Crucify My Love
"Crucify My Love" | ||||
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Single by X Japan | ||||
Released | August 26, 1996 | |||
Format | 8cm CD | |||
Recorded | One on One Recording, Hit Factory, December 31, 1995 at Tokyo Dome (track 2) | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 10:53 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yoshiki | |||
Producer(s) | Yoshiki | |||
X Japan singles chronology | ||||
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"Crucify My Love" is the fifteenth single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on August 26, 1996.
Summary
Its B-side is a live version of one of the band's earlier singles, "Week End", recorded on December 31, 1995 at the Tokyo Dome.[1]
"Crucify My Love" was covered by Spanish gothic metal band Gothic Dolls on their 2008 album The Last Breath.[2] It was the ending theme of the TV programme Tonight 2 (トゥナイト2) on Asahi TV,[3] and used in Nippon Oil's ZOA television advertisement.[1][4]
Commercial performance
The single reached number 2 on the Oricon charts, and charted for 9 weeks.[5] It is certified Gold by RIAJ.[6]
Track listing
All tracks written by Yoshiki.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Crucify My Love" | 4:38 |
2. | "Week End ('95 Tokyo Dome Live Version)" | 6:15 |
Personnel
- Co-Producer – X Japan
- Orchestra arranged by – Yoshiki, Dick Marx, Shelly Berg
- Scored by – Tom Halm
- Orchestra – American Symphony Orchestra
- Mixed by – Mike Ging
- Recorded by – Mike Ging, Rich Breen
- Assistant engineers – Tal Miller, Carl Nappa, Paul Falcone
- Mastered by – Stephen Marcussen
- A&R directed by – Osamu Nagashima
- Art directed by – Shige "#11" Komai
- Executive producers – Ryuzo "Jr." Kosugi, Yukitaka Mashimo[7]
References
- 1 2 "Crucify My Love". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ↑ "Gothic Dolls - Rotten Cuteness" (in Spanish). Rtve.es. 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
- ↑ "Crucify My Love" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ↑ 日石cm XJAPAN Crucify My Love. Youtube. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ↑ X JAPANのシングル売り上げランキング. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ↑ "月次認定作品 認定年月:1996年 9月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ↑ Crucify My Love (CD liner). X Japan. Japan: Atlantic. 1996. AMDM-6171.
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