The Next Decade

This article is about the album. For the George Friedman book, see The Next Decade (book).
"The Next Decade"
Single by Gackt
ReleasedAugust 11, 2009
GenreHard rock, Symphonic rock
Length13:44[1]
LabelAvex Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Shoko Fujibayashi (lyricist)
Ryo (composer, arranger)
Gackt singles chronology
"Flower"
(2009) 		"The Next Decade"
(2009) 		"Setsugekka (The End of Silence)/Zan"
(2009)
Kamen Rider Series theme song singles chronology
"Journey Through the Decade"
(2009) 		"The Next Decade"
(2009) 		"W-B-X (W-Boiled Extreme)"
(2009)
Alternative cover
CD+DVD

"The Next Decade" is the thirty-fifth single by Japanese musical artist Gackt, released on August 11, 2009.

Summary

It was used as the theme song for the Kamen Rider Series film Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker[2] in which Gackt portrays Riderman.[3] It was released as a CD single and a CD single coupled with a DVD of the music video.

The theme of "The Next Decade" is that of the "War" (戦, Ikusa).[4]

CD

No.TitleLength
1."The Next Decade"5:03
2."T.N.D.Orchestra Attack Ride"3:38
3."The Next Decade (Instrumental)"5:03

DVD

The music video of "The Next Decade" was later released in Stay the Ride Alive,[5] as a "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.[6]

  1. "The Next Decade" music cinema film

Charts

On its first day of release, it hit #3 on the Oricon Daily Charts after selling 13,000 copies.[7]

Oricon
Release Provider(s) Chart Peak position Sales total
August 11, 2009 Oricon Daily Singles 3[7] 13,534
Weekly Singles 4[8] 37,033
Monthly Singles 12 51,041
Yearly Singles 103 56,335
Billboard Japan
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[9] 11

References

  1. ^ "The Next Decade". Spotify. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  2. ^ "Kamen Rider Decade SOUND WEB" (in Japanese). AVEX. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  3. ^ "GACKTが超美形ライダーマンに"変身"！ ニュース-ORICON STYLE-" (in Japanese). 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  4. ^ "GACKT : 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 ニュース" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-10-22.
  5. ^ "The Next Decade" (in Japanese). Neowing. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  6. ^ "GACKT -PICKUP- Music Lounge". Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  7. ^ a b "GACKT、『仮面ライダー』主題歌が3位発進 ニュース-ORICON STYLE-" (in Japanese). 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  8. ^ "Weekly single rankings" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  9. ^ "The Next Decade on Japan Hot 100 chart" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 15, 2015.