Crucify My Love

"Crucify My Love"
Single by X Japan
from the album Dahlia
Released	August 26, 1996 (1996-08-26)
Recorded	One on One Recording, Hit Factory, December 31, 1995 at Tokyo Dome (track 2)
Genre	Symphonic rock
Length	10:53
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Yoshiki
Producer(s)	Yoshiki
X Japan singles chronology
"Forever Love" (1996) "Crucify My Love" (1996) "Scars" (1996)

"Crucify My Love" is the fifteenth single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on August 26, 1996. A power ballad,^[1] "Crucify My Love" is written and performed entirely in English, unlike most of the band's songs.

Summary

Its B-side is a live version of one of the band's earlier singles, "Week End", recorded on December 31, 1995 at the Tokyo Dome.^[2]

"Crucify My Love" was covered by Spanish gothic metal band Gothic Dolls on their 2008 album The Last Breath.^[3] It was the ending theme of the TV programme Tonight 2 (トゥナイト2) on Asahi TV,^[4] and used in Nippon Oil's ZOA television advertisement.^[2][5]

Commercial performance

The single reached number 2 on the Oricon charts, and charted for 9 weeks.^[6] It is certified Gold by RIAJ.^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yoshiki

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crucify My Love"	4:38
2.	"Week End ('95 Tokyo Dome Live Version)"	6:15

Personnel

• Co-Producer – X Japan
• Orchestra arranged by – Yoshiki, Dick Marx, Shelly Berg
• Scored by – Tom Halm
• Orchestra – American Symphony Orchestra
• Mixed by – Mike Ging
• Recorded by – Mike Ging, Rich Breen
• Assistant engineers – Tal Miller, Carl Nappa, Paul Falcone
• Mastered by – Stephen Marcussen
• A&R directed by – Osamu Nagashima
• Art directed by – Shige "#11" Komai
• Executive producers – Ryuzo "Jr." Kosugi, Yukitaka Mashimo^[8]

References

1. Danzo, Cristian. "Dahlia - X Japan" (Review). RockGarage. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
2. "Crucify My Love". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
3. "Gothic Dolls - Rotten Cuteness" (in Spanish). Rtve.es. 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
4. "Crucify My Love" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-05-18.
5. 日石cm XJAPAN Crucify My Love. Youtube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
6. Ｘ ＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
7. "月次認定作品 認定年月：1996年 9月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
8. Crucify My Love (CD liner). X Japan. Japan: Atlantic. 1996. AMDM-6171.