Infinity (Charice album)

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Infinity
Charice - Infinity Album cover.jpg
Studio album by Charice
Released October 5, 2011 (2011-10-05) (see release history)
Recorded 2010–2011
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 44:09
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Superfly, Oak, The Y's, Rico Love, Nick Jonas, Kara DioGuardi, DEEKAY, The Smeezingtons
Charice chronology
Charice
(2010)Charice2010		 Infinity
(2011)		 Chapter 10
(2013)Chapter 102013
Singles from Infinity
  1. "Before It Explodes"
    Released: April 18, 2011[1]
  2. "One Day"
    Released: April 19, 2011[2]
  3. "Louder"
    Released: May 20, 2011[3]

Infinity (stylized as ∞) is the second international studio album (fifth overall release) by Filipina pop and R&B singer Charice. The album was released exclusively early in Japan on October 5, 2011 by Warner Bros. Records.[4]

Charice launched a seven-city tour across Asia in order to promote the official Asian release of the album in Summer 2012. The tour began on March 2, 2012.[5]

The album's release in America was planned, but eventually cancelled.[6][7]

Background

On August 16, 2011, Charice's record label, Warner Bros. Records, announced their plans to release her second studio album early in Japan on October 5, 2011.[4] On August 30 it was announced that the album would be titled Infinity.[8]

On March 28, 2012, Charice said that she had been working on the American release of the album and that its track listing would differ from the Asian version. No release date had been decided at the time.[6]

On July 27, 2013, she revealed the main reason why the album was never released in America: "Some of the songs didn't pass their standards. They're more about upbeat, danceable songs over there," she said in a statement.[7]

Composition

"Before It Explodes" was released as the album's lead single on April 18, 2011.[1] "Louder" was released as the album's second single.[9] Bundled with another track titled "Lost the Best Thing", the song was released on May 20, 2011.[10] "One Day" was released as promotional single as a part of Acuvue's "ACUVUE® 1•DAY Contest".

"Far as the Sky" was released as a promotional single in Japan on July 27, 2011[11] for the Japanese drama series, Bull Doctor.[12] "New World" was then released as the second promotional single in Japan[13] and is featured in Square Enix's role-playing video game Final Fantasy XIII-2.[14]

Release and promotion

To promote the early exclusive release of the album in Japan, Justin Bieber held a free concert titled "Special 'One Day' Free Live" at Shinjuku Square Garden in Tokyo. Around 1,000 fans reportedly turned up to watch Charice perform five songs from the second album despite the bad weather and she also thanked them for coming. She also chose four dancers from the audience to accompany her on one of her stage performances.[15][16]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Louder"   Daniel Jamas, Leah Haywood, Shelly Peiken Dreamlab 3:01
2. "New World"   Koichi Tabo (多保孝一 of Superfly)   6:11
3. "Bounce Back"   Lars Halvor Jensen, Kasia Livingston, Johannes "Josh" Joergensen & Daniel "Obi" Klein DEEKAY 3:39
4. "Far as the Sky"   Yusuke Tanaka (田中ユウスケ)   5:26
5. "Lost the Best Thing"   Carsten Schack, Sean Hurley, Cathy Dennis   3:37
6. "Heartbreak Survivor"   Rico Love, Wayne Wilkins, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque   4:04
7. "Before It Explodes"   Bruno Mars, Ari Levine, Phillip Lawrence The Smeezingtons 4:00
8. "Lesson for Life"   Jason Derulo, Kara DioGuardi, Alex Francis, Dinavon Bythwood, Jordan Kyle, J Angel The Ghostwriters 2:58
9. "Never Always"   Frankie Storm, Warren "Oak" Felder Oak 4:05
10. "One Day"   Nick Jonas, Dan Muckala, Jason Ingram Nick Jonas, Dan Muckala 3:13
11. "Lighthouse"   Natasha Bedingfield, Mike Elizondo, Danielle Brisebois The Y's 3:59
Total length:
 44:09

Charts and certification

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Japan Billboard Top Albums 8

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Japan[17] October 5, 2011 CD WEA International

References

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