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"Scorpio"
"Scorpio"
	Japanese cover
Single by Trax
Released	December 14, 2004
Genre	Rock, nu metal
Label	Avex Trax (Japan); SM Entertainment (Korea);
Songwriter(s)	Jay
Producer(s)	Yoshiki Hayashi
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"Scorpio" is a single released by South Korean rock band Trax. It was recorded and released in two versions: Japanese and Korean.

The single was produced by X Japan's Yoshiki, who also composed the music to the title track, and includes a cover of X Japan's "Tears" in either Japanese or Korean.^[1] Yoshiki later helped write the lyrics to TRAX's second Japanese single "Rhapsody".^[2]

The Japanese release included a 20-page color booklet. The Korean version has the additional track "Over the Rainbow" in two different versions.

It was also the final Korean release to feature drummer, Rose, who would leave in 2006.

Lyrics

The Japanese version of the title song has the first and second verses in English and the chorus and third verse in Japanese. The Korean version also has the first and second verses in English, but the chorus and third verse are in Korean.

The Japanese version has no parental advisory for coarse language. It has four instances of profanity ("fuck" is said three times and another word is bleeped).

Japanese track listing

Label: Avex Trax
Released: December 14, 2004
Track list:

"Scorpio"
"Tears (TRAX Version)" (X Japan Cover)
"Beat Traitor"
"Knife"

Korean track listing

Label: SM Entertainment
Released: December 17, 2004
Track list:

"Scorpio"
"Tears (TRAX Version)" (X Japan Cover)
"Beat Traitor"
"Knife"
"Over the Rainbow (Piano Version)"
"Over the Rainbow (Rock Version)"

References

[1] "Scorpio" Release Information

[2] "Rhapsody" Release Information

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[2]

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-| Name        = Scorpio
+| name       = Scorpio
-| Type        = ep
+| cover      = Traxscorpiojapan.gif
-| Longtype    =
+| alt        =
-| Artist      = TRAX
+| caption    = Japanese cover
-| Cover =
+| type       = single
+| artist     = [[TRAX (band)|Trax]]
-| Cover size  =
-| Caption     = Korean Single Cover
+| album      =
-| Released    = [[December 17]], [[2004]] <small>(Korean)</small><br>[[December 14]], [[2004]] <small>(Japan)</small>
+| released   = December 14, 2004
-| Recorded    =
+| recorded   =
-| Genre       = [[rock music|Rock]]
+| studio     =
-| Length      =
+| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[nu metal]]
+| length     =
-| Language    = [[Korean language|Korean]]<br> [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
+| label      =
-| Label       = [[SM Entertainment]] <small>(Korea)</small><br>[[Avex Trax]] <small>(Japan)</small>
+* [[Avex Trax]] (Japan)
-| Producer    = [[Lee Soo Man]]
+* [[SM Entertainment]] (Korea)
-| Reviews     =
+| writer     = [[Jay (South Korean singer)|Jay]]
-| Compiled by =
+| producer   = [[Yoshiki Hayashi]]
-| Chronology  =
-| Last album  = '''''Paradox'''''<br>(July 2004)
+| prev_title = Paradox
-| This album  = '''''Scorpio'''''<br>(December 2004)
+| prev_year  = 2004
-| Next album  = '''''Rhapsody'''''<br>(April 2005)
+| next_title = Rhapsody
-| Misc        = {{Extra album cover 2
+| next_year  = 2005
-  | Upper caption  = Japanese Single Cover
-  | Type           = ep
-  | Cover          = Traxscorpiojapan.gif
-  | Lower caption  = TRAX's first Japanese single
-  }}
 }}
-"'''Scorpio'''" is the title song of a [[South Korea]]n rock band [[The TRAX|TRAX]]. It was made in two versions: Korean and Japanese.
+"'''Scorpio'''" is a single released by South Korean rock band [[TRAX (band)|Trax]]. It was recorded and released in two versions: Japanese and Korean.
-This song is composed and produced by [[X-Japan]]'s [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]]<ref>[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-30639 "Scorpio" Release Information]</ref>. The lyricist for the Japanese version is Hitomi Shiratori. Yoshiki helped wrote lyrics to TRAX's second Japanese single "Rhapsody"<ref>[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-30719 "Rhapsody" Release Information]</ref>.
+The single was produced by [[X Japan]]'s [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]], who also composed the music to the title track, and includes a cover of X Japan's "[[Tears (X Japan song)|Tears]]" in either Japanese or Korean.<ref>[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-30639 "Scorpio" Release Information]</ref> Yoshiki later helped write the lyrics to TRAX's second Japanese single "Rhapsody".<ref>[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-30719 "Rhapsody" Release Information]</ref>
-The Japanese single includes a 20-page colour booklet.
+The Japanese release included a 20-page color booklet. The Korean version has the additional track "Over the Rainbow" in two different versions.
+It was also the final Korean release to feature drummer, Rose, who would leave in 2006.
 ==Lyrics==
-The Korean version has the first and second verses in English and the chorus and third verse are in Korean. The Japanese version also has the first and second verse in English, but the chorus and third verse are in Japanese.
+The Japanese version of the title song has the first and second verses in English and the chorus and third verse in Japanese. The Korean version also has the first and second verses in English, but the chorus and third verse are in Korean.
-The single for the Japanese version has no parental advisory of coarse language. It has five instances of [[profanity]] ("suck" is said one time, "fuck" is said three times and another word was bleeped).
+The Japanese version has no parental advisory for coarse language. It has four instances of [[profanity]] ("fuck" is said three times and another word is bleeped).
-==Korean track listing==
-'''Label:''' [[SM Entertainment]]<br>
-'''Released:''' [[December 17]], [[2004]]<br>
-'''Track list:'''<br>
-# Scorpio
-# Tears
-# Beat Traitor
-# Knife
-# Over the Rainbow (Piano Version)
-# Over the Rainbow (Rock Version)
 ==Japanese track listing==
 '''Label:''' [[Avex Trax]]<br>
-'''Released:''' [[December 14]], [[2004]]<br>
+'''Released:''' December 14, 2004<br>
-'''Track list:'''<br>
+'''Track list:'''
-# Scorpio
+# "Scorpio"
-# Tears (X-Japan Cover)
+# "[[Tears (X Japan song)|Tears]] (TRAX Version)" ([[X Japan]] Cover)
-# Beat Traitor
+# "Beat Traitor"
-# Knife
+# "Knife"
+==Korean track listing==
+'''Label:''' [[SM Entertainment]]<br>
+'''Released:''' December 17, 2004<br>
+'''Track list:'''
+# "Scorpio"
+# "Tears (TRAX Version)" (X Japan Cover)
+# "Beat Traitor"
+# "Knife"
+# "Over the Rainbow (Piano Version)"
+# "Over the Rainbow (Rock Version)"
 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Scorpio (Song)}}
-==External links==
+[[Category:Songs written by Yoshiki (musician)]]
-*{{ko icon}} [http://www.thetrax.com The TRAX's Official Site (Korea)]
+[[Category:2004 singles]]
-*{{jp icon}} [http://www.trax-net.jp The TRAX's Official Site (Japan)]
-*{{ko icon}} [http://smtown.com SM Entertainment's Official Site]
+[[Category:SM Entertainment singles]]
+[[Category:2004 songs]]
-*{{jp icon}} [http://avexnet.jp Avex Trax's Official Site]
+[[Category:Avex Trax singles]]
-[[Category:2004 albums]]