Red Swan (song)

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"Red Swan"
Red Swan.jpg
Standard edition cover
Single by Yoshiki featuring Hyde
Language
  • English
  • Japanese
ReleasedOctober 3, 2018 (2018-10-03)
Recorded2018
Studio
  • Yoshiki (Los Angeles)
  • EastWest (Los Angeles)
  • Tanta (Tokyo, Japan) [1] [2]
Genre Rock
Length4:23
Label Pony Canyon
Songwriter(s) Yoshiki
Producer(s) Yoshiki
Yoshiki singles chronology
"Golden Globe Theme"
(2013)
"Red Swan"
(2018)
Alternative cover
YOSHIKI feat. HYDE - Red Swan (Attack on Titan edition).png
Attack on Titan and digital editions cover, featuring Eren Yeager (foreground) and Levi Ackerman (background)
Standard and digital editions
No.TitleLength
1."Red Swan" (featuring Hyde)4:23
2."Red Swan" (instrumental)4:20
Total length:8:43
Attack on Titan edition
No.TitleLength
1."Red Swan" (featuring Hyde)4:23
2."Red Swan" (instrumental)4:20
3."Red Swan" (featuring Hyde / TV edit)1:30
Total length:10:13
TV edit
No.TitleLength
1."Red Swan" (featuring Hyde / TV edit)1:30
Total length:1:30

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Red Swan"
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Japan (Oricon) [12] 4
Japan Hot 100 ( Billboard Japan ) [18] 5

Sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan27,954 [19] [20] [21] [22]

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