"Say Anything" is a single released by X Japan on December 1, 1991. It reached number three on the Oricon Singles Chart and has sold over 400,000 copies.
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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. It was also used as the theme song for the TV drama Lullaby Keiji (ララバイ刑事).
Commercial performance
The song reached number three on the Oricon Singles Chart, and charted for 25 weeks. In December 1991, it was certified Gold by the RIAJ for sales of 200,000 copies. This number doubled in three months, when it was certified Platinum for sales of 400,000 in March 1992.
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