Say Anything (X Japan song)

"Say Anything"
Single by X
from the album Jealousy
Released	December 1, 1991
Format	8cm CD
Recorded	November 12, 1991 at Yokohama Arena (track 2)
Genre	Heavy metal, symphonic metal
Length	15:88
Label	Sony
Writer(s)	Yoshiki
Producer(s)	X
X singles chronology
"Standing Sex" (1991) "Say Anything" (1991) "Tears" (1993)

"Say Anything" is a single released by X Japan on December 1, 1991.^[1]

Summary

It is the band's last single released under the name X and the last to feature Taiji on bass. The b-side is a live version of "Silent Jealousy", recorded on November 12, 1991 at Yokohama Arena. Both songs were originally featured on the album Jealousy.

A cover of the title song appears on the album Global Trance 2, by the pop band Globe, of which Yoshiki was briefly a member.^[2] It was also used as the theme song for the TV drama Lullaby Keiji.

Commercial performance

The song reached number 3 on the Oricon charts, and charted for 25 weeks.^[3] In 1992, with 537,790 copies sold was the 33rd best-selling single of the year, being certified Platinum by RIAJ.

Track listing

All tracks written by Yoshiki. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Say Anything"	8:39
2.	"Silent Jealousy (Live Version)"	7:49

Personnel

X

• Toshi – vocals
• Pata – guitar
• hide – guitar
• Taiji – bass
• Yoshiki – drums, piano

Other

• Co-Producer – Naoshi Tsuda
• Mixed by – Rich Breen
• Art Direction and Design – Mitsuo Izumisawa
• Cover Photography – Hitoshi Iwakiri
• Artist Photography – Hideo Canno^[1]

References

1. "X - Say Anything". discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
2. "Global Trance 2". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
3. Ｘ　ＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-12-10.