Checkmate! (album)

Checkmate!
A woman wearing a corset and leather boots stands on a chessboard, and is surrounded to her left and right by chess pieces proportionally larger than her.
CD only edition cover
Compilation album by
Namie Amuro
ReleasedApril 27, 2011 (2011-04-27)
Recorded2003–2011
Genre
Length58:04
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelAvex Trax
Producer
  • Takashi Kasuga (exec.)
  • Shinji Hayashi (exec.)
  • Shintaro Higuchi
  • Hisahiko Iida
  • Rui Maeda
Namie Amuro chronology
Past<Future
(2009) 		Checkmate!
(2011) 		Uncontrolled
(2012)
Singles from Checkmate!
  1. "Wonder Woman"
    Released: March 9, 2011 (2011-03-09)
  2. "Make It Happen"
    Released: April 20, 2011 (2011-04-20)
  3. "#1"
    Released: April 27, 2011 (2011-04-27)
  4. "Unusual"
    Released: May 4, 2011 (2011-05-04)

Checkmate! is a collaboration album by Japanese singer Namie Amuro, featuring a collection of her collaborations with other musicians released between 2003 and 2011, as well as four new collaborations.[1] The album was released on April 27, 2011, about one month after its original release date, due to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[2][3]

Two songs were released as digital downloads prior to the album, "Wonder Woman" in early March prior to the album's postponement, as well as "Make It Happen" on April 20, a week before the album's release.

Background and development

The album was first conceived after Amuro had finished her tour for her 2009 album Past<Future.[4] Many of the collaborators on the album worked on multiple tracks. Amuro collaborated with Verbal on five songs: "Wet'N Wild" (producer), "Black Out", "Luvotomy" (rapper, songwriter), "Rock U" (lyricist) and on the hidden track, which is a remix of Amuro's single "Want Me, Want Me" (2005) with additional rapping by Verbal. Ai collaborated with Amuro "Do What U Gotta Do," "Fake" and one of the new songs, "Wonder Woman." Two songs are from Zeebra albums, "After Party" (2003) and "Do What U Gotta Do" (2006). Taku Takahashi contributed on "Luvotomy" (trackmaker) and "Rock U" (co-trackmaker). Double, other than the duet "Black Diamond," wrote the Japanese lyrics to "Make It Happen."[5]

For "Wonder Woman," Amuro asked Ai and Tsuchiya to collaborate with her, as she wanted to create a strong song with a chorus of female vocalists.[6] Amuro felt that she had worked with Ai so many times in the past that a collaboration with her could not go wrong.[4] "Make It Happen" is South Korean group After School's first Japanese release.[6] Amuro stated that she had taken notice of the K-pop scene for some time.[6] For the project, Amuro's staff gave her a list of possible Korean collaborators. Due to her enjoying After School member Uee's performance in the Korean drama You're Beautiful, she decided on the group.[4] The song was written by Swedish and North American writers Jörgen Elofsson, Erik Lidbom and Bonnie McKee, and was originally titled "Shallow."[5]

The collaboration with Kaname Kawabata of the R&B vocal duo Chemistry started when the two became friends after being introduced through a mutual friend.[6] For the album, Amuro wanted to create a dance/song music video with a male artist. While appearing on a music show in Summer 2010 to promote her single "Break It/Get Myself Back," Johnny & Associates idol Tomohisa Yamashita was featured on the same program, and Amuro was impressed with his performance of "One in a Million," which inspired the idea for the collaboration.[6]

Promotion and release

"Rock U" was used in television commercials for the Activision game Call of Duty: Black Ops from November 2010 onwards, seven and a half months after its release.[7] The song was also one of two songs broadcast exclusively on MTV Japan to promote Amuro's DVD Namie Amuro Past<Future Tour 2010, and was broadcast solely on January 11 and 12, 2011.[8]

