Crucify My Love Explained
| Crucify My Love |
| Cover: | XJ_CrucifyMyLove.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | X Japan |
| Album: | Dahlia |
| Recorded: | One on One Recording, Hit Factory, December 31, 1995 at Tokyo Dome (track 2) |
| Genre: | Symphonic rock |
| Length: | 10:53 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Producer: | Yoshiki |
| Prev Title: | Forever Love |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Scars |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
"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.
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 on Asahi TV,[4] and used in Nippon Oil's ZOA television advertisement.[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]
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Dahlia - X Japan . September 2, 2015 . Danzo . Cristian . Review . RockGarage.
- Web site: Crucify My Love. 2017-05-18. Encyclopaedia Metallum.
- Web site: Gothic Dolls - Rotten Cuteness . Rtve.es. 2017-05-05. Spanish. 2008-12-29.
- Web site: Crucify My Love. 2017-05-18. Japanese.
- 日石cm XJAPAN Crucify My Love . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/iSMfgReetNE . 2021-12-21 . live. Youtube. 2017-05-18.
- Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/26180/ranking/cd_single/. ja:Ｘ ＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング. oricon.co.jp. Oricon. December 10, 2011. Japanese.
- Web site: 月次認定作品 認定年月：1996年 9月. RIAJ. 2017-05-11. Japanese.
- Crucify My Love. X Japan. 1996. CD liner. Atlantic. AMDM-6171. Japan.
