Endless Fantasy

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Endless Fantasy
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 14, 2013
StudioCarriage House Studios, Stratosphere Sound, Shout It Out, Loud Studios, Swan 7 and band members bedrooms [1]
Genre
Length76:10
Label dream.hax, Alcopop!
Producer Gabe Liberti, Anamanaguchi, Kurt Feldman, Ashley Eskrett, Jonathan Baken, Eric W. Brown
Anamanaguchi chronology
Single + Remix Collections
(2012)
Endless Fantasy
(2013)
Capsule Silence XXIV (Original Soundtrack Vol I)
(2019)
Singles from Endless Fantasy
  1. "Meow"
    Released: January 8, 2013
  2. "Endless Fantasy"
    Released: May 24, 2013
  3. "Prom Night"
    Released: January 30, 2014

Endless Fantasy is the second studio album by American chiptune-based pop and rock band Anamanaguchi released on May 14, 2013 in the US through the band's own dream.hax record label and on September 30, 2013 in the UK by Alcopop! Records. [5]

Contents

On May 3, 2013, Anamanaguchi provided a Kickstarter project for the album. [4] In just 11 hours, their funding goal of $50,000 was reached. At the end of its run, the project was backed by 7,253 people who contributed to raising a grand total of $277,399, [6] making it the second most successful music project to be funded on Kickstarter at the time, behind that of singer Amanda Palmer. [7]

On May 23, 2013, the album debuted at No. 1 in Billboard 's Heatseekers Albums chart [8] as well as No. 2 in Dance/Electronic Albums. [9]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All songs were written and composed by Peter Berkman and Ary Warnaar except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Endless Fantasy"5:58
2."Japan Air" (featuring m33sh)4:23
3."Echobo"3:13
4."Planet"4:19
5."Viridian Genesis" (featuring Eimear O'Donovan)3:02
6."John Hughes"3:26
7."Prom Night" (featuring Bianca Raquel)3:48
8."Interlude (Gymnopedie No. 1)" (Erik Satie)1:09
9."Akira"3:31
10."SPF 420"2:06
11."Interlude (Total Tea Time)" (Luke Silas)0:59
12."Meow"3:31
13."Canal Paradise"4:34
14."Snow Angels"4:38
15."In the Basement"3:30
16."U n Me"4:51
17."Space Wax America"3:48
18."EVERYTHING EXPLODES"2:43
19."Interlude (STILL 'SPLODIN' THO)"1:06
20."Pastel Flags"3:21
21."Bosozoku GF"4:48
22."(T-T)b"3:35

Charts

ChartPosition
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [10] 1
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [11] 2
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [12] 8
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [13] 20
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] 21
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [15] 30
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [16] 102

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