Maid in Japan

Not to be confused with Made in Japan or Maiden Japan.

Maid in Japan is the debut mini-album^[1] by Japanese all-female rock band Band-Maid. It was released on January 8, 2014.^[2] The album did not chart during its initial release.^[3] The album was reissued with two bonus tracks on February 14, 2018,^[4][5] and that version reached number 26 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart,^[6] selling 2,994 copies.^[7]

Maid in Japan
Studio album by Band-Maid
Released	January 8, 2014
Recorded	2013
Length	30:24 (original), 38:06 (reissue)
Language	Japanese
Label	Gump, Crown Stones
Band-Maid chronology
Maid in Japan (2014) New Beginning (2015)
2018 reissue cover

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kentarō Akutsu, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Be OK"		Akutsu	Band-Maid, Akutsu	4:13
2.	"Ever Green"		Masahiko Fukui	Band-Maid, Fukui	3:43
3.	"Key"		Akutsu	Band-Maid, Akutsu	3:40
4.	"Bye My Tears"		Akutsu	Band-Maid, Akutsu	3:12
5.	"Knockin' on Your Heart"		Fukui	Band-Maid, Fukui	3:52
6.	"Big Dad"	G-YUNcoSANDY, Akutsu	Fukui	Band-Maid, Fukui	3:26
7.	"Yoake mae (夜明け前)" (trad. Before Dawn)		Fukui	Band-Maid, Fukui	3:29
8.	"Forward"		Akutsu	Band-Maid, Akutsu	4:49
Total length:					30:24

Reissue edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Music	Arrangement	Length
9.	"Ai to Jōnetsu no Matador (愛と情熱のマタドール)" (trad. Love, Passion, Matador)	Akutsu	Band-Maid, Akutsu	3:18
10.	"Summer Drive"	Akutsu	Band-Maid, Akutsu	4:24
Total length:				38:06

Personnel

Band-Maid

• Saiki Atsumi – lead vocals (except tracks 6 and 10)
• Miku Kobato – rhythm guitar, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 6 and 10
• Kanami Tōno – lead guitar
• Misa – bass
• Akane Hirose – drums

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Japan Top Albums (Billboard)[7]	22
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6]	26