Week End (X Japan song)
"Week End" | ||||
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Single by X | ||||
from the album Blue Blood | ||||
Released | April 21, 1990 | |||
Recorded | February 4, 1990 at Nippon Budokan (track 2) | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
Length | 12:44 | |||
Label | CBS/Sony | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yoshiki | |||
Producer(s) | X | |||
X singles chronology | ||||
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"Week End" is a single released by X Japan (then named X) on April 21, 1990.
Summary
Differences between this single edit and the album edit, found on Blue Blood, include an alternate guitar solo and an additional piano bridge. The B-side is a live performance of "Endless Rain" recorded on February 4, 1990 at the Nippon Budokan.[1] A live performance of "Week End" was included as the B-side of their 1996 single "Crucify My Love".[2]
Commercial performance
The song reached number 2 on the Oricon charts, and charted for 16 weeks.[3] In 1990, with 291,440 copies sold was the 32nd best-selling single of the year, being certified Gold by RIAJ.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Yoshiki
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Week End" (New Arrange Version) | 5:45 |
2. | "Endless Rain" (Live Version) | 6:57 |
Personnel
- X
- Toshi – vocals
- Pata – guitar
- Hide – guitar
- Taiji – bass
- Yoshiki – drums, piano
- Other
- Co-Producer – Naoshi Tsuda
- Recorder and Mixer – Motonari Matsumoto
- Track 2 recorded by Satoshi Takahashi and Takashi Itoh
- Orchestra Arranger and Conductor – Takeshi "Neko" Saitoh
- Photo – Hiroshi Matsuda
References
- ^ "Week End". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
- ^ "Crucify My Love". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
- ^ "X JAPANのシングル売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "月次認定作品 認定年月:1990年 5月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
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- Yoshiki
- Toshi
- Pata
- Sugizo
- Taiji
- hide
- Heath
- Vanishing Vision
- Blue Blood
- Jealousy
- Art of Life
- Dahlia
- Unreleased sixth album
- On the Verge of Destruction 1992.1.7 Tokyo Dome Live
- Live Live Live Tokyo Dome 1993-1996
- Live Live Live Extra
- Live in Hokkaido 1995.12.4 Bootleg
- Art of Life Live
- The Last Live
- X Singles
- B.O.X ~Best of X~
- Ballad Collection
- X Japan Singles ~Atlantic Years~
- Special Box
- Star Box
- Perfect Best
- Best: Fan's Selection
- Complete II
- The World: X Japan Hatsu no Zensekai Best
- Trance X
- We Are X
- "I'll Kill You"
- "Orgasm"
- "Kurenai"
- "Endless Rain"
- "Week End"
- "Silent Jealousy"
- "Standing Sex"
- "Say Anything"
- "Tears"
- "Rusty Nail"
- "Longing ~Togireta Melody~"
- "Longing ~Setsubou no Yoru~"
- "Dahlia"
- "Forever Love"
- "Crucify My Love"
- "Scars"
- "Forever Love (Last Mix)"
- "The Last Song"
- "I.V."
- "Scarlet Love Song"
- "Jade"
- "Born to Be Free"
- "Angel"
- Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig
- On the Verge of Destruction 1992.1.7 Tokyo Dome Live Visual Shock Vol. 4
- X Japan Clips II
- The Last Live Video
- Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome
- Aoi Yoru
- Shiroi Yoru
- Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Complete Edition
- X Japan Returns 1993.12.30
- X Japan Returns 1993.12.31
- X Visual Shock DVD Box 1989–1992
- The Last Live Complete Edition
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