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The resulting song was "Endless Rain". [2] Yoshiki said the song became a hit and was a shock to their fans, but they eventually came to like it and it became "X Japan's theme song." [1] Rolling Stone referred to the song as "November Rain, minus the bullshit" and called it X's first big chart hit. [2]
"Kurenai" (紅, literally "crimson") is a song by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, written by Yoshiki. One of the band's oldest songs, they have been performing "Kurenai" since 1985, and several versions have been released, most significantly as their major-label debut single on September 1, 1989.
Rolling Stone referred to "Endless Rain" as "November Rain, minus the bullshit." [20] On their 2007 list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time", Rolling Stone Japan ranked Blue Blood number 15. [21] It was named one of the top albums from 1989–1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze. [22]
Jealousy is the third studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, then known as simply X. The album was released on July 1, 1991, by Sony , as the band's second major label release. Jealousy is the band's best-selling album, having sold more than one million copies, it topped the Oricon chart and stayed on the chart for 50 weeks.
The song received its strongest airplay in early October, after Documentaly's release, when it was the fourth most played song on Japanese radio for the week. [24] The strong airplay led "Endless" to reach number eight on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in the same week.
The song was written and composed by Yoshiki. An acoustic version appears on their album Dahlia. The single has been reissued several times. On December 18, 1997, following the announcement of the band's breakup, a different mixed version was released with a live version of "Longing" (recorded at "The Last Live" concert) as a B-side.
The Last Live is an X Japan live album released on May 5, 2001. It contains what was the band's last concert, recorded at the Tokyo Dome on December 31, 1997. [1] The band, however, has since reunited, though this was their last live concert with guitarist Hideto "hide" Matsumoto, who died nearly half a year thereafter. [2]
Songs with English-language lyrics originating in Japan. Pages in category "English-language Japanese songs" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.