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WAITING FOR THE SIRENS' CALL JAPANESE BONUS TRACK REVEALED

Warner Music Japan has posted a press release today revealing the bonus track on the upcoming New Order album Waiting For The Sirens' Call, which will be released on March 24th in Japan.

Historic moment for New Order, it will be the first time Bernard Sumner sings in another language than English on record.

The bonus track will be a japanese version of the first single, Krafty. The lyrics will be written by japanese band Asian Kung-Fu Generation.

There will also be 2 other bonus tracks on the japanese edition, 2 remixes of Krafty, the Glimmers 12" Extended Remix and the Phones Reality Remix.
Warner Music Japan has posted a press release today revealing the bonus track on the upcoming New Order album Waiting For The Sirens' Call, which will be released on March 24th in Japan.

Historic moment for New Order, it will be the first time Bernard Sumner sings in another language than English on record.

The bonus track will be a japanese version of the first single, Krafty. The lyrics will be written by japanese band Asian Kung-Fu Generation.

There will also be 2 other bonus tracks on the japanese edition, 2 remixes of Krafty, the Glimmers 12" Extended Remix and the Phones Reality Remix.

GOTO MASAFUMI(Asian Kung-fu Generation):
"I am honored to make it participate in the album that NEW ORDER is new this time. It had worried very much before being possible to do of an original tune was wonderful, the world the tune original was not broken by putting Japanese poetry or it worked. It is thought that a very good expression can have been done by making the imagination come round in the lyrics world that music, the melody, and Bernard wrote, too though work to rewrite an English tune in Japanese was the first time for me. This has really expressed gratitude by the one by wonderful of music for single. It looks forward to released new album and visit to Japan performance (This is hope), too."

B.Sumner:
"Hello Masafumi. Thank you for writing Japanese lyrics of Krafty for us. This idea arose after having visited Japan with Fuji Rock Festival in 2001. We had a flaming good time in Japan, met all fans of Japan, got a wonderful response, and I wanted to make a very something special return such you by this album. When this was the impossible, it thinks, and I think that the rhythm of the track became remarkable finished by your translating wonderful lyrics without you. All inclusion bands are very satisfied with this music as for me. It looks forward to being able to go to Japan in the near future, and meeting you and. Thank you really."
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