Two nationwide commercial campaigns featured Amuro at the time of release. "Wonder Woman" was used in the Coca-Cola Zero Wild Race commercial campaign in Japan, the fourth set of commercials to feature Amuro as the spokesperson for the brand, with commercials first airing on February 13.[9] During album promotions, Amuro was also featured as the first spokesperson for cosmetic firm Kosé's Esprique range. The commercials began airing in late March, and featured "Naked," a song on her first single to be released after the album.[10] "Make It Happen" was used as background music for two commercials: one for Sharp's au 1S05 cellphone, and another for Recochoku.[11]

Three of the four new songs on album were released as ringtones prior to the album's release: "Wonder Woman" on February 16, "Make It Happen" on February 23 and "Unusual" on March 9.[12][13][14] Amuro was featured in several fashion magazines during album promotions, including Gisele, Ray, S Cawaii, Sweet and Vivi.[15] On June 25, 2011, Amuro attended the 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan award ceremony, performing "Wonder Woman" with Ai and Anna Tsuchiya. This was the first performance of the song,[16] as well as the first performance of any of the new songs from the album.

Promotional singles

"Black Diamond" (2008)
Amuro's collaboration with Double was extremely successful digitally, being certified by the RIAJ as a double platinum ringtone and as a gold cellphone download in 2008.[17][18]
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"Wonder Woman" featuring singer/rapper Ai and rock musician Anna Tsuchiya was the first song released in promotion of the album, released as full-length a cellphone download on March 9.[19] The song had earlier debuted on radio, during J-Wave's Groove Line Z program on February 17.[20] Before the album's release, the song has received mid-level radio play, allowing it to reach number 47 on Billboard's Japan Hot 100 chart.[21] During the week of the album's release, however, increased airplay as well as downloads on iTunes Japan made the song peak at number five.[22]

The song received a larger response on adult alternative radio stations in Japan, as shown by the song reaching number 2 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Airplay chart, when in the same time period only reaching number 5 on the general airplay chart.[23][24] The song debuted at number 5 on the Recording Industry Association of Japan's cellphone download chart in the special two-week postponed chart that was released due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[25] All three musicians billed in the song appeared on the cover of fashion magazine S Cawaii's April issue, in promotion of the single.[26] "Make It Happen" was released digitally to cellphones on April 20, a week before the album's release.[27] On RIAJ's digital track chart, the song debuted at number ten.[28] "#1" received a digital release simultaneous with the album's release date, however, "Unusual" was released a week after the album, on May 4.[29]

Music videos

Four MVs for the new songs were filmed, which were released to music video channels in February and March. On MTV Japan, an hour's length episode of MTV A Class was dedicated to these, which was first aired on March 19.[15] "Wonder Woman" was the first video to be released, and was debuted on Space Shower on February 18.[30] "Make It Happen" was debuted on online streaming service GyaO! on February 17, and was debuted on TV on MTV Japan on February 21.[31][32] "#1" was first aired on March 9 as a Space Shower exclusive video.[33] A Music video for unusual was made March 9, 2011. It begins with Yamashita Tomohisa in a white jacket then it disappears by its own fire affect. Throughout the music video, Namie and Yamashita Tomohisa dance together, there are affections what make new scenes, the video ends with namie in the white jacket. This video was reported that it was filmed February 28, 2011, to March 1, 2011.

The songs "Black Diamond," "Do What U Gotta Do" and "Fake" already had music videos filmed for their respective releases. The music videos for these songs were put on the CD+DVD edition of the album. A music video for "Black Out" was shot in mid February by Parisian direction team Division, but due to the aftermath of 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the music video remains unaired.[34][35]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Hot Express(favorable)[36]
Listen Japan(favorable)[37]
What's In?(favorable)[38]

