What's My Name? | ||||
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Studio album by Miyavi | ||||
Released | October 13, 2010 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop | |||
Length | 58:11 | |||
Label | EMI Records Japan | |||
Producer | Miyavi | |||
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Singles from What's My Name? | ||||
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What's My Name? is the seventh studio album by Japanese musician Miyavi. It was released on October 13, 2010 in Japan, featuring collaborations with various artists. The album charted as number twenty-six on Oricon and thirty-three on Billboard Japan.
What's My Name? is Miyavi's seventh studio album, and his first since he founded his own company J-Glam in 2009. It was released on October 13, 2010 in Japan by EMI Records Japan, in regular and limited CD/DVD edition, featuring official music videos. It is also available worldwide as a digital release on iTunes Store.
In 2009, Miyavi launched his own company J-Glam on April 8. On June 1, "Super Hero," a new song, was released through his official Myspace,. In September, his International Fanclub was opened. On September 19, Miyavi started his second worldwide tour Neo Tokyo Samurai Black 2009/2010, in Moscow, Russia. He held 17 concerts in Europe, visiting for the first time Austria, Hungary and Italy. The tour was immediately continued in South America, with concerts in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico, as well as a performance at Anime Matsuri, Texas in November. On December 31, he signed a new contract with EMI Music Japan.
In 2010, Miyavi released "Survive" as his first single with EMI via iTunes on March 10. The worldwide tour was continued on March 28, with the concert at Human Stage, Okinawa, and nationwide. In June and early July, Miyavi toured throughout the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia for the first time in October. On September 15, his eleventh major single "Torture" was released, followed by his fifth studio album What's My Name? on October 13. On November 6, he performed at the EMI Rocks 50th anniversary event at Saitama Super Arena.