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"I.V."
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Song
For other uses, see IV (disambiguation).

"I.V." is a single released by X Japan on January 23, 2008 as a digital download. It is the band's first new song since "The Last Song" released in 1998.[1] "I.V." is the main theme for the film Saw IV, which was released on October 26, 2007.[2]

Overview

An X Japan reunion was announced in mid-2007, with Yoshiki, Toshi, Heath and Pata all participating. In July, Yoshiki was approached about composing the main theme for Lionsgate's Saw IV (he also composed Lionsgate's Catacombs main theme), Yoshiki chose to perform the song with X Japan.[3]

In October Lionsgate released the production notes for the movie and according to them X Japan would perform the main theme.[4] This was confirmed on the 18th with an official announcement. "I.V." (written by Yoshiki) would feature Toshi, Heath, Pata and Yoshiki along with unreleased guitar tracks by Hide. According to Yoshiki, the version released is a shortened version of his original work, which was too long to fit the movie.[5]

Several things have been said about the meaning of "I.V.". Yoshiki originally used it as an acronym for intravenous drip, he later noticed it would fit with the movie's title.[5]

Originally the song was going to be released on the Saw IV soundtrack, but Yoshiki preferred to release it as an X Japan single. The song was eventually released worldwide on January 23 via iTunes Store topping the iTunes charts in Japan and being featured under "What's hot" in America. The song was released in Japan, South Korea, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, France, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland and Sweden.[6]

The song was featured as one of the free 20 downloadable songs released for owners of Rock Band 2[7]; notably, it is the first song from a Japanese band to make an appearance in a music video game made in and for the Western market.

Music video

The promotional video for the song was filmed during the band's performance on October 22 on the rooftop of Aqua City, Odaiba, Tokyo.[2] The video shows the band playing on a big stage, on the top of a Tokyo skyscraper. During the video, some shots of hide are shown from the Shibuya monitor, and throughout the video, hide's Fernandes MG-120X guitar can be seen on a stand, at the left side of the stage. At the end, the band is playing the last chorus in the rain. The video was released on January 22, 2008 inside the special features for the Saw IV DVD and on February 29 included in the X Japan Returns Complete Edition DVD boxset.

The group also filmed a second video for the song on January 9, 2010, on the roof of a theater in Hollywood, California, featuring new band member Sugizo.

References

  1. ^ ""X Japan Reunites for New Single, Tour"". blabbermouth.net. 2007-06-04. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
  2. ^ a b "X Japan to film PV on Aqua City rooftop". tokyograph.com. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  3. ^ "Legendary Japanese Rock Band X JAPAN Returns With New Song And Video". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
  4. ^ ""Lionsgate Publicity - Saw IV"". lionsgatepublicity.com. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
  5. ^ a b ""X Japan I.v. FAQ"". jrockrevolution.com. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  6. ^ ""X Japan new releases"". jrockrevolution.com. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  7. ^ ""Rock Band 2 Free DLC Revealed"". ign.com. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
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