The Next Decade

"The Next Decade"
Single by Gackt
ReleasedAugust 11, 2009
GenreHard rock, Symphonic rock
Length13:44
LabelAvex Entertainment
SongwritersShoko 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 in which Gackt portrays Riderman. 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).

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, 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.

  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.

Oricon
Release Provider(s) Chart Peak position Sales total
August 11, 2009 Oricon Daily Singles 3 13,534
Weekly Singles 4 37,033
Monthly Singles 12 51,041
Yearly Singles 103 56,335
Billboard Japan
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100 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. 1 2 "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.