Jun Watanabe of What's In? described the album as "...vividly transmitting artistic power and cool beauty." He believed that the work challenged forefronts in R&B, hip-hop, electropop and rock, without diminishing Amuro's personality.[38] Tetsuo Hiraga of Hot Express was extremely positive on the album, feeling that it "explodes massively with personality and talent." Hiraga felt that Amuro's music had the ability to make the listener forget Tomohisa Yamashita's idol status, and to express his "cool and sexy vocals." When listening to Kaname Kawabata's voice in "#1," he could have been fooled that he was listening to American R&B music. Hiraga quoted Amuro on her thoughts on the album, and how she simply said that she "wants to do cool things." He felt like with such pure and innocent sentiment, only the greatest music could be made.[36] Listen Japan's Morio Mori called the four new songs "perfect tunes," and called the album a "project that couldn't get any more wonderful."[37]

Commercial performance

In Japan, the album debuted at number one on physical data provider Oricon's daily album charts, selling 93,000 copies—85,000 more than her closest competitor, Hideaki Tokunaga with Vocalist & Ballade Best.[39] In its first week, the album debuted at number one, selling a total of 253,000 copies.[40] The album charted at number one for two consecutive weeks.[41][42] Checkmate! debuted at number one on Oricon's monthly charts, despite only one week of charting counting to the April monthly chart. The album sold more than double the second place holder for the month, Kazumasa Oda's Dōmo.[43] Halfway through the 2011 Oricon year, the album was the third most sold.[44] On the Taiwanese G-Music charts, the album debuted at number six, the second highest debut of the week after Rachel Liang's third album, Soul Mate.[45] The album debuted at number one on the international sub-chart, as well as the East Asian sub-chart.[46][47]

Many songs on the album have charted on Japanese music charts, due to their release in promotion for either their original works, or Checkmate!.

Song charting positions
Year Title Chart positions Sales Certifications
JPN
[48] 		JPN Hot
[49] 		JPN RIAJ
[50]
2008 "Black Diamond" — 30 6* —
  • Double platinum (ringtones)[17]
  • Gold (full-length cellphone downloads)[18]
2009 "Rock U" — 61 80 —
2010 "Fake" 8 5 4 16,110[48]
  • Gold (full-length cellphone downloads)[51]
2011 "Wonder Woman" — 5 5 —
  • Gold (full-length cellphone downloads)[52]
"Make It Happen" — 73 10 —
"Unusual" — — 12 —
"#1" — — 57 —

*Charted on monthly ringtone chart

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicFeatured ArtistLength
1."Wonder Woman"Tiger, Marek Pompetzki, Paul NZA, Chantal Kreviazuk, Tanya LaceyTiger, M. Pompetzki, P. NZA, C. Kreviazuk, T. LaceyAnna Tsuchiya3:10
2."Unusual"Nao'ymtNao'ymtTomohisa Yamashita (from NEWS)4:25
3."Make It Happen"Double, Jörgen Elofsson, Erik Lidbom, Bonnie McKeeDouble, J. Elofsson, E. Lidbom, B. McKeeAfter School3:17
4."Rock U" (from Ravex's album Trax (2009))VerbalRavexRavex4:13
5."Do What U Gotta Do" (from Zeebra's album The New Beginning (2006))Zeebra, Ai, Mummy-DAi, ZeebraZeebra, Ai and Mummy-D5:04
6."Wet'N Wild" (from Heartsdales's album Sugar Shine (2003))HeartsdalesDaisuke ImaiHeartsdales and Suite Chic4:58
7."Do or Die" (from Jhett's album Jhett (2005))MichicoJhett, MichicoJhett4:07
8."Fake" (from Ai's album The Last Ai (2010))AiGeorge TashiroAi4:18
9."#1"Tiger, Christopher Rojas, Curtis Richardson, Charlie Vox, Amos WinbushChristopher Rojas (RMI)Kaname Kawabata (from Chemistry)3:22
10."Black Out" (from Verbal's album Visionair (2011))MinamiVerbal, Minami, Major Dude, Jermaine DupriVerbal and Lil Wayne3:46
11."Black Diamond" (from Double's album The Best Collaboration (2008))DoubleDouble, Uta, Ryōsuke ImaiDouble4:04
12."Luvotomy" (from M-Flo's album Cosmicolor (2007))M-Flo, Emi HinouchiM-FloM-Flo5:14
13."After Party" (from Zeebra's album Tokyo Finest (2003))Zeebra, R. Imai, DJ Ken-BoFirstklas (Zeebra, R. Imai)Zeebra4:55
14."Want Me, Want Me" (hidden track)MichicoMichico, Sugi-VVerbal3:09
Total length:58:04
DVD: Music video
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Wonder Woman"Hideaki Sunaga 
2."Unusual"Shigeaki Kubo 
3."Make It Happen"Kubo 
4."#1"Kensuke Kawamura 
5."Fake"Ugichin 
6."Black Diamond"Kubo 
7."Do What U Gotta Do"Kenji Sonoda 

