Verbal discography
| Verbal discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 1 |
| Singles | 2 |
The discography of Verbal consists of 1 studio album released under Rhythm Zone, plus many featured singles and album tracks. Verbal is occasionally credited as L Universe (when working as a part of Hydeout Production), L12 (a collaboration unit with Daisuke Imai), Toss&Turn (a collaboration unit with Giorgio Cancemi) and The Funky President (when collaborating with Mic Banditz).
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions (JPN)[1] |
Sales[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visionair |
|
35 | 6,100 |
Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 [3] | |||
| "Lose My Religion" (L Universe) | 2000 | — | — |
| "Asteroid Love" (L Universe) | 2003 | — | |
| "Fall Out" (featuring Shunya) | 2010 | — | Visionair |
| "Change Change" (featuring Nicki Minaj) | 2011 | — | |
| "Black Out" (featuring Lil Wayne, Namie Amuro) | — | ||
| "We Are One" (with Kylie Minogue) | — |
Featured singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[2] | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts [1] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100* [3] | |||||||
| "T.O.P." (S.E.S. featuring Verbal) |
1999 | 56 | — | 4,800 | Prime: S.E.S. the Best | |||
| "The Love Hole" (K. featuring Verbal) |
2000 | — | — | — | Kaleidolife | |||
| "Ex-Boyfriend" (Crystal Kay featuring Verbal) |
2001 | 44 | — | 21,000 | 637: Always and Forever | |||
| "Give It a Try" (Daisuke Imai featuring Verbal) |
— | — | — | Color Me You | ||||
| "Lovin' It" (Namie Amuro & Verbal) |
8 | — | 72,000 | Song Nation | ||||
| "So Tell Me" (Heartsdales) |
8 | — | 134,000 |
|
Radioactive | |||
| "Get Out!" (DJ Hasebe featuring Bonnie Pink & Verbal) |
2002 | 49 | — | 8,800 | Tail of Old Nick | |||
| "That's Why" (Heartsdales) |
29 | — | 16,000 | Radioactive | ||||
| "Off the Chains" (Toss&Turn) |
— | — | — | — | ||||
| "Body Rock" (Heartsdales) |
33 | — | 21,000 | Sugar Shine | ||||
| "Tha Superstar" (Michico featuring Verbal) |
— | — | — | I Do | ||||
| "Baby Be Mine" (Suite Chic featuring Verbal) |
35 | — | 26,000 | When Pop Hits the Fan | ||||
| "Throw Ur Drinks Up!!!" (DJ Hasebe featuring Verbal, Sphere of Influence, Boy-Ken & Mr. Cheeks) |
2003 | 159 | — | 800 | — | |||
| "Onelove" (Ryohei featuring Verbal) |
2006 | 47 | — | 5,000 | ReListen | |||
| "Here We Go" (May J. featuring Verbal) |
70 | — | 3,900 | Baby Girl | ||||
| "Summertime" (Double featuring Verbal) |
2007 | 27 | — | 6,500 | Reflex | |||
| "Tekitō Lover" (テキトーLOVER, "Suitable Lover") (Emyli featuring Verbal) |
199 | — | 400 | — | ||||
| "The Galaxy Express 999" (Exile featuring Verbal) |
2008 | — | 7 | — | Exile Catchy Best | |||
| "S.O.S. (Same Old Song)" (Kat to Verbal) |
— | 44 | — | Echoes Over the Ocean | ||||
| "Majestic Trancer" (Doping Panda featuring Verbal) |
24 | 90 | 7,000 | Decadence | ||||
| "Universe" (BoA featuring Crystal Kay & Verbal) |
2009 | 8 | — | 22,000 | Best & USA | |||
| "Kimi no Koe o" (君の声を, "Your Voice") (Kana Nishino featuring Verbal) |
— | 55 | — |
|
Love One. | |||
| "Bump Bump!" (BoA featuring Verbal) |
8 | 6 | 14,000 | Identity | ||||
| "Pa to Hanasaku" (パッと花咲く, "Blooming with a Bang") (Minmi featuring Verbal) |
2010 | 58 | 70 | 2,000 | Minmi Best: Ame nochi Niji 2002—2012 | |||
| "Memories Again" (Aili featuring Verbal) |
— | 31 | — | Future | ||||
| *Japan Hot 100 established February 2008. | ||||||||
Other appearances[edit]
All songs feature Verbal's vocals, as well as his songwriting. Songs performed as a part of M-Flo, Teriyaki Boyz and MC Banditz are not featured in the list.
