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Akuro no Oka

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"Akuro no Oka"
Single by Dir En Grey
from the album Gauze
B-side"Zan “D.P.Y. Mix”"
ReleasedJanuary 20, 1999 (1999-01-20)
RecordedOne on One Recording North (Los Angeles)
Length12:40
LabelEast West
Songwriter(s)Kyo, Kaoru
Producer(s)Yoshiki
Dir En Grey singles chronology
"-I'll-"
(1998)
"Akuro no Oka"
(1999)
"Yurameki"
(1999)

"Akuro no Oka" (アクロの丘, "Hill of the Acropolis") is a single released by Dir En Grey on January 20, 1999. It is among the first to feature remixes and was released simultaneously along with "Yurameki" and "Zan". The single peaked at number 7 on the Oricon music charts in Japan.[1] For their 25th anniversary, Dir En Grey re-recorded "Akuro no Oka" for the 2024 single "19990120".[2]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Kyo; all music is composed by Kaoru

No.TitleLength
1."Akuro no Oka" (アクロの丘; "Hill of the Acropolis")8:33
2."Zan “D.P.Y. Mix”" (残-ZAN- “D.P.Y. Mix”; Remains “D.P.Y. Mix”, remix by Paul DeCarli)4:07

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "CDTV PowerWeb! : Dir En Grey". tbs.co.jp (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. p. 1. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  2. ^ "Dir En Grey's "19990120" revives three debut singles". 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-03-03.