"Metamorphoze"
Single by Gackt
from the album Diabolos
A-side"Metamorphoze"
B-side"Kimi ga Matteiru Kara Remix"
ReleasedMay 25, 2005
GenreProgressive rock, hard rock
Length16:00
LabelNippon Crown
Songwriter(s)Gackt C.
Producer(s)Gackt
Gackt singles chronology
"Black Stone"
(2005)		 "Metamorphoze"
(2005)		 "Todokanai Ai to Shitteita..."
(2005)
Alternative covers
Limited edition

"Metamorphoze" (Metamorphoze ～メタモルフォーゼ～, Metamorufōze) is a single released by Gackt on May 25, 2005 under Nippon Crown.[1][2]

It peaked at second place on the Oricon Singles Chart and charted for thirteen weeks.[3] In 2005, it was the 62nd best selling single of the year, with sales of 156,709 copies, making it to be Gackt's fourth best selling single.[4] It was certified gold by RIAJ.[5]

On the request of Gundam general director Yoshiyuki Tomino,[6] A-side and B-side featured in the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam movie Heir to the Stars,[7][8] B-side "Kimi Ga Matteiru Kara" from previous album Crescent was re-arranged.[6]

The music video combines footage from the anime with live-action sequences of Gackt piloting in a UC 0093 (Char's Counterattack era) spacesuit and linear seat (a type of cockpit setup in the Gundam series).[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Metamorphoze (Metamorphoze ～メタモルフォーゼ～, Metamorufōze)"3:48
2."Kimi ga Matteiru kara <Remix> (君が待っているから <ReMix>)"4:21
3."Metamorphoze (Instrumental)"3:47
4."Kimi ga Matteiru kara (Instrumental)"4:21

References

  1. ↑ "Discography" (in Japanese). Nippon Crown. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  2. ↑ 梅沢直幸 (May 25, 2005). "Gackt 『"時の定め"ガンダムとのコラボ』(interview)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Gackt singles on Oricon". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Gackt、幻の楽曲がついにCD化！" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2006-12-27. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  5. ↑ "次認定作品 認定年月：2005年 6月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  6. 1 2 "Gacktが歌う劇場版『Zガンダム』メイン・テーマがCD化！DVD付盤も". CDJournal (in Japanese). 2005-03-16. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gackt "時の定め"ガンダムとのコラボ" (in Japanese). Oricon. May 25, 2005. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Gackt、劇場版『ガンダム』テーマ曲を書き下ろす" (in Japanese). Barks. April 14, 2005. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Gackt - Metamorphoze on Nippon Crown's YouTube channel". Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2012.


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