"Jade" is a single by X Japan

X Japan

is a Japanese heavy metal band founded in 1982 by Yoshiki and Toshi. Originally named X , the group achieved their breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their second album Blue Blood...

 released on June 28, 2011 in Europe, North and South America, and on July 13 in Japan and Southeast Asia. Originally set for March 15, 2011, the band decided to postpone it due to the March 11 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...

. It is the band's third single since reuniting in 2007 and the second to feature newest member Sugizo

Sugizo

, born , is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. Referred to by his stage name Sugizo, he is best known as lead guitarist of the rock band Luna Sea, who were popular in the 1990s. He started his solo career in 1997 and has since collaborated with many artists...

 on guitar, as well as their first worldwide release. The song reached number one on iTunes

ITunes

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 Spain, Sweden and Japan.

Credits

• X Japan: vocals – Toshi
  Toshi (musician)
  , better known by his stage name Toshi , is a Japanese singer and musician. He is best known as vocalist and co-founder of the heavy metal group X Japan. The band elevated to legendary status in Japan, until its disbanding in 1997. Toshi then went on to have an extensive solo career...
  
  , guitar – Sugizo
  Sugizo
  , born , is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. Referred to by his stage name Sugizo, he is best known as lead guitarist of the rock band Luna Sea, who were popular in the 1990s. He started his solo career in 1997 and has since collaborated with many artists...
  
  , guitar – Pata, bass – Heath, drums and guitar – Yoshiki
• Orchestration – Yoshiki and David Campbell
• Mixing – Andy Wallace
  Andy Wallace (producer)
  Andy Wallace is a Grammy Award-winning music studio engineer with a long track record of successful productions, beginning with the 1986 production of the Run-DMC/Aerosmith collaboration on "Walk This Way" with Rick Rubin...
  
  
• Mastering – Stephen Marcussen
  Stephen Marcussen
  Stephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer of Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California. Marcussen is one of the most sought-after mastering engineers in the music industry and his expertise has been coveted by a wide range of artists over the years...