Dozing Green
| "Dozing Green" | ||||
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| Single by Dir En Grey | ||||
| from the album Uroboros | ||||
| Released |
October 24, 2007 (JP) October 26, 2007 (DE) October 29, 2007 (UK/FR) October 31, 2007 (FI) | |||
| Recorded |
Studio Innig, Sony Music Studios, Sound Crew Studios, Studio Fine (1, 2) Pacifico Yokohama, April 21, 2007 (3) | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal | |||
| Length | 12:14 | |||
| Label |
Firewall Div./SMEJ (JP) Gan-Shin (EU) | |||
| Producer(s) | Dir En Grey | |||
| Dir En Grey singles chronology | ||||
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"Dozing Green" (stylized DOZING GREEN) is a single by Dir En Grey, released on October 24, 2007 in Japan and across Europe as well as in the iTunes Store until the end of October.[1] The Japanese edition includes two b-sides, "Hydra -666-" and "Agitated Screams of Maggots [Live]".[2] The European release features only "Dozing Green" and "Agitated Screams of Maggots", while the iTunes release is sold as the title track only.[3]
The music video for "Dozing Green" shows cells from The Drifting Classroom by horror manga artist Kazuo Umezu. The music video of "Hydra -666-" can be found on In Weal or Woe.
"Dozing Green" is one of the two singles featured on Uroboros, along with "Glass Skin". Like its counterpart, the song is re-recorded in English for the album.
The music video for "Dozing Green" was voted the #1 video of the year 2008 on the MTV2 show Headbangers Ball.[4]
Music
For "Dozing Green", guitarist Kaoru performed on a PRS Custom 24, while Die recorded on a Fender Stratocaster in the studio.[5] The music video however, shows Kaoru performing on the usual ESP Viper and Die on an ESP Eclipse.[6]
The first b-side, "Hydra -666-", is a rearrangement of the song "Hydra" originally recorded for Macabre (2000). The "Agitated Screams of Maggots" live recording was performed at a concert limited to registered purchasers of the band's previous album, The Marrow of a Bone (2007).
Track listing
All lyrics written by Kyo; all music composed by Dir En Grey.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dozing Green" | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Hydra -666-" | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Agitated Screams of Maggots [Live]" | 4:33 |
European version
All lyrics written by Kyo; all music composed by Dir En Grey.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dozing Green" | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Agitated Screams of Maggots [Live]" | 4:33 |
Personnel
- Dir En Grey – producer
- Yasushi "Koni-Young" Konishi – recording, mixing
- Miles Showell – mastering
- Dynamite Tommy – executive producer
- Takato Yamamoto – cover art
- Kazuya Nakajima, Taka Hashinoto – live recording
- Yoshinori Abe & Kaoru - Programming
References
- ↑ "Dir En Grey "Dozing Green" single". jvstore.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ↑ "Dozing Green 2007.10.24 Release". direngrey.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ ""Dozing Green" European release at Amazon". amazon.de (in German). Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ↑ http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2008/12/19/headbangers-viewers-hbb-blog-pick-best-videos-of-2008/
- ↑ In Weal or Woe (DVD). Tokyo, Japan: Firewall/SMEJ. 2008.
- ↑ Dozing Green (Music video). Firewall/SMEJ. 2007.