Code Name Blue | ||||
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Regular edition cover
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Studio album by CN Blue | ||||
Released | August 29, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 46:58 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
CN Blue chronology | ||||
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Singles from Code Name Blue | ||||
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Code Name Blue is a Japanese album by the South Korean rock band CNBlue. It was released in August 29, 2012 as the group's third Japanese album and their first major album under Warner Music Japan.
The album was announced in June 25, along with the details of the group's sixth Japanese single "Come On". The album will be released in three editions: CD+DVD limited, Regular edition and a CD+DVD Lawson limited ediiton. Every edition comes with a different jacket cover and a different features: the CD+DVD edition includes the CD, a DVD including a music video of the song "Time is Over" and a special feature from this music video, an English version of the song "Where You Are" as bonus track, five calendar cards and a serial code type D. The CD+DVD Lawson edition includes the CD, a special DVD including the special showcase ""Where You Are" Release live at Tokyo Dome City Hall 2012.2.5" and a serial code type E. This version will only be sold on Lawson. The regular edition comes with the CD only itself and a serial code type E, only available in first press editions.
The album comes with 13 songs, 3 singles, 3 songs already released on the singles and 7 new songs. Most of the songs on the album were composed and written by the members Jung Yong-hwa and Lee Jong-hyun. Yong-hwa wrote the songs "In My Head", "Where You Are" (both Japanese and English versions), "Time is Over", "Have a Good Night", "Wake Up", "No More", "Mr. KIA (Know It All)" and "Come On". Jong-hyun composed the songs "No More", "These Days", "Get Away" and "Come On".
Three songs from the album were released as singles:
The first single, "In My Head", was released on October 19, 2011 as the group's first major single and fourth single overall. The song was written by Kenji Tamai and Yoshifumi Kanamaru and composed by Jung Yong-hwa. The song was chosen to be the ending theme song of Supernatural: The Animation, an animated version of the TV series Supernatural. The song ranked number 4 in Oricon's Weekly chart with around 85,000 copies sold in total at the date. The single was certified Gold by RIAJ for the shipment of 100,000 copies. The song "Mr. KIA (Know It All)", one of the b-sides from the single, will be included on the album.