Personnel

Personnel details were sourced from Checkmate!'s liner notes booklet.[53]

Managerial

Performance credits

Visuals and imagery

Technical and production

Charts

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[56] 2× Platinum 495,719[55]

Release history

Region Date Format Distributing Label
Japan April 27, 2011 (2011-04-27)[3] CD, CD+DVD, digital download Avex Trax
Taiwan April 29, 2011 (2011-04-29)[57] CD, CD+DVD Avex Taiwan
South Korea May 4, 2011 (2011-05-04)[58] CD+DVD S.M. Entertainment
Hong Kong May 6, 2011 (2011-05-06)[59] CD, CD+DVD Avex Asia
Japan May 14, 2011 (2011-05-14)[1] Rental CD Avex Trax
Thailand December 23, 2011 (2011-12-23)[60] CD GMM Grammy
Japan June 27, 2012 (2012-06-27)[61] Playbutton Avex Trax
September 16, 2012 (2012-09-16)[62] CD (low price edition)

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New Delhi नई दिल्ली نئ دہلی ਦੇਹਲੀMunicipal corporationDari atas, searah jarum jam: Kuil Lotus, Humayun's Tomb, Istana Connaught, Kuil Akshardham dan Monumen Nasional Gerbang India. LambangNegara IndiaNegara BagianTeritori Ibukota Nasional DelhiHari jadi1911Pemerintahan • Wakil GubernurTejendra Khanna • Kepala MenteriSheila DikshitLuas[1] • Municipal corporation42,7 km2 (16,5 sq mi)Ketinggian216...

 

André Citroën

André CitroënAndré Citroën on an ocean voyageLahirAndré-Gustave Citroën(1878-02-05)5 Februari 1878Paris, PrancisMeninggal3 Juli 1935(1935-07-03) (umur 57)Paris, PrancisKebangsaanFrenchPekerjaanPebisnis, insinyurDikenal atasPendiri CitroënOrang tuaLevie Citroen dan Masza Amelia Kleinman André-Gustave Citroën (5 Februari 1878 – 3 Juli 1935) adalah seorang industrialis Prancis dan pendiri pembuat mobil Prancis, Citroën. Dia dikenang terutama karena merek mobil yan...

 

The Argument (film)

Film directed by Robert Coppola Schwartzman The ArgumentOfficial posterDirected byRobert SchwartzmanWritten byZac StanfordProduced by Robert Schwartzman Russell Wayne Groves Starring Maggie Q Danny Pudi Cleopatra Coleman Tyler James Williams Dan Fogler Emma Bell CinematographyMichael RizziEdited byMax GoldblattProductioncompanies Utopia Beachwood Park Films Distributed byGravitas VenturesRelease date September 4, 2020 (2020-09-04) CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish The Argumen...

Greek underworld

Location in Greek mythology Hermes Psychopompos sits on a rock, preparing to lead a dead soul to the underworld. Attic white-ground lekythos, ca. 450 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 2797) Part of a series on theGreek underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Macaria Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Persephone Pluto Rhadamanthus Thanatos Zagreus Geography Acheron AsphodelMeadows Cocytus Elysium Fortunate Isles La...

