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{{Infobox song
{{refimprove|date=November 2011}}
| name = I'll Kill You
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{{Infobox single
| Name = I'll Kill You
| cover = X I'll Kill You.jpg
| Cover = X I'll Kill You.jpg
| alt =
| Artist = [[X Japan|X]]
| type = single
| from Album =
| artist = [[X Japan|X]]
| Released = June 1985
| album =
| Recorded = Sound Market
| released = June 1985
| Genre = [[Speed metal]], [[power metal]]
| format =
| Length = 7:34
| recorded =
| Label = Dada
| studio = Sound Market
| Producer = [[X Japan|X]] and Nobukatsu Hayashi
| venue =
| genre = [[Speed metal]], [[power metal]]
| Chart position =
| Last single =
| length = 7:34
| This single = "'''I'll Kill You'''"<br />(1985)
| label = Dada
| writer = Yoshiki Hayashi
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| Next single = "[[Orgasm (song)|Orgasm]]"<br />(1986)
| Misc =
| producer = [[X Japan|X]] and Nobukatsu Hayashi
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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| next_title = [[Orgasm (song)|Orgasm]]
| next_year = 1986
}}
}}


"'''I'll Kill You'''" is the debut single by Japanese [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[X Japan]], then named X, released in June 1985.
"'''I'll Kill You'''" is the debut single by Japanese [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[X Japan]], then named X, released in June 1985.


==Overview==
==Overview==
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In 1988, Yoshiki explained that the song is not about killing people as the title would suggest, but is a love song in the vein of a disgruntled married couple.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kawamoto |first=Hirotake |date=June 1988 |title=Track by track analysis of ''Vanishing Vision'' by X |journal=Rockin'f}}</ref> All 1,000 copies of the record sold out.<ref name="JRREarly">{{cite web|title=Indies eXplosion: The Early History of X JAPAN |work=JRock Revolution |url=http://jrockrevolution.com/2007/10/webzine/indies-explosion-the-early-history-of-x-japan-30 |date=2007-10-29 |access-date=2013-03-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701191249/http://jrockrevolution.com/2007/10/webzine/indies-explosion-the-early-history-of-x-japan-30 |archive-date=2015-07-01 }}</ref> The cover art notoriously features numerous photographs of dead bodies taken during the [[Vietnam War]].


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A different recording of the B-side, "Break the Darkness", was included on the [[Sampler (record)|sampler]] ''Heavy Metal Force III'' in November 1985.<ref>{{cite web| title = HEAVY METAL FORCE III| work = [[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]| url = https://www.amazon.co.jp/HEAVY-METAL-FORCE-III-V-A/dp/B00005JYUQ| access-date = 2013-05-22}}</ref> While a re-recording of the title track was later featured on the band's first album, ''[[Vanishing Vision]]''. "I'll Kill You" was [[Cover version|covered]] by French [[symphonic black metal]] band [[Anorexia Nervosa (band)|Anorexia Nervosa]] as a bonus track for the Japanese edition of their 2004 album ''[[Redemption Process]]'' and later included on their 2005 ''[[The September E.P.]]'' as well.<ref name="Redemption Process">{{cite web| title = リデンプション・プロセス| work = [[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]| url = https://www.amazon.co.jp/リデンプション・プロセス-アノレクシア・ネルヴォサ/dp/B0002YD5AQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1321294590&sr=1-3| access-date = 2011-11-13}}</ref><ref name="Septemeber">{{cite web| title = September E.P.| work = [[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]| url = https://www.amazon.co.jp/September-E-P-Anorexia-Nervosa/dp/B003O5MOQ6/ref=ntt_mus_dp_dpt_4| access-date = 2013-03-17}}</ref>
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All 1,000 copies of the record sold out.<ref name="JRREarly">{{cite web| title = Indies eXplosion: The Early History of X JAPAN| work = JRock Revolution| url = http://jrockrevolution.com/2007/10/webzine/indies-explosion-the-early-history-of-x-japan-30| date = 2007-10-29| accessdate = 2013-03-17}}</ref> The cover art notoriously features numerous photographs of dead bodies taken during the [[Vietnam War]].

