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''Velocifero'' is the fourth studio album by English electronic band Ladytron and their first to be released by Nettwerk. The album was made available on the iTunes Store as of 19 May 2008, followed by a physical release on 2 June in the United Kingdom and on 3 June elsewhere. ''Velocifero'' peaked at number seventy-five on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's second highest-charting album to date in the UK (after ''Gravity the Seducer'' reached number seventy-two in 2011). It was also their first album to chart on the US ''Billboard'' 200, reaching number 131. According to band member Reuben Wu, "velocifero" literally means "bringer of speed", and is also the name of a classic retro-styled scooter. "Black Cat" and "Kletva" are both sung entirely in Bulgarian. "Kletva" (which means "oath") is a cover of a song from a solo album by Kiril Marichkov of Bulgarian rock band Shturtzite. Daniel Hunt provided additional vocals on "Versus". ''Velocifero'' produced three singles: "Ghosts", "Runaway" and "Tomorrow". ==Singles== "Ghosts" was released as the album's lead single on 12 May 2008. It reached number 106 on the UK Singles Chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chart Log UK: 1994–2010 )〕 The song was included on the soundtrack to the video games ''Need for Speed: Undercover'', ''The Sims 2: Apartment Life'' (''Apartment Life'' featured the song as an instrumental version; both in 2008) ''The Sims 3'' (2009) and ''LittleBigPlanet 2'' (2011), as well as on the soundtrack to the 2009 slasher film ''Sorority Row''. The track was also used in the TV advert for the 2010 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival: Big )〕 A remix of "Ghosts" by New York alternative rap collective Blestenation was released as a free download on 22 August 2008 by RCRD LBL. "Runaway" was released as the album's second single on 22 September 2008. It was featured in the 2008 video game ''FIFA 09''. "Tomorrow" was released as the album's third and final single on 2 March 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Velocifero」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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