 

Первородный грех

Об экономическом термине см. Первородный грех (экономика). ХристианствоБиблия Ветхий Завет Новый Завет Евангелие Десять заповедей Нагорная проповедь Апокрифы Бог, Троица Бог Отец Иисус Христос Святой Дух История христианства Апостолы Хронология христианства Ран�...

 

Richard Pipes

Richard PipesRichard Pipes pada Oktober 2004Lahir(1923-07-11)11 Juli 1923Cieszyn, PolandiaMeninggal17 Mei 2018(2018-05-17) (umur 94)Cambridge, Massachusetts, Amerika SerikatKebangsaanPolandia AmerikaWarga negaraPolandia (1923–1943)Amerika Serikat (1943–2018)AlmamaterUniversitas CornellUniversitas HarvardSuami/istriIrene Eugenia RothAnakDaniel PipesPenghargaanNational Humanities MedalKarier ilmiahBidangZaman modernPembimbing doktoralMichael KarpovichMahasiswa doktoralFiona Hill, Arth...

Piala FA 2019–2020

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Yunho

Korean singer-songwriter (born 1986) In this Korean name, the family name is Jung. Yunho윤호Yunho in 2023BornChung Yun-ho (1986-02-06) February 6, 1986 (age 38)Gwangsan, Gwangju, South KoreaOther names UK Jung Yun-ho EducationMyongji UniversityChungwoon UniversityOccupations Singer-songwriter dancer actor Years active2003–presentMusical careerGenres K-pop Pop dance R&B electronic rock ballad Instrument(s) Vocals Labels SM Avex Trax Rhythm Zone Member of TVXQ SM Town SM ...

 

Kouklen

Cet article est une ébauche concernant une localité bulgare. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. KuklenVue de Kuklen.GéographiePays  BulgarieOblast PlovdivMunicipalité Kouklen (chef-lieu)Superficie 31 524 km2Altitude 393 mCoordonnées 42° 02′ 03″ N, 24° 47′ 16″ EDémographiePopulation 6 089 hab. (2024)Densité 0,2 hab./km2 (2024)Fonct...

Kecerdasan moral

Wujud saling menghormati sebagai salah satu bentuk kecerdasan moral. Kecerdasan moral (bahasa Inggris: moral quotient, disingkat MQ) adalah kemampuan seseorang untuk membedakan benar dan salah berdasarkan keyakinan yang kuat akan etika dan menerapkannya dalam tindakan.[1] Pembangunan kecerdasan moral Terdapat 7 langkah utama untuk membangun kecerdasan (intelegensi) moral seseorang, yakni:[2] Mengembangkan sikap empati (turut merasakan apa yang dialami orang lain secara men...

 

Dadi Nicolas

Dadi Nicolas Nazionalità  Haiti Altezza 180 cm Peso 88 kg Football americano Ruolo Linebacker Squadra  Denver Broncos CarrieraGiovanili  Virginia Tech HokiesSquadre di club 2016-2017 Kansas City Chiefs2018 Seattle Seahawks2018 Washington Redskins2019 Indianapolis Colts2019- Denver Broncos Statistiche aggiornate al 15 dicembre 2016 Modifica dati su Wikidata · Manuale Dadi L'homme Nicolas (Port-au-Prince, 29 settembre 1992) è un giocatore di ...

 

约翰·迪芬贝克

约翰·迪芬贝克John George Diefenbaker加拿大总理任期1957年6月21日—1963年4月22日前任路易·圣洛朗继任萊斯特·皮尔逊 个人资料出生(1895-10-18)1895年10月18日 加拿大安大略省诺伊施塔特（英语：Neustadt, Ontario）逝世1979年8月16日(1979歲—08—16)（83歲） 加拿大安大略省渥太華墓地加拿大萨斯喀彻温省萨斯卡通迪芬貝克加拿大中心（英语：Diefenbaker Canada Centre）政党加拿大進步保�...

