''Love Is a Battlefield'' is a four-track EP from Japanese

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band,

Hi-Standard Hi-Standard (stylized as Hi-STANDARD) is a Japanese punk rock band formed in 1991 by bassist and lead vocalist Akihiro Nanba, guitarist and vocalist Ken Yokoyama, and drummer Akira Tsuneoka. The release '' Making the Road'' sparked sold-out Japa ...

. It was released on American label,

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, in July 2001.

Track listing

*All songs written by

, except #2 written by Toshiharu Jitsukawa and #4 written by

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Hugo Peretti Hugo E. Peretti (December 6, 1916 – May 1, 1986) was an American songwriter, trumpeter, and record producer. Born in New York City to an Italian American family, Peretti began his music career as a teenager, playing the trumpet in the Bor ...

and

Luigi Creatore Luigi Federico Creatore (December 21, 1921 – December 13, 2015) was an American songwriter and record producer. Creatore was born in New York City in 1921, the son of noted Italian-born bandleader and composer Giuseppe Creatore. After serving ...

. #"This Is Love" – 1:19 #"My First Kiss" – 3:11 #"Catch a Wave" – 1:02 #"

Can't Help Falling in Love "Can't Help Falling in Love" is a song written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss and published by Gladys Music, Inc. The melody is based on " Plaisir d'amour", a popular French love song composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-� ...

" – 2:44

Personnel

* Akihiro Nanba – vocals, bass * Ken Yokoyama – guitar, vocals * Akira Tsuneoka – drums * Produced by

* Engineered by Osamu Seino * Mixed by

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References

External links

Fat Wreck Chords EP page
2001 EPs Hi-Standard albums Fat Wreck Chords EPs {{2000s-punk-album-stub