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"Orgasm"
"Orgasm"
	Clockwise from top-left: Toshi, Hikaru, Jun, Yoshiki
Single by X
Released	April 10, 1986
Recorded	March 1986 at Mod Studio
Genre	Speed metal
Length	2:21
Label	Extasy
Songwriter(s)	Yoshiki
Producer(s)	X
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"Orgasm" (Japanese: オルガスム, Hepburn: Orugasumu) is the second single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, then named X, released on April 10, 1986.

Background and release

"Orgasm" was the first release by drummer Yoshiki's own record label Extasy Records.^[2] Unusually, the band's name, X, is written on the cover in Japanese as エックス.^[1] All 1,500 copies sold out,^[3] and in his biography Yoshiki says an additional pressing of 2,500 copies was scheduled, but was cancelled as guitarist Jun and bassist Hikaru had left the band.^[4]

The song is notoriously known for the obvious sexual themes presented within the lyrics. Of particular notice is the fact that the track begins with heavy panting and ends with explosions, seemingly to emulate sexual climax. The title track as well as the self-titled "X" would later be re-recorded for the band's 1989 second album Blue Blood. While Yoshiki is credited with the lyrics and music for both these songs on the single, the Blue Blood recordings credit his alias "Hitomi Shiratori" for their lyrics instead.^[5]

Legacy

"X" has become a signature song of X Japan, being performed at nearly all of their concerts. Numerous times during a pause in a performance of the track a band member, usually vocalist Toshi, will yell "We are..." and the audience responds with "X!" before the musicians start the last leg of the song.^[6] This was used as the title to the 2016 documentary film about the group, We Are X.

On November 21, 1993, SME Records released X² (ダブルエックス, Daburu Ekkusu, lit. "Double-X"), a short film based on the manga series X by Clamp and set to X Japan's music. It features a slideshow of the manga's artwork set to a medley of X Japan's "Silent Jealousy", "Kurenai" and "Endless Rain" and a music video for the song "X" directed by Shigeyuki Hayashi.^[7]

Inzargi, vocalist of Megamasso, covered "X" for his 2012 cover album.^[8]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Orgasm" (オルガスム)	Yoshiki	Yoshiki	3:02
2.	"Time Trip Loving"	Toshi	Jun	3:44

Side B
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
3.	"X"	Yoshiki	Yoshiki	5:37

Personnel

Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama – vocals
Yoshiki Hayashi – drums
Hisashi "Jun" Takai – guitar
Hikaru Utaka – bass guitar
Engineer – Hiroshi Kuramochi
Photo – Yuka Momats, Hide Igarashi

Personnel per "Orgasm" liner notes.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "エックス – オルガスム". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
^ "Visual Kei and EXTASY RECORDS". JRock Revolution. 2007-08-25. Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
^ "Indies eXplosion: The Early History of X JAPAN". JRock Revolution. 2007-10-29. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
^ Kamotsu, Narumi (2009). YOSHIKI/佳樹. Kadokawa Shoten. p. 164. ISBN 978-4-04-883687-6.
^ "X - Blue Blood". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
^ "X Japan: Reborn in the U.S.A." CNN. 2010-10-05. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
^ Clamp. Clamp no Kiseki, Vol. 11. Tokyopop. p. 31.
^ "Megamasso's Vocalist INZARGI to Release Cover Album". jpopasia.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
^ "Orgasm" liner notes, 1986-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-02.

[discogs-1] "エックス – オルガスム". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-03-02.

[JRR-2] "Visual Kei and EXTASY RECORDS". JRock Revolution. 2007-08-25. Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2013-03-02.

[JRREarly-3] "Indies eXplosion: The Early History of X JAPAN". JRock Revolution. 2007-10-29. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2013-03-17.

[4] Kamotsu, Narumi (2009). YOSHIKI/佳樹. Kadokawa Shoten. p. 164. ISBN 978-4-04-883687-6.

[5] "X - Blue Blood". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-11-13.

[6] "X Japan: Reborn in the U.S.A." CNN. 2010-10-05. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-01-28.

[7] Clamp. Clamp no Kiseki, Vol. 11. Tokyopop. p. 31.

[8] "Megamasso's Vocalist INZARGI to Release Cover Album". jpopasia.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.

[9] "Orgasm" liner notes, 1986-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-02.

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+{{About|the X Japan song|other songs with similar names|Orgasm (disambiguation)#Music{{!}}Orgasm § Music}}
-{{Infobox single
+{{Infobox song
-| Name           = Orgasm
-| Cover          = X Orgasm.jpg
+| name       = Orgasm
-| Artist         = [[X Japan|X]]
+| cover      = X Orgasm