| Cover | Dozing Green (Regular)- Dir en grey.png |
|---|---|
| Artist | Dir En Grey |
| 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 | 4:05 |
| Label | Firewall Div./SMEJ (JP) Gan-Shin (EU) |
| Writer | Die, Toshiya, Kaoru, Kyo, Shinya |
| Producer | Dir En Grey |
| Prev year | 2006 |
| Next year | 2008 |
"Dozing Green" (stylized as 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).
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" (in German). amazon.de. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ "News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity". Archived from the original on December 23, 2008.
- ^ In Weal or Woe (DVD). Tokyo, Japan: Firewall/SMEJ. 2008.
- ^ Dozing Green (Music video). Firewall/SMEJ. 2007.