Dozing Green
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| Single by Dir en grey | ||||||||
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| Released | October 24, 2007 (JP) October 26, 2007 (DE) October 29, 2007 (UK/FR) October 31, 2007 (FI) |
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| Recorded | Studio Innig, Sony Music Studios, Sound Crew Studios, Studio Fine (1, 2) Pacifico Yokohama, April 21, 2007 (3) |
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| Genre | Rock/metal | |||||||
| Length | 12:14 | |||||||
| Label | Firewall Div./SMEJ (JP) Gan-Shin (EU) |
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| Producer | Dir en grey | |||||||
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"Dozing Green" is a single by Dir en grey, released on October 24, 2007 in Japan and across Europe as well as in the iTunes Store until the end of October.[1] The Japanese edition includes two b-sides, "Hydra -666-" and "Agitated Screams of Maggots [Live]".[2] The European release features only "Dozing Green" and "Agitated Screams of Maggots", while the iTunes release is sold as the title track only.[3]
The music video for "Dozing Green" shows cells from The Drifting Classroom by horror manga artist Kazuo Umezu. The music video of "Hydra -666-" can be found on In Weal or Woe.
"Dozing Green" is one of the two singles featured on Uroboros, along with "Glass Skin". Like its counterpart, the song is re-recorded in English for the album.
The music video for "Dozing Green" was voted the #1 video of the year 2008 on the MTV2 show Headbangers Ball.[4]
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[edit] Music
For "Dozing Green", guitarist Kaoru performed on a PRS Custom 24, while Die recorded on a Fender Stratocaster in the studio.[5] The music video however, shows Kaoru performing on the usual ESP Viper and Die on an ESP Eclipse.[6]
The first b-side, "Hydra -666-", is a rearrangement of the song "Hydra" originally recorded for Macabre (2000). The "Agitated Screams of Maggots" live recording was performed at a concert limited to registered purchasers of the band's previous album, The Marrow of a Bone (2007).
[edit] Track listing
All lyrics written by Kyo, all music composed by Dir en grey.
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Dozing Green" | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Hydra -666-" | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Agitated Screams of Maggots [Live]" | 4:33 |
[edit] Personnel
- Dir en grey – producer
- Yasushi "Koni-Young" Konishi – recording, mixing
- Miles Showell – mastering
- Dynamite Tommy – executive producer
- Takato Yamamoto – cover art
- Kazuya Nakajima, Taka Hashinoto – live recording
[edit] References
- ^ "Dir en grey "Dozing Green" single". jvstore.com. http://www.jvstore.com/ganshin/lang-en/index.php?content=news. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ ""Dozing Green 2007.10.24 Release"". direngrey.co.jp. http://direngrey.co.jp/english/dozing.html. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ ""Dozing Green" European release at Amazon" (in (German)). amazon.de. http://www.amazon.de/Dozing-Green-Dir-en-Grey/dp/B000WGMS3Y/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/303-0087145-1412250?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1193074545&sr=8-1. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2008/12/19/headbangers-viewers-hbb-blog-pick-best-videos-of-2008/
- ^ In Weal or Woe. [DVD]. Tokyo, Japan: Firewall/SMEJ. 2008.
- ^ Dozing Green. [Music video]. Firewall/SMEJ. 2007.
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