Graffiti (Gackt song)

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"Graffiti"
Single by Gackt
B-side "Iki Toshi Ikeru Subete ni Tsugu"
ReleasedNovember 30, 2011
Genre Hard rock
Length14:00
Label Avex Entertainment
Songwriter(s) Ryo, Shoko Fujibayashi
Gackt singles chronology
"Episode.0"
(2011)		"Graffiti"
(2011)		"Until The Last Day"
(2012)
Music video
"Graffiti" on YouTube

"Graffiti" is the fortieth single of Japanese solo artist Gackt, released on November 30, 2011. [1] It's the third opening song of the anime Sket Dance. [2]

Contents

Summary

Gackt announced that he will continue his collaboration with the anime Sket Dance in November. [3] Dante, the vocalist of a band named JardiN, was modeled after Gackt, and he himself voiced the character. He also sang the song "Iki Toshi Ikeru Subete ni Tsugu", which Dante performs in the story. [2]

The music video was filmed in the late-night streets of Shibuya, Tokyo. [4] In the beginning, it features Gackt in the limousine and as he gets off the car as a camera guy follows him through the streets. It ends with him going to the parking area, and riding off on a horse he used in the NHK drama Fūrin Kazan and regularly uses at Joetsu city's Great Kenshin Festival. [4]

Track listings and formats

All lyrics are written by Shoko Fujibayashi; all music is composed by Ryo

CD (AVCA-49097)
No.TitleLength
1."Graffiti"3:42
2."Iki Toshi Ikeru Subete ni Tsugu (生きとし生けるすべてに告ぐ)"3:59
3."Graffiti (instrumental)" 
4."Iki Toshi Ikeru Subete ni Tsugu (instrumental)" 
CD + DVD (AVCA-49098)
No.TitleLength
1."Graffiti (Music Film)" 

Charts

Oricon
ReleaseProvider(s)ChartPeak positionSales total
November 30, 2011 Oricon Weekly Singles10 [1] 15,953
Monthly Singles38—
Billboard Japan
Chart (2011)Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [5] 21
Billboard Japan Hot Animation [6] 3

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References

  1. 1 2 ""Graffiti" on Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Gackt「Sket Dance」新OPに疾走ロックチューン提供". natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha. 2011-09-13. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Gackt、TVアニメ『Sket Dance』に声優出演、自身がモデルのキャラで熱唱も". barks.jp (in Japanese). Global Plus. 2011-06-20. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Gackt、新曲「Graffiti」ビデオ解禁。渋谷の街を白馬で疾走". barks.jp (in Japanese). Global Plus. 2011-11-04. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  5. ↑ ""Graffiti" on Japan Hot 100 chart". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ ""Graffiti" on Japan Hot Animation chart". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
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