1999–2003[edit]
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Ain't No Mystery" (Nujabes & L Universe) | — |
| 2000 | "You Were Right" (Coldfeet feat. Verbal) | Lucid Dream |
| "Lyrical Terrorists" (Substantial & L Universe) | — | |
| 2001 | "DYAD (The Chronicle)" (DJ Tonk featuring Rocket Science (Verbal & Sphere)) | Aquarian Soul |
| "Beach Star High" (Ajapai vs. Verbal) | Cheers! | |
| "From Here" (Daisuke Imai featuring Verbal) | Color Me You | |
| "Watch Out!" (Heartsdales) | "So Tell Me" (single) | |
| 2002 | "Did It Again?" (Momoe Shimano featuring Verbal) | Girls Voice Studio 11 |
| "Wild" (Heartsdales featuring Verbal) | Radioactive | |
| "Ow!" (Heartsdales featuring Verbal) | ||
| "Girl Don't Cry" (Heartsdales featuring Crazy-A, Verbal) | ||
| "Baby Shine" (Heartsdales featuring Ai, Verbal) | ||
| "Fly!" (Heartsdales featuring Ai, Verbal) | ||
| "Till Morning Comes" (Kumi Koda featuring Verbal) | Affection | |
| "Helpless Rain (But I'm Fallin' Too Deep)" (Mika Nakashima featuring Heartsdales, Verbal) | "Helpless Rain" (single) | |
| "Good Time (1989)" (Toss&Turn featuring Shiori) | "Off the Chains" (single) | |
| "Kimochi wa Tsutawaru (L12 Remix)" (気持ちはつたわる, "The Feelings Transmit") (BoA featuring Rude Boy Face) | Peace B. Remixes | |
| "Maze (L12 Remix)"(Kumi Koda) | "Maze" (single) | |
| "We Done Did It" (Sphere of Influence featuring Verbal) | The Influence | |
| "Suicide Scandinavia" (Matally vs. Verbal) | Matally | |
| "Messing with My Head" (Pase Rock & L Universe) | — | |
| 2003 | "Spectacular" (Fantastic Plastic Machine featuring Verbal) | Too |
| "What If" (Suite Chic featuring Verbal) | When Pop Hits the Fan | |
| "Nuts" (51-Goichi- featuring Sphere of Influence & Verbal) | 51st Dimension: The Ying | |
| "Street Code" (Brier & El Nando featuring Verbal) | Cross Counter | |
| "Spectacular" (Fantastic Plastic Machine featuring Verbal) | Too | |
| "Block Shot Hustlaz" (Heartsdales featuring Fūrinkazan) | Sugar Shine | |
| "Look Around" (Bratz featuring Christina Milian and Verbal) | — | |
| "Dreams of Christmas" (Keiko feat. Verbal) | "KCO" (single) | |
| "Fish" (Namie Amuro featuring Verbal and Arkitec) | Style |
2004–2009[edit]
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Some Day One Day" (BoA featuring Verbal) | Love & Honesty |
| "Let's Go (It's a Movement) (Deckstream Remix)" (Lil'Ai featuring Warren G, KRS-One, Verbal) | Let's Go (It's a Movement) | |
| "Can't Stop Lovin' You" (Black Bottom Brass Band featuring Verbal, Emi Hinouchi) | Wasshoi Star | |
| 2005 | "Tsubazeriai" (鍔ゼリアイ, "Close Competitors") (Gagle featuring Verbal) | Big Bang Theory |
| 2006 | "Sunshine" (Yoshika featuring Verbal) | Timeless |
| "Hyōriittai" (表裏一体, "Moebius Strip") (L-Vokal featuring Verbal, Jamosa) | Laughin' | |
| "Shingō Mushi" (信号無視, "Read Light Runner") (Sonomi featuring Chiharu, Cuezero, Kreva, Aesthetics, Goro Kumai & Verbal) | Kravel Compi No. 3 Sonomi | |
| "U Know Y" (Twigy) | Twig | |
| "Funny Money Girl" (Ajapai featuring Verbal) | Unaffected | |
| "Love Mode" (Clazziquai Project featuring Verbal) | Love Mode | |
| "Love Mode" (Clazziquai Project featuring PE'Z, Verbal) | ||
| "Party People" (パーリーピーポー, Pārī Pīpō) (Rip Slyme hosted by Verbal) | Epoch | |
| "Bakayarow" (バカヤROW, "Idiot") (KM-Markit featuring Verbal) | Mark Out | |
