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"Week End"
SinglebyX
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

All tracks are written by Yoshiki

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

Personnel[edit]

X
Other

References[edit]

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