"Journey Through the Decade" (stylized "Journey through the Decade") is a song by Japanese pop singer Gackt, serving as his thirtieth single released on March 25, 2009. It is his first song performed for Kamen Rider Decade, used as the television series' theme song.
| "Journey Through the Decade" | ||||
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 The cover of the standard CD release featuring Gackt in the foreground | ||||
| Single by Gackt | ||||
| Released | March 25, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, symphonic rock, techno | |||
| Length | 19:15 | |||
| Label | Avex Mode | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Shoko Fujibayashi (lyricist) Ryo (composer, arranger) Kōtarō Nakagawa (arranger) | |||
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| Kamen Rider Series theme song singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 The cover of the CD DVD combo pack featuring Kamen Rider Decade in the foreground | ||||
Summary
editIt was used as the opening theme song for the 2009 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Decade. It was released as a single CD and as a CD coupled with a DVD with the music video. The theme of "Journey Through the Decade" is that it describes the "Journey" (旅, Tabi).[1]
CD
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Journey Through the Decade" | 4:35 |
| 2. | "J.t.D. Re-Mix RIDE "Distort"" | 4:16 |
| 3. | "J.t.D. Re-Mix RIDE "Symphony"" | 5:52 |
| 4. | "Journey Through the Decade (Instrumental)" | 4:32 |
DVD
editThe music video of "Journey Through the Decade" was later released in Stay the Ride Alive, "special memorial single" version which is a Digipak with a special cover, a third disc and a booklet describing Gackt's collaboration with the Kamen Rider Decade production.[2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Journey Through the Decade music video" |
Charts
editOn its first day of release, it sold 15,000 copies and weekly reached #2 with 50,000 copies sold on the Oricon Singles Chart.[3] By the release of its follow up single "The Next Decade", "Journey Through the Decade" had sold 94,000 copies.[4] It stayed 25 weeks on the music charts.[5] In June 2009, the Recording Industry Association of Japan certified it as gold.[6] In December 2012, it was certified as platinum for sales of over 250,000 copies.[7]
- Oricon
| Release | Provider(s) | Chart | Peak position | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2009 | Oricon | Daily Singles | 1 | 15,441 |
| Weekly Singles | 2 | 51,666 | ||
| Monthly Singles | 4[8] | 74,117 | ||
| Yearly Singles | 63[9] | 97,616 |
- Billboard Japan
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot 100[10] | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "劇場版『仮面ライダー×仮面ライダーW＆ディケイド MOVIE大作戦2010』主題歌はGACKT". barks.jp. Global Plus. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "GACKT ×仮面ライダーディケイド」、史上最強のコラボレーションは劇場版映画『仮面ライダー×仮面ライダーＷ＆ディケイドＭＯＶＩＥ大戦２０１０』の主題歌「Stay the Ride Alive」で遂に完結！". music-lounge.jp (in Japanese). Cansystem. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ "Gackt、「仮面ライダー」主題歌が初日2位" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- ^ "GACKT、『仮面ライダー』主題歌が3位発進" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- ^ "Journey Through the Decade on Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ "RIAJ June 2009 Certificates" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "RIAJ December 2012 Certificates" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "ランキング シングル 月間ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31.
- ^ "2009年間 シングルランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 April Chart" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
External links
edit- Kamen Rider Decade Archived 2009-01-17 at the Wayback Machine on Avex Mode's official website