"Week End" is a single released by X Japan (then named X) on April 21, 1990.
| "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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Summary edit
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 edit
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 edit
All tracks are written by Yoshiki
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Week End" (New Arrange Version) | 5:45 |
| 2. | "Endless Rain" (Live Version) | 6:57 |
Personnel edit
- X
- 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 edit
- ^ "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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