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"Crucify My Love"
Song

"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 are written by Yoshiki

No.TitleLength
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. ^ a b "Crucify My Love". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  2. ^ "Gothic Dolls - Rotten Cuteness" (in Spanish). Rtve.es. 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  3. ^ "Crucify My Love" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  4. ^ 日石cm　XJAPAN　Crucify　My　Love. Youtube. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "月次認定作品　認定年月：1996年 9月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  7. ^ Crucify My Love (CD liner). X Japan. Japan: Atlantic. 1996. AMDM-6171.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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