Flower (Gackt song)

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"Flower"
Flower Normal.jpg
Single by Gackt
from the album Re:Born
ReleasedJuly 1, 2009
Genre Hard rock, Progressive rock
Label Dears
Songwriter(s) Gackt C.
Producer(s) Gackt
Gackt singles chronology
"Lost Angels"
(2009)
"Flower"
(2009)
"The Next Decade"
(2009)
Music video
"Flower" on YouTube

"Flower" is the thirty-fourth single by Japanese recording artist Gackt, released on July 1, 2009. [1] This single is the final of the four singles of the countdown to Gackt's 10th anniversary as solo artist. [2] Each of the countdown singles were released within a week of each other. There are two versions of the music video. [3]

Contents

CD

No.TitleLength
1."Flower" 
2."In Flames" 
3."Flower (instrumental)" 
4."In Flames (instrumental)" 

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles [1] 7
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [4] 30
Billboard Japan Top Independent [5] 1

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References

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