Dozing Green Explained

Dozing Green
Cover:Dozing Green (Regular)- Dir en grey.png
Type:single
Artist:Dir En Grey
Album:Uroboros
Released:October 24, 2007 (JP)
October 26, 2007 (DE)
October 29, 2007 (UK/FR)
October 31, 2007 (FI)
Recorded:Studio Innig, Sony Music Studios, Sound Crew Studios, Studio Fine (1, 2)
Pacifico Yokohama, April 21, 2007 (3)
Genre:Alternative metal
Length:4:05
Label:Firewall Div./SMEJ (JP)
Gan-Shin (EU)
Producer:Dir En Grey
Prev Title:Agitated Screams of Maggots
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Glass Skin
Next Year:2008

"Dozing Green" (stylized as DOZING GREEN) is a single by Dir En Grey, released on October 24, 2007 in Japan and across Europe as well as in the iTunes Store until the end of October.[1] The Japanese edition includes two b-sides, "Hydra -666-" and "Agitated Screams of Maggots [Live]".[2] The European release features only "Dozing Green" and "Agitated Screams of Maggots", while the iTunes release is sold as the title track only.[3]

The music video for "Dozing Green" shows cells from The Drifting Classroom by horror manga artist Kazuo Umezu. The music video of "Hydra -666-" can be found on In Weal or Woe.

"Dozing Green" is one of the two singles featured on Uroboros, along with "Glass Skin". Like its counterpart, the song is re-recorded in English for the album.

The music video for "Dozing Green" was voted the #1 video of the year 2008 on the MTV2 show Headbangers Ball.[4]

Music

For "Dozing Green", guitarist Kaoru performed on a PRS Custom 24, while Die recorded on a Fender Stratocaster in the studio.[5] The music video however, shows Kaoru performing on the usual ESP Viper and Die on an ESP Eclipse.[6]

The first b-side, "Hydra -666-", is a rearrangement of the song "Hydra" originally recorded for Macabre (2000). The "Agitated Screams of Maggots" live recording was performed at a concert limited to registered purchasers of the band's previous album, The Marrow of a Bone (2007).

Track listing

European version

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dir En Grey "Dozing Green" single . jvstore.com . 2007-09-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070228093604/http://www.jvstore.com/ganshin/lang-en/index.php?content=news . February 28, 2007 .
  2. Web site: Dozing Green 2007.10.24 Release . direngrey.co.jp . 2007-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070915235657/http://www.direngrey.co.jp/english/dozing.html . 2007-09-15 . dead .
  3. Web site: "Dozing Green" European release at Amazon. amazon.de. De. 2007-10-22.
  4. Web site: News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity . https://web.archive.org/web/20081223045649/http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2008/12/19/headbangers-viewers-hbb-blog-pick-best-videos-of-2008/ . dead . December 23, 2008 .
  5. In Weal or Woe . DVD . Firewall/SMEJ . Tokyo, Japan . 2008.
  6. Dozing Green . Music video . Firewall/SMEJ . 2007.