kobato, she wanted a song where the audience could take a break and she could sing calmly. Atsumi told Tōno she wanted a rock version of a

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song and she asked her not to include too many English words.

Track listing

Limited edition (with Blu-ray or DVD)

Limited Edition w/ Blu-ray or DVD featuring the Tour Final recorded live at Studio Coast on November 24, 2017.

Personnel

;Band-Maid *Saiki Atsumi – lead vocals (except track 7) *Miku Kobato – rhythm guitar, vocals, lead vocals on track 7 *Kanami Tōno – lead guitar *Misa – bass *Akane Hirose – drums ;Production *Band-Maid – sound producer *Tienowa – sound design (except tracks 5 and 9) *Kentaro Akutsu – sound design and vocal director on tracks 5 and 9 *Ayako Nakanomori – vocal director (except tracks 5 and 9) *Masahiko Fukui – mixing and Mastering at Mix Forest, Tokyo *Masayoshi Yamamoto – recording engineer *Satoshi Kohno – art direction *Satoshi Kuno – art producer

Charts

References

External listing

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