Dahlia (song)
| "Dahlia" | ||||
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| Single by X Japan | ||||
| from the album Dahlia | ||||
| Released | February 26, 1996 | |||
| Format | 8cm CD | |||
| Recorded | One on One Recording, Hit Factory (track 1), December 30, 1993 at Tokyo Dome (track 2) | |||
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| Length | 15:59 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yoshiki | |||
| Producer(s) | Yoshiki | |||
| X Japan singles chronology | ||||
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"Dahlia" is the thirteenth single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on February 26, 1996.
"Dahlia" went on to become the title track of the band's 1996 album and one of Yoshiki's last compositions in his signature blend of speed and symphonic metal. The song's title, "Dahlia", appears in the lyrics as an acronym during a voice over, which says "destiny, alive, heaven, love, innocence, always, destroy, aftermath, hell, life, infinite".
The single was released with two different covers. The B-side is a live version of "Tears", recorded on December 30, 1993 at the Tokyo Dome. The same recording also appears on their live compilation album Live Live Live Tokyo Dome 1993-1996.
The single reached number 1 on the Oricon charts, and charted for 8 weeks. In 1996, with 412,810 copies sold was the 72nd best-selling single of the year, being certified Platinum by RIAJ.
All tracks written by Yoshiki, except track 2 lyrics by Hitomi Shiratori and Yoshiki.
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