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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]

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
Release Provider(s) Chart Peak position Sales total
November 30, 2011 Oricon Weekly Singles 10 [1] 15,953
Monthly Singles 38
Billboard Japan
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [5] 21
Billboard Japan Hot Animation [6] 3

References

  1. ^ a b ""Graffiti" on Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.