Dahlia (song)

"Dahlia"
Single by X Japan
from the album Dahlia
Released	February 26, 1996
Recorded	December 30, 1993 at Tokyo Dome (track 2)
Genre	Progressive metal, speed metal
Length	15:59
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Yoshiki
X Japan singles chronology
"Longing" (1995) "Dahlia" (1996) "Forever Love" (1996)

"Dahlia" is a single released by X Japan on February 26, 1996. It would later become the title track of the band's 1996 album and one of Yoshiki Hayashi's last compositions in his signature blend of speed metal and symphonic rock. 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 B-side of the single 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 peaked at #1 on the Oricon charts.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Yoshiki, except track 2 lyrics by Hitomi Shiratori. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dahlia"	7:59
2.	"Tears ('93 Tokyo Dome Live Version)"	8:00

References

1. ^ "Dahlia" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/26180/products/music/39892/1/. Retrieved July 4, 2010.