Week End (X Japan song)

"Week End"
Single by X
from the album Blue Blood
ReleasedApril 21, 1990
RecordedFebruary 4, 1990 at Nippon Budokan (track 2)
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length12:44
LabelCBS/Sony
Songwriter(s)Yoshiki
Producer(s)X
X singles chronology
"Endless Rain"
(1989) 		"Week End"
(1990) 		"Silent Jealousy"
(1991)

"Week End" is a single released by X Japan (then named X) on April 21, 1990.

Summary

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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

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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

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All tracks are written by Yoshiki

No.TitleLength
1."Week End" (New Arrange Version)5:45
2."Endless Rain" (Live Version)6:57

Personnel

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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

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  1. ^ "Week End". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  2. ^ "Crucify My Love". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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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