Say Anything (X Japan song)
| "Say Anything" | ||||
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| Single by X | ||||
| from the album Jealousy | ||||
| Released | December 1, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | November 12, 1991 at Yokohama Arena (track 2) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 16:28 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yoshiki | |||
| Producer(s) | X | |||
| X singles chronology | ||||
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"Say Anything" is a single released by X Japan on December 1, 1991.[1]
Summary
[edit]It is the band's last single released under the name X and the last to feature Taiji on bass. The B-side is a live version of "Silent Jealousy", recorded on November 12, 1991, at Yokohama Arena. Both songs were originally featured on the album Jealousy.
A cover of the title song appears on the album Global Trance 2, by the pop band Globe,[2] of which Yoshiki was briefly a member.[3] It was also used as the theme song for the TV drama Lullaby Keiji (ララバイ刑事).[4]
Commercial performance
[edit]The song reached number 3 on the Oricon charts, and charted for 25 weeks.[5] In 1992, with 537,790 copies sold was the 33rd best-selling single of the year, being certified Platinum by RIAJ.[6]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Yoshiki
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Say Anything" | 8:39 |
| 2. | "Silent Jealousy (Live Version)" | 7:49 |
Personnel
[edit]- X
- Other
- Co-Producer – Naoshi Tsuda
- Mixed by – Rich Breen
- Art Direction and Design – Mitsuo Izumisawa
- Cover Photography – Hitoshi Iwakiri
- Artist Photography – Hideo Canno[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "X - Say Anything". discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "Global Trance 2". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Globe profile". avexnet.or.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ Jonathan Clements, Motoko Tamamuro (2003). The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953. Stone Bridge Press. p. 173. ISBN 9781880656815.
- ^ Ｘ ＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ "月次認定作品 認定年月：1992年 3月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
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