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"Rusty Nail"
"Rusty Nail"
Single by X Japan
from the album Dahlia
Released	June 10, 1994
Recorded	One on One Recording, Sedic, Sound City Studio
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	5:27
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Yoshiki
Producer(s)	Yoshiki
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"Rusty Nail" is the tenth single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on June 10, 1994.

Summary

It was written and composed by Yoshiki, later appeared on the album Dahlia, and was used as the theme song for the 1994 Japanese TV drama Kimi ga Mienai (君が見えない).^[1]

A new version of "Rusty Nail" was reportedly recorded for X Japan's unreleased studio album,^[2] before it was decided to create entirely new material instead.

Swedish metal band Dragonland added a cover of the song to the Japanese edition of their 2004 album Starfall.^[3] Changmin of Tohoshinki covered the song during the band's fifth Japanese tour, Tone: Live Tour 2012.^[4]^[5] It was also covered by Inugami Circus-dan for Crush! 3 - 90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Love Songs-, which was released on June 27, 2012 and features current visual kei bands covering love songs by visual kei artists of the 90's.^[6]

Music videos

Two music videos have been made for "Rusty Nail". The first is an anime version created in 1994 in collaboration with manga artists Clamp and animated by Mook Animation, that includes cartoon versions of the band members. It was included on VHS with the 1999 Perfect Best compilation album. In September 2014, the video was uploaded to Yoshiki's YouTube account.^[7]

The second was released on the X Japan Showcase in L.A. Premium Prototype DVD on September 6, 2010. Directed by Aaron Platt and mainly shot as the band performed live on top of the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California in January 2010,^[8] it has the sound of the audience added to the audio.

In the video game X Japan Virtual Shock 001, released for the Sega Saturn on October 20, 1995, the player edits a live video of "Rusty Nail" using footage from the Shiroi Yoru concert.^[9]^[10]

Commercial performance and legacy

The song reached number 1 on the Oricon charts, and charted for 20 weeks.^[11] In 1994, with 712,390 copies sold was the 28th best-selling single of the year, being certified Platinum by RIAJ,^[12] is the band's second best-selling single.

Yoshiki revealed that a part of "Rusty Nail" inspired his 2018 song "Red Swan", which was a collaboration with Hyde. Its cover art, with blood dripping from a person's mouth, also inspired the cover art of the newer song.^[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yoshiki

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rusty Nail"	5:27
2.	"Rusty Nail (Original Karaoke)"	5:27

Personnel

Co-Producer – X Japan
Orchestra arranger – Neko Saito
Mixing – Mick Ging
Recording engineers – Rich Breen, Mick Ging, Shinichi Tanaka, Motonari Matsumoto
Assistant engineers – Mike Stock, Tal Miller, Naoya Takahashi
Mastering – Chris Bellman
A&R direction – Yoshinobu Toida
Art direction and design – Mitsuo Izumisawa
Executive producers – Takayuki Takeshi, Sekiji Murata, Ryuzo "Jr." Kosugi

References

^ "Rusty Nail" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
^ "X JAPAN野外ライブへ気合十分「本当の意味での復活」". Natalie (in Japanese). 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
^ "Starfall". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
^ "東方神起チャンミン、SMTOWNにソロ出演「WeAreT！」" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
^ "東方神起の全国アリーナツアーがファイナル。さいたまスーパーアリーナで3万2000人が「We are "T"」" (in Japanese). Barks. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
^ "Crush! 3-90's V-Rock best hit cover LOVE songs-". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
^ "X JAPAN「Rusty Nail」アニメ版PVを公開" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
^ "X JAPAN、LAの空を切り裂いた未曾有のシューティング" (in Japanese). barks.jp. 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
^ "X Japan Virtual Shock 001 information". gamefaqs.com.
^ "FAQ for X-Japan Virtual Shock 001 (Sega Saturn)". gamefaqs.com.
^ ＸＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
^ "月次認定作品認定年月：1994年 7月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
^ "YOSHIKI feat.HYDE、「Red Swan」は「Rusty Nail」を一部意識". Barks (in Japanese). 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-22.

External links

[1] "Rusty Nail" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2017-05-15.

[2] "X JAPAN野外ライブへ気合十分「本当の意味での復活」". Natalie (in Japanese). 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

[3] "Starfall". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2008-06-20.

[4] "東方神起チャンミン、SMTOWNにソロ出演「WeAreT！」" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2017-05-15.

[5] "東方神起の全国アリーナツアーがファイナル。さいたまスーパーアリーナで3万2000人が「We are "T"」" (in Japanese). Barks. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2017-05-15.

[6] "Crush! 3-90's V-Rock best hit cover LOVE songs-". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-07.

[7] "X JAPAN「Rusty Nail」アニメ版PVを公開" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2016-01-28.

[8] "X JAPAN、LAの空を切り裂いた未曾有のシューティング" (in Japanese). barks.jp. 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-28.

[9] "X Japan Virtual Shock 001 information". gamefaqs.com.

[10] "FAQ for X-Japan Virtual Shock 001 (Sega Saturn)". gamefaqs.com.

