Dozing Green

"Dozing Green"
Single by Dir En Grey
from the album Uroboros
Released October 24, 2007 (JP)
October 26, 2007 (DE)
October 29, 2007 (UK/FR)
October 31, 2007 (FI)
Recorded Studio Innig, Sony Music Studios, Sound Crew Studios, Studio Fine (1, 2)
Pacifico Yokohama, April 21, 2007 (3)
Genre Alternative metal
Length 12:14
Label Firewall Div./SMEJ (JP)
Gan-Shin (EU)
Producer(s) Dir En Grey
Dir En Grey singles chronology
"Agitated Screams of Maggots"
(2006)
"Dozing Green"
(2007)
"Glass Skin"
(2008)

"Dozing Green" (stylized DOZING GREEN) is a single by Dir En Grey, released on October 24, 2007 in Japan and across Europe as well as in the iTunes Store until the end of October.[1] The Japanese edition includes two b-sides, "Hydra -666-" and "Agitated Screams of Maggots [Live]".[2] The European release features only "Dozing Green" and "Agitated Screams of Maggots", while the iTunes release is sold as the title track only.[3]

The music video for "Dozing Green" shows cells from The Drifting Classroom by horror manga artist Kazuo Umezu. The music video of "Hydra -666-" can be found on In Weal or Woe.

"Dozing Green" is one of the two singles featured on Uroboros, along with "Glass Skin". Like its counterpart, the song is re-recorded in English for the album.

The music video for "Dozing Green" was voted the #1 video of the year 2008 on the MTV2 show Headbangers Ball.[4]

Music

For "Dozing Green", guitarist Kaoru performed on a PRS Custom 24, while Die recorded on a Fender Stratocaster in the studio.[5] The music video however, shows Kaoru performing on the usual ESP Viper and Die on an ESP Eclipse.[6]

The first b-side, "Hydra -666-", is a rearrangement of the song "Hydra" originally recorded for Macabre (2000). The "Agitated Screams of Maggots" live recording was performed at a concert limited to registered purchasers of the band's previous album, The Marrow of a Bone (2007).

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kyo, all music composed by Dir En Grey.

No. Title Length
1. "Dozing Green"   4:05
2. "Hydra -666-"   3:36
3. "Agitated Screams of Maggots [Live]"   4:33

European version

All lyrics written by Kyo, all music composed by Dir En Grey.

No. Title Length
1. "Dozing Green"   4:05
2. "Agitated Screams of Maggots [Live]"   4:33

Personnel

References

  1. "Dir En Grey "Dozing Green" single". jvstore.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
  2. "Dozing Green 2007.10.24 Release". direngrey.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  3. ""Dozing Green" European release at Amazon". amazon.de (in German). Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  4. http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2008/12/19/headbangers-viewers-hbb-blog-pick-best-videos-of-2008/
  5. In Weal or Woe (DVD). Tokyo, Japan: Firewall/SMEJ. 2008.
  6. Dozing Green (Music video). Firewall/SMEJ. 2007.

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