Seven Idiots

Seven Idiots is a studio album by World's End Girlfriend. It was originally released via Virgin Babylon Records in Japan on 14 September 2010.[1] It peaked at number 86 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[2] It was re-released via Erased Tapes Records in Europe and North America the following year.[3] A music video was created for "Les Enfants du Paradis".[4]

Seven Idiots
Studio album by World's End Girlfriend
Released	14 September 2010[1]
Length	79:43
Label	Virgin Babylon Records
Producer	World's End Girlfriend
World's End Girlfriend chronology
Hurtbreak Wonderland (2007) Seven Idiots (2010) Last Waltz (2016)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
PopMatters	[6]

Jedd Beaudoin of PopMatters gave the album 9 out of 10 stars, commenting that "Japanese genius World's End Girlfriend returns with a seriously strange and beautiful range of songs, sounds, and styles on its latest release, Seven Idiots."[6] Meanwhile, Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "a series of achievements that are unquestionably technically impressive, yet ultimately tiring when piled one on top of the other."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by World's End Girlfriend.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Divine Comedy Reverse"	1:23
2.	"Les Enfants du Paradis"	7:13
3.	"Teen Age Ziggy"	5:03
4.	"Decalogue Minus 8"	6:51
5.	"Ulysses Gazer"	5:17
6.	"Helter Skelter Cha-Cha-Cha"	4:47
7.	"Galaxy Kid 666"	5:29
8.	"Bohemian Purgatory Part 1"	8:29
9.	"Bohemian Purgatory Part 2"	10:51
10.	"Bohemian Purgatory Part 3"	3:15
11.	"Der Spiegel im Spiegel im Spiegel"	4:33
12.	"The Offering Inferno"	8:33
13.	"Unfinished Finale Shed"	7:59

Pre-order edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Virgin Babylon"	2:42
2.	"Anne"	12:14
3.	"Green Green"	2:20

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• World's End Girlfriend – music
• Katsuhiko Maeda – guitar
• Takuto Uzuno – guitar
• Mio Okamura – violin
• Seigen Tokuzawa – cello
• Ken-ichi Matsumoto – saxophone

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2]	86

References

1. "World's End Girlfriend - Seven Idiots". Virgin Babylon Records. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
2. "Seven Idiots | World's End Girlfriend". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
3. "World's End Girlfriend最新作ヨーロッパ&北米リリース決定". Natalie (in Japanese). 22 February 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
4. "World's End Girlfriend 3年半ぶりアルバムから新曲PV初公開". Natalie (in Japanese). 13 August 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
5. Raggett, Ned. "Seven Idiots - World's End Girlfriend". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
6. Beaudoin, Jedd (19 June 2011). "World's End Girlfriend: Seven Idiots". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

External links

• Seven Idiots at Discogs (list of releases)