[Oricon_singles-11] ＸＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

[12] "月次認定作品認定年月：1994年 7月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-05-10.

[13] "YOSHIKI feat.HYDE、「Red Swan」は「Rusty Nail」を一部意識". Barks (in Japanese). 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-22.

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+| genre      = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
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-| Certification  = Platinum ([[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]])
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-| Next single    = "[[Longing (song)|Longing]]"<br />(1995)
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-"'''Rusty Nail'''" is a single released by [[X Japan]] on June 10, 1994.
+"'''Rusty Nail'''" is the tenth single by Japanese heavy metal band [[X Japan]], released on June 10, 1994.
 == Summary ==
-It was written and composed by [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]], later appeared on the album ''[[Dahlia (album)|Dahlia]]'', and was used as the theme song for the 1994 Japanese TV drama ''Kimi ga Mienai''.
+It was written and composed by [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]], later appeared on the album ''[[Dahlia (album)|Dahlia]]'', and was used as the theme song for the 1994 Japanese TV drama {{nihongo|''Kimi ga Mienai''|君が見えない}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.oricon.co.jp/php/music/MusicTop.php?music=5735|title=Rusty Nail|publisher=[[Oricon]]|accessdate=2017-05-15|language=Japanese}}</ref>
+A new version of "Rusty Nail" was reportedly recorded for X Japan's [[Untitled X Japan album|unreleased studio album]],<ref>{{cite web| url = https://natalie.mu/music/news/34470| title = X JAPAN野外ライブへ気合十分「本当の意味での復活」| work = [[Natalie (website)|Natalie]]| language = Japanese| date = 2010-07-08| access-date = 2021-02-26}}</ref> before it was decided to create entirely new material instead.
-[[Sweden|Swedish]] metal band [[Dragonland]] added a cover of the song to the [[Japan]]ese edition of their 2004 album ''[[Starfall (album)|Starfall]]''.<ref>
-{{cite web
+[[Sweden|Swedish]] metal band [[Dragonland]] added a cover of the song to the [[Japan]]ese edition of their 2004 album ''[[Starfall (album)|Starfall]]''.<ref>{{cite web| title = Starfall| work = cdjapan.co.jp| url = http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KICP-1024| accessdate = 2008-06-20}}</ref> [[Changmin]] of [[TVXQ|Tohoshinki]] covered the song during the band's fifth Japanese tour, [[Tone: Live Tour 2012]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2056676/full/|title=東方神起チャンミン、SMTOWNにソロ出演「WeAreT！」 |publisher=Oricon|date=2015-07-27|accessdate=2017-05-15|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000078034|title=東方神起の全国アリーナツアーがファイナル。さいたまスーパーアリーナで3万2000人が「We are "T"」|date=2012-03-20|publisher=Barks|accessdate=2017-05-15|language=Japanese}}</ref> It was also covered by [[Inugami Circus-dan]] for ''Crush! 3 - 90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Love Songs-'', which was released on June 27, 2012 and features current [[visual kei]] bands covering [[love song]]s by visual kei artists of the 90's.<ref>{{cite web| title = Crush! 3-90's V-Rock best hit cover LOVE songs-| work = cdjapan.co.jp| url = http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UPCH-20278| accessdate = 2012-07-07}}</ref>
-| title      = Starfall
-| work       = cdjapan.co.jp
-| url        = http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KICP-1024
-| accessdate = 2008-06-20
-}}
-</ref> [[Changmin|Max Changmin]] covered the song during [[TVXQ]]'s fifth Japanese tour, Tone. It was also covered by [[Inugami Circus-dan]] for ''Crush! 3 - 90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Love Songs-'', which was released on June 27, 2012 and features current [[visual kei]] bands covering [[love song]]s by visual kei artists of the 90's.<ref>{{cite web
-| title      = Crush! 3-90's V-Rock best hit cover LOVE songs-
-| work       = cdjapan.co.jp
-| url        = http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UPCH-20278
-| accessdate = 2012-07-07}}
-</ref>
 == Music videos ==
+Two [[music video]]s have been made for "Rusty Nail". The first is an [[anime]] version created in 1994 in collaboration with manga artists [[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]] and animated by [[Mook Animation]], that includes cartoon versions of the band members. It was included on [[VHS]] with the 1999 ''[[Perfect Best (X Japan album)|Perfect Best]]'' compilation album. In September 2014, the video was uploaded to Yoshiki's [[YouTube]] account.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/126322|title=X JAPAN「Rusty Nail」アニメ版PVを公開|publisher=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]]|language=Japanese|date=2014-09-17 |accessdate=2016-01-28}}</ref>
-Two music videos have been made for the song, an animated version released in 1994 and a newer one released on the ''X Japan Showcase in L.A. Premium Prototype'' DVD on September 6, 2010. The later features the band performing live on top of the [[Kodak Theater]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].
