The Next Decade

This article is about the album. For the George Friedman book, see The Next Decade (book).

"The Next Decade"
Single by Gackt
Released	August 11, 2009
Format	DVD single CD single CD maxi single
Genre	Hard rock, Symphonic rock
Length	5:05
Label	Avex Entertainment
Writer(s)	Shoko Fujibayashi (lyricist) Ryo (composer, arranger)
Gackt singles chronology
"Flower" (2009) "The Next Decade" (2009) "Setsugekka (The End of Silence)/Zan" (2009)
Alternative cover CD+DVD

"The Next Decade" is the thirty-fifth single by Japanese musical artist Gackt, released on August 11, 2009.

Summary

It will be used as the theme song for the Kamen Rider Series film Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker in which Gackt portrays Riderman. It was released as a CD single and a CD single coupled with a DVD of the music video.

The theme of "The Next Decade" is that of the "War" (戦, Ikusa).

CD

1. "The Next Decade"
2. "T.N.D.Orchestra Attack Ride"
3. "The Next Decade" (Instrumental)

DVD

The music video of "The Next Decade" was later released in Stay the Ride Alive, "special memorial single" version which is a Digipak with a special cover, a third disc and a booklet describing Gackt's collaboration with the Kamen Rider Decade production.

1. "The Next Decade" music cinema film

Chart performance

On its first day of release, it hit #3 on the Oricon Daily Charts after selling 13,000 copies.

Oricon sales chart

Release	Provider(s)	Chart	Peak position	Sales total
August 11, 2009	Oricon	Daily Singles	3	13,534
		Weekly Singles	4	37,033
		Monthly Singles	12	51,041
		Yearly Singles	103	56,335

Billboard Japan

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Japan 100	11
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales	4

External links

• "The Next Decade" on Gackt's official website.