| 2007 | "Tokyo Shit" (東京シット, Tōkyō Shitto) (L-Vokal & Doc Dee featuring Sphere of Influence, Verbal) | Matenrō |
| "Wave Rave" (Jazztronik featuring Verbal) | Grand Blue | |
| "Turn It Up" (Dohzi-T featuring Thelma Aoyama, Little, Verbal, Kohei Japan) | One Mic | |
| "Can You Let Me Know" (DJ Deckstream featuring Lupe Fiasco, Verbal and Sarah Green) | Deckstream Sound Tracks | |
| "Time" (Kan Takagi featuring Ane Bose (Scha Dara Parr), Verbal and Lupe Fiasco) | — | |
| 2008 | "Play da Song" (DJ Sancon featuring Full of Harmony, Verbal) | Harlem Ver. X: Harlem 10th Anniversary Special |
| "Otoko no Komoriuta" (男の子守唄, "Lullaby for Boys") (Riki vs. Verbal) | Zenkoku Seiha | |
| "ENERGY" (Full of Harmony featuring Verbal) | Energy | |
| "Dancehall Jungle" (Verbal & Miss Monday) | Tokyo Ragga Blaze 2 | |
| "Golden Ballers" (Afra and Incredible Beatbox Band featuring Verbal, Nipps) | World Class | |
| "Super Shine" (Exile featuring Verbal) | "The Birthday (Ti Amo)" (single) | |
| "Load the Disc" (SBK featuring Verbal) | Returns | |
| "Can't Believe It (Lost in Shibuya Remix)" (T-Pain featuring Verbal) | Three Ringz (Japanese Edition) | |
| "Saturdays" (Dexpistols featuring Mademoiselle Yulia & Verbal) | Roc Trax Presents Lesson 05 Saturdays | |
| "Kagayaki o Mō Ichido" (輝きをもう一度, "Shine Once Again") (Infinity 16 welcomez Verbal, Munehiro) | Welcomez |
2009–present[edit]
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "YOR" (Towa Tei featuring Mademoiselle Yulia & Verbal) | Big Fun |
| "Screwtape" (DJ Deckstream featuring L Universe) | Deckstream Soundtracks 2 | |
| "What Now?" (Mademoidelle Yulia & Verbal) | M-Flo Inside: Works Best III | |
| "VIPP (Very Important Party People)" (Ravex featuring TRF, Verbal) | Trax | |
| "Wanna Come Again" (Thelma Aoyama featuring Verbal) | Emotions | |
| "Big Money Comin'" (Crookers featuring Verbal) | Put Your Hands on Me | |
| "Izm" (BoA featuring Verbal) | "Bump Bump!" (single) | |
| "Falling for You..." (Lisa featuring Verbal) | Disco Volante | |
| 2010 | "ID" (Iconiq featuring Verbal) | Change Myself |
| "Just Love It" (L-Vokal featuring Verbal, Kreva) | Lovin' | |
| "Beat Surf" (Dragon Ash featuring Pe'z, Verbal) | Mixture | |
| "This Ain't a Love Song" (Emilia de Poreto featuring Verbal) | — | |
| "Baby I See You" (Miliyah Kato featuring Verbal) | Heaven | |
| "Cherry Bomb" (Verbal & Yoon) | 50 Years of Dr. Martens | |
| "Tell Me (Ryohei Remix)" (FPM featuring Verbal) | FPM Boot | |
| "Never" (Sowelu featuring Verbal) | Love & I: Ren'ai Henreki | |
| 2011 | "Years Later" (Tetsuya Komuro featuring Verbal) | Digitalian Is Eating Breakfast 2 |
| "Wao" (Mademoiselle Yulia featuring Verbal) | Mademoworld | |
| "Ray of Life" (Marie Ishikawa featuring Verbal) | — | |
| 2012 | "Change My Mind" (Exile Atsushi featuring Verbal) | Solo |
| "20112012" (Hyadain featuring Verbal) | 20112012 | |
| "Touch the Sky" (Matt Cab featuring Verbal) | Love Stories | |
| "Koi Romantic!!" (恋ロマンティック!!, "Love Romantic!!") (Rocketman featuring Verbal) | Koi Romantic!! | |
| "Girl Fight" (Lucas Valentine featuring Verbal & Yurisa) | — | |
| 2013 | "Kon'ya wa Boogie Back" (今夜はブギーバック, "Boogie Back Tonight") (D-Lite featuring Verbal) | D'scover |
Songwriting credits[edit]
This list features songs where Verbal has only contributed lyrics, music or production, as opposed to songs which feature him as a vocalist as well.
| Year | Song | Participation | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Never Say..." (K.) | Lyrics | Kaleidolife |
| 2001 | "After the Silence" (K.) | Lyrics | Keynote |
| "ESP" (Heartsdales) | Lyrics, music | Radioactive | |
| 2002 | "Lights Out (Intro)" (Heartsdales) | Lyrics, music | |
| "The Question Remains (Interlude)" (Heartsdales) | Lyrics, music | ||
| "Dangerous (Interlude)" (Heartsdales) | Lyrics, music | ||
| "Radioactive" (Heartsdales) | Lyrics, music | ||
| "All Mine" (Heartsdales) | Lyrics, music | ||
| "Rainy Days" (Heartsdales) | Music | Sugar Shine | |
| "Right Now" (Heartsdales) | Music | ||
| 2003 | "We Got Time" (Suite Chic) | Lyrics | When Pop Hits the Fan |
| "Candy Pop" (Heartsdales featuring Soul'd Out) | Lyrics, music | Sugar Shine | |
| "Oh Girl" (Heartsdales featuring Ryohei Yamamoto) | Music | ||
| "Ooh Wah!" (Heartsdales) | Music | ||
| 2004 | "Baby Blue!" (Halcali) | Lyrics, music, producer | Ongaku no Susume |
| 2007 | "It Is What It Is (Remix)" (Verbal/L-Vokal) | Remixer | Matenrō: Natsu Basho |
| "Koi no Bububun" (恋のブブブン, "The Vroom Vroom Vroom of Love") (Halcali) | Lyrics, music, producer | Cyborg Oretachi | |
| 2009 | "Rock U" (Ravex featuring Namie Amuro) | Lyrics | Trax |
| 2010 | "Lazer" (BoA) | Lyrics, music | Identity |
| "Yes" (Halcali) | Lyrics, music, producer | Tokyo Groove | |
| 2011 | "Naked" (Namie Amuro) | Lyrics | Uncontrolled |
| "Gimme Gimme" (Mademoiselle Yulia) | Lyrics, music | Mademoworld | |
| "Bam Me" (Mademoiselle Yulia) | Lyrics, music | ||
| "Down Down" (Mademoiselle Yulia) | Lyrics, music | ||
| "Zodiac Gold" (Mademoiselle Yulia) | Lyrics, music | ||
| "Replay" (Mademoiselle Yulia) | Lyrics, music | ||
| "You Can't Have Me That Way" (Mademoiselle Yulia) | Lyrics, music | ||
| "Midnight Express" (Mademoiselle Yulia) | Lyrics, music | ||
| "Don't Stop the Music" (Mademoiselle Yulia) | Lyrics | ||
| "Tough Me" (Mademoiselle Yulia) | Lyrics, music | ||
| "My Eye Ah" (Be-ppin) | Lyrics | Shinichi Osawa's Works 2008-2012 | |
| 2012 | "Fantastic Baby" (Big Bang) | Japanese Lyrics | Alive |
| "Scream" (2NE1) | Japanese Lyrics | Collection | |
| "Anna Yatsu" (あんなヤツ, "Those Guys") (G-Dragon) | Japanese Lyrics | Special Final in Dome Memorial Collection | |
| 2013 | "Pitakage" (ピタカゲ, "Crooked") (G-Dragon) | Japanese Lyrics | Coup D'Etat[+ One Of A Kind & Heartbreaker] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "M-Floのリリース一覧" [A Look at M-Flo's Releases]. Oricon. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved March 10, 2013. (subscription only)
- ^ a b "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
- ^ "レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定" [Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 20, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ "レコード協会調べ 7月度有料音楽配信認定" [Record Association Investigation: July Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). August 20, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ "レコード協会調べ 8月度有料音楽配信認定" [Record Association Investigation: August Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). September 20, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ "レコード協会調べ 4月度有料音楽配信認定" [Record Association Investigation: April Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). May 20, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
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