+The second was released on the ''X Japan Showcase in L.A. Premium Prototype'' DVD on September 6, 2010. Directed by [[Aaron Platt]] and mainly shot as the band performed live on top of the [[Kodak Theatre]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]] in January 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000057188|title=X JAPAN、LAの空を切り裂いた未曾有のシューティング|publisher=barks.jp|language=Japanese|date=2010-01-12 |accessdate=2016-01-28}}</ref> it has the sound of the audience added to the audio.
 In the [[video game]] ''X Japan Virtual Shock 001'', released for the [[Sega Saturn]] on October 20, 1995, the player edits a live video of "Rusty Nail" using footage from the [[Shiroi Yoru]] concert.<ref>{{cite web | title=X Japan Virtual Shock 001 information | work=gamefaqs.com | url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/saturn/data/574474.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=FAQ for X-Japan Virtual Shock 001 (Sega Saturn) | work=gamefaqs.com | url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/saturn/574474-x-japan-virtual-shock-001/faqs/28067}}</ref>
+== Commercial performance and legacy ==
+The song reached number 1 on the [[Oricon]] charts, and charted for 20 weeks.<ref name="Oricon singles">{{cite web| url = http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/26180/ranking/cd_single/| script-title=ja:Ｘ ＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング| work = oricon.co.jp| publisher = [[Oricon]]| accessdate = December 10, 2011| language = Japanese}}</ref> In 1994, with 712,390 copies sold was the 28th best-selling single of the year, being certified Platinum by [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html|title=月次認定作品 認定年月：1994年 7月|publisher=RIAJ|accessdate=2017-05-10|language=Japanese}}</ref> is the band's second best-selling single.
+Yoshiki revealed that a part of "Rusty Nail" inspired his 2018 song "[[Red Swan (song)|Red Swan]]", which was a collaboration with [[Hyde (musician)|Hyde]]. Its cover art, with blood dripping from a person's mouth, also inspired the cover art of the newer song.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000159823 |title= YOSHIKI feat.HYDE、「Red Swan」は「Rusty Nail」を一部意識|work= Barks|language=Japanese|date= 2018-09-17|accessdate= 2018-09-22}}</ref>
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 | title1          = Rusty Nail
-| length1         = 5:28
+| length1         = 5:27
 | title2          = Rusty Nail (Original Karaoke)
-| length2         = 5:28
+| length2         = 5:27
 }}
-== Commercial performance ==
+== Personnel ==
+*Co-Producer – X Japan
-The song reached number 1 on the [[Oricon]] charts, and charted for 20 weeks.<ref name="Oricon singles">{{cite web
+*Orchestra arranger – [[Neko Saito]]
-| url        = http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/26180/ranking/cd_single/
+*Mixing – Mick Ging
-| title      = Ｘ　ＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング
+*Recording engineers – Rich Breen, Mick Ging, Shinichi Tanaka, Motonari Matsumoto
-| work       = oricon.co.jp
+*Assistant engineers – Mike Stock, Tal Miller, Naoya Takahashi
-| publisher  = [[Oricon]]
+*Mastering – Chris Bellman
-| accessdate = December 10, 2011
+*A&R direction – Yoshinobu Toida
-| language   = Japanese}}</ref> In 1994, with 712,390 copies sold was the 28th best-selling single of the year, being certified Platinum by [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]], is the band's second best-selling single.
+*Art direction and design – Mitsuo Izumisawa
+*Executive producers – Takayuki Takeshi, Sekiji Murata, Ryuzo "Jr." Kosugi
 ==References==
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+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*{{youTube|M1dcM1pGZS8|"Rusty Nail" (Anime Version 1994)}}
+*{{youTube|_me2yfR7Jfk|Live performance of "Rusty Nail" from ''The Last Live''}}
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v t e X Japan
Yoshiki Toshi Pata Sugizo Taiji hide Heath
Albums	Vanishing Vision Blue Blood Jealousy Art of Life Dahlia Unreleased sixth album
Live albums	On the Verge of Destruction 1992.1.7 Tokyo Dome Live Live Live Live Tokyo Dome 1993-1996 Live Live Live Extra Live in Hokkaido 1995.12.4 Bootleg Art of Life Live The Last Live
Compilations	X Singles B.O.X ~Best of X~ Ballad Collection X Japan Singles ~Atlantic Years~ Special Box Star Box Perfect Best Best: Fan's Selection Complete II The World: X Japan Hatsu no Zensekai Best
Other albums	Trance X We Are X
Singles	"I'll Kill You" "Orgasm" "Kurenai" "Endless Rain" "Week End" "Silent Jealousy" "Standing Sex" "Say Anything" "Tears" "Rusty Nail" "Longing ~Togireta Melody~" "Longing ~Setsubou no Yoru~" "Dahlia" "Forever Love" "Crucify My Love" "Scars" "Forever Love (Last Mix)" "The Last Song" "I.V." "Scarlet Love Song" "Jade" "Born to Be Free" "Angel"
Home video	Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig On the Verge of Destruction 1992.1.7 Tokyo Dome Live Visual Shock Vol. 4 X Japan Clips II The Last Live Video Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Complete Edition X Japan Returns 1993.12.30 X Japan Returns 1993.12.31 X Visual Shock DVD Box 1989–1992 The Last Live Complete Edition
Related articles	Discography Tours and performances We Are X Extasy Records S.K.I.N.
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