Globe (album)

For the Big Audio Dynamite II album, see The Globe (album).

Globe (stylized as globe) is the debut studio album by Japanese band Globe. Released by Avex Trax on March 31, 1996, the album features the singles "Feel Like Dance", "Joy to the Love", "Sweet Pain", "Departures, and "Freedom". "Departures" sold over two million copies, becoming the second highest-selling single in Japan (behind Mr. Children's "Namonaki Uta").^[1][2]

Globe
Studio album by Globe
Released	March 31, 1996 (1996-03-31)
Genre	J-pop dance-pop
Length	57:03
Language	Japanese English
Label	Avex Globe
Producer	Tetsuya Komuro
Globe chronology
Globe (1996) Faces Places (1997)
Singles from Globe
"Feel Like Dance" Released: August 9, 1995 "Joy to the Love" Released: September 27, 1995 "Sweet Pain" Released: November 1, 1995 "Departures" Released: January 1, 1996 "Freedom" Released: March 27, 1996

The album hit No. 1 on Oricon's weekly albums chart.^[3] It sold over 4,136,000 copies and was certified as a 4 Million seller by the RIAJ.^[4][5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Give You" (Instrumental)		1:13
2.	"Feel Like Dance"	Komuro	5:55
3.	"Gonna Be Alright"	Komuro Marc	5:05
4.	"Departures"	Komuro Marc	5:25
5.	"Regret of the Day"	Komuro Marc	5:18
6.	"Joy to the Love"	Komuro	4:15
7.	"Sweet Pain"	Komuro	5:09
8.	"Always Together"	Komuro Marc	5:16
9.	"Precious Memories"	Komuro	6:16
10.	"Freedom"	Komuro Marc	5:13
11.	"Music Takes Me Higher"	Komuro Marc	4:22
12.	"Lights Out"	Komuro	3:37
Total length:			57:03

All music is composed by Tetsuya Komuro.

2017 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Feel Like Dance" (Instrumental)
14.	"Departures" (Album Mix Instrumental)
15.	"Joy to the Love" (Instrumental)
16.	"Sweet Pain" (Instrumental)
17.	"Always Together" (Instrumental)
18.	"Precious Memories" (Instrumental)
19.	"Freedom" (SG Instrumental Ver.)
20.	"Music Takes Me Higher" (Instrumental)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3]	1

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3]	51

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5]	4× Million	4,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.