The Raven (1915 film)

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拉米兹·阿利雅

拉米兹·阿利雅Ramiz Alia第1任阿尔巴尼亚總統任期1991年4月30日—1992年4月9日继任萨利·贝里沙阿尔巴尼亚人民议会主席团主席任期1982年11月22日—1991年4月30日前任哈奇·列希继任转任总统阿尔巴尼亚劳动党第一书记任期1985年4月13日—1991年5月4日前任恩维尔·霍查继任无（政党解散） 个人资料出生(1925-10-18)1925年10月18日 阿尔巴尼亚斯库台逝世2011年10月17日(2011歲—10—17)（85�...

 

Daftar Wakil Bupati Kulon Progo

Wakil Bupati Kulon ProgoHamemayu Hayuning Bawana (Jawa) Memperindah keindahan duniaPetahanaTidak adasejak 22 Mei 2022Masa jabatan5 tahunDibentuk2001Pejabat pertamaH. Anwar HamidSitus webkulonprogokab.go.id Berikut ini adalah daftar Wakil Bupati Kulon Progo dari masa ke masa. No Wakil Bupati Mulai Jabatan Akhir Jabatan Prd. Ket. Bupati 1 H.Anwar Hamid 2001 2006 1   H.Toyo Santoso Dipo 2 Drs. H.Mulyono 2006 2011 2   3 Drs. H.Sutedjo 24 Agustus 2011 24 Agustus 2016 3   dr. H....

Isoetes mississippiensis

Mississippian endemic species of quillwort Mississippi quillwort Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Lycophytes Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Isoetales Family: Isoetaceae Genus: Isoetes Species: I. mississippiensis Binomial name Isoetes mississippiensisS.W.Leonard & W.C.Taylor & Musselman & R.D.Bray Isoetes mississippiensis, the Mississippi quillwort, is a small aquatic pteridophyte from the family Isoetaceae.[1] Distribution and habi...

 

Walkergate Metro station

Tyne and Wear Metro station in Newcastle upon Tyne WalkergateTyne and Wear Metro stationGeneral informationLocationWalkergate, Newcastle upon TyneEnglandCoordinates54°59′07″N 1°33′34″W / 54.9853512°N 1.5594732°W / 54.9853512; -1.5594732Grid referenceNZ282657Transit authorityTyne and Wear PTEPlatforms2Tracks2ConstructionParking24 spacesBicycle facilities3 cycle podsAccessibleStep-free access to platformOther informationStation codeWKGFare zoneA and BHistory...

 

Geographic contiguity

Characteristic of geographical land divisions not being interrupted by other land or water Åland, the autonomous region of Finland, and the Turku archipelago belonging to the rest of Finland in the Archipelago Sea. Geographic contiguity is the characteristic in geography of political or geographical land divisions, as a group, not being interrupted by other land or water. Such divisions are referred to as being contiguous. In the United States, for example, the 48 contiguous states excludes ...

Rocksteady

Music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966 This article is about the music genre. For the video game developer, see Rocksteady Studios. For other uses, see Rocksteady (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this article. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Rocksteady – news · newspapers · books · scholar ...

 

理查德·瓦格纳

  「瓦格纳」、「华格纳」和「Wagner」均重定向至此。关于其他用法，请见「瓦格纳 (消歧义)」。 理查德·瓦格纳Richard Wagner1871年的瓦格纳，弗朗茨·汉夫施坦格尔（英语：Franz Hanfstaengl）所摄出生(1813-05-22)1813年5月22日 萨克森王国莱比锡逝世1883年2月13日(1883歲—02—13)（69歲） 義大利王國威尼斯国籍德国知名作品歌剧《黎恩济》《漂泊的荷兰人》《汤豪舍》《�...