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Crucify My Love

Crucify My Love

1996 single by X Japan

"Crucify My Love" is the fifteenth single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on August 26, 1996. A power ballad,[1] "Crucify My Love" is written and performed entirely in English, unlike most of the band's songs.

Quick Facts Single by X Japan, from the album Dahlia ...

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.[2]

"Crucify My Love" was covered by Spanish gothic metal band Gothic Dolls on their 2008 album The Last Breath.[3] It was the ending theme of the TV programme Tonight 2 (トゥナイト2) on Asahi TV,[4] and used in Nippon Oil's ZOA television advertisement.[2][5]

Commercial performance

The single reached number 2 on the Oricon charts, and charted for 9 weeks.[6] It is certified Gold by RIAJ.[7]

Track listing

More information No., Title ...

All tracks are written by Yoshiki

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[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Danzo, Cristian. "Dahlia - X Japan" (Review). RockGarage. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Crucify My Love". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  3. [3]
    "Gothic Dolls - Rotten Cuteness" (in Spanish). Rtve.es. 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  4. [4]
    "Crucify My Love" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  5. [5]
    日石cm XJAPAN Crucify My Love. Youtube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  6. [6]
    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.
  7. [7]
    "月次認定作品 認定年月：1996年 9月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  8. [8]
    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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