Lotus (Dir En Grey song)

"Lotus" is the 26th single by Japanese band Dir En Grey, released on January 26, 2011 in Japan in a regular and limited edition, the limited copy featuring a bonus DVD.[1]

"Lotus"
Single by Dir En Grey
from the album Dum Spiro spero
Released	January 26, 2011
Recorded	2010
Genre	Gothic metal alternative rock
Length	4:03
Label	Firewall Div./SMEJ (JP) The End (US) Gan-Shin/Okami (EU)
Producer(s)	Dir En Grey
Dir En Grey singles chronology
"Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami" (2009) "Lotus" (2011) "Different Sense" (2011)

The first B-side, "Obscure", is a re-recording of a track from band's fourth album, Vulgar. The second B-side is a live recording of the song "Reiketsu Nariseba", from the band's seventh album, Uroboros, recorded on July 20, 2010, at Shinkiba Studio Coast. The DVD included in the limited edition features three live songs taken from a concert held by the band on the following day.

Track listing

CD

All lyrics are written by Kyo all music composed by Dir En Grey.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Lotus"	Dir En Grey	4:01
2.	"Obscure"	Dir En Grey	3:34
3.	"Reiketsu Nariseba [Live]" (冷血なりせば [Live]; "If I Were Cold-Blooded [Live]")	Dir En Grey	3:58

DVD

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Zan" (残; "Remains")	Dir En Grey
2.	"Lie Buried With A Vengeance"	Dir En Grey
3.	"Gyakujō Tannō Keloid Milk" (逆上堪能ケロイドミルク; "Raging Pleasures of Keloid Milk")	Dir En Grey

Chart position

Chart	Peak position
Oricon daily singles	5
Oricon weekly singles	6[2]
Oricon monthly singles	17

References

1. "NEW SINGLE 『LOTUS』 2011.01.26 RELEASE". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
2. 2011年01月24日～2011年01月30日のCDシングル週間ランキング (in Japanese)