Jesus (Gackt song)

"Jesus" is the twenty-eighth single by Japanese musical artist Gackt. It was released on December 3, 2008.[1]

"Jesus"
Single by Gackt
from the album Re:Born
ReleasedDecember 3, 2008 (Regular)
November 26, 2008 (Limited)
GenreHard rock, alternative metal, classical
Length17:33
LabelDears
Songwriter(s)Gackt C.
Producer(s)Gackt
Gackt singles chronology
"Returner (Yami no Shūen)"
(2007)		 "Jesus"
(2008)		 "Ghost"
(2009)
Music video
"Jesus" on YouTube

Summary

"Jesus" marked the beginning of Gackt's move back into music scene after a year,[2] and the story of ЯR Project began in 2001 with release of the album Rebirth and Requiem et Reminiscence tour.[1][3] The sequel to the story was the Gackt Visualive Tour Requiem et Reminiscence II 2008-2009 tour, which he explained in detail on his website through "Asakura's Report".[1]

"Jesus" is first Gackt's release from his own label Dears, but still supported by Nippon Crown. A limited edition version with a PV was released on November 26, 2008 for members of Gackt's official fanclub, Dears, and the regular edition was released on December 3, 2008.[4]

In 2009, Gackt in a French magazine interview stated that Metallica's song "One" influenced him for writing the song "Jesus", whose certain part is a homage to "One".[5]

The song "Jesus" was covered in English version by Gackt's band Yellow Fried Chickenz's and performed live including at Makuhari Messe in 2011, released on DVD recording World Tour *Show Ur Soul.I* 世壊傷結愛魂祭 at Makuhari 2011 in 2012.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Gackt.C; all music is composed by Gackt.C

No.TitleLength
1."Jesus"3:37
2."Sayonara -ЯR II ver.-"5:14
3."Jesus (Instrumental)"3:36
4."Sayonara -ЯR II ver.- (Instrumental)"5:06

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles[4] 7
Billboard Japan Hot 100[7] 41
Billboard Japan Top Independent[8] 2

References
  1. "Gackt 1年半ぶりの新作と約3年ぶりライブについて語る!!" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2008-12-03. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  2. "Gackt史上最大11万人動員の全国ツアーがスタート！". listenmusic.jp (in Japanese). Global Plus. 2008-12-15. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  3. "極限まで高められたヘヴィネスと、鋭く研ぎ澄まされたヴォーカリゼイション 強い存在感を堪能できるGacktのニュー・シングル". CD Journal (in Japanese). Ongaku Shuppansha. 2008-12-09. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  4. ""Jesus" on Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  5. Cecile, Emilie, Valerie (Ongaku France) (2009). "Gackt – Meeting a Japanese superstar". HardRock (in French). April–May (23).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)(English translation)
  6. "World Tour *Show Ur Soul.I* 世壊傷結愛魂祭 at Makuhari 2011" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ""Jesus" on Japan Hot 100 chart". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  8. ""Jesus" on Japan Top Independent chart". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
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