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A different recording of the B-side, "Break the Darkness", was included on the [[Sampler (record)|sampler]] ''Heavy Metal Force III'' in November 1985.<ref>{{cite web| title = HEAVY METAL FORCE III| work = [[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]| url = http://www.amazon.co.jp/HEAVY-METAL-FORCE-III-V-A/dp/B00005JYUQ| accessdate = 2013-05-22}}</ref> While a re-recording of the title track was later featured on the band's first album, ''[[Vanishing Vision]]''. "I'll Kill You" was [[Cover version|covered]] by French [[symphonic black metal]] band [[Anorexia Nervosa (band)|Anorexia Nervosa]] as a bonus track for the Japanese edition of their 2004 album ''[[Redemption Process]]'' and later included on their 2005 ''[[The September E.P.]]'' as well.<ref name="Redemption Process">{{cite web| title = リデンプション・プロセス| work = [[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]| url = http://www.amazon.co.jp/リデンプション・プロセス-アノレクシア・ネルヴォサ/dp/B0002YD5AQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1321294590&sr=1-3| accessdate = 2011-11-13}}</ref><ref name="Septemeber">{{cite web| title = September E.P.| work = [[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]| url = http://www.amazon.co.jp/September-E-P-Anorexia-Nervosa/dp/B003O5MOQ6/ref=ntt_mus_dp_dpt_4| accessdate = 2013-03-17}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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{{Tracklist
| headline = Side A
| headline = Side A
| writing_credits = yes
| title1 = I'll Kill You
| title1 = I'll Kill You
| writer1 = [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki Hayashi]]
| writer1 = [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki Hayashi]]
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{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| headline = Side B
| writing_credits = yes
| title1 = Break the Darkness
| title1 = Break the Darkness
| writer1 = Yoshiki Hayashi
| writer1 = Yoshiki Hayashi
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Latest revision as of 06:08, 13 May 2022

"I'll Kill You"
Single by X
ReleasedJune 1985
StudioSound Market
GenreSpeed metal, power metal
Length7:34
LabelDada
Songwriter(s)Yoshiki Hayashi
Producer(s)X and Nobukatsu Hayashi
X singles chronology
"I'll Kill You"
(1985) 		"Orgasm"
(1986)

"I'll Kill You" is the debut single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, then named X, released in June 1985.

Overview

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In 1988, Yoshiki explained that the song is not about killing people as the title would suggest, but is a love song in the vein of a disgruntled married couple.[1] All 1,000 copies of the record sold out.[2] The cover art notoriously features numerous photographs of dead bodies taken during the Vietnam War.

A different recording of the B-side, "Break the Darkness", was included on the sampler Heavy Metal Force III in November 1985.[3] While a re-recording of the title track was later featured on the band's first album, Vanishing Vision. "I'll Kill You" was covered by French symphonic black metal band Anorexia Nervosa as a bonus track for the Japanese edition of their 2004 album Redemption Process and later included on their 2005 The September E.P. as well.[4][5]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Kill You"Yoshiki Hayashi3:21
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Break the Darkness"Yoshiki Hayashi4:13

Personnel

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X
Production staff
  • Photo – Kazuyoshi Mori
  • Design – Atsushi Tokuo
  • Engineer – Mr. Ohzeki
  • Sleeve Design – Nobukatsu Hayashi[6]

References

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  1. ^ Kawamoto, Hirotake (June 1988). "Track by track analysis of Vanishing Vision by X". Rockin'f.
  2. ^ "Indies eXplosion: The Early History of X JAPAN". JRock Revolution. 2007-10-29. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
  3. ^ "HEAVY METAL FORCE III". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  4. ^ "リデンプション・プロセス". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  5. ^ "September E.P." Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
  6. ^ "I'll Kill You" liner notes, 1985-06. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
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