Lotus (Dir en grey song)

"Lotus"
Single by Dir En Grey
from the album Dum Spiro spero
Released	January 26, 2011
Recorded	2010
Genre	Alternative metal, progressive metal
Length	4:03
Label	Firewall Div./SMEJ (JP) The End (US) Gan-Shin/Okami (EU)
Producer(s)	Dir En Grey
Dir En Grey singles chronology
"Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami" (2009) "Lotus" (2011) "Different Sense" (2011)

"Lotus" is the 26th single by Japanese band Dir En Grey, released on January 26, 2011 in Japan in a regular and limited edition, the limited copy featuring a bonus DVD.^[1]

The first B-side, "Obscure", is a re-recording of a track from band's fourth album, Vulgar. The second B-side is a live recording of the song "Reiketsu Nariseba", from the band's seventh album, Uroboros, recorded on July 20, 2010, at Shinkiba Studio Coast. The DVD included in the limited edition features three live songs taken from a concert held by the band on the following day.

Track listing

CD

All lyrics written by Kyo all music composed by Dir En Grey. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lotus"	4:01
2.	"Obscure"	3:34
3.	"Reiketsu Nariseba [Live]" (冷血なりせば [Live])	3:58

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Zan" (残)
2.	"Lie Buried With A Vengeance"
3.	"Gyakujou Tannou Keloid Milk" (逆上堪能ケロイドミルク)

Chart position

Chart	Peak position
Oricon daily singles	5
Oricon weekly singles	6[2]
Oricon monthly singles	17

References

1. "NEW SINGLE 『LOTUS』 2011.01.26 RELEASE".
2. 2011年01月24日～2011年01月30日のCDシングル週間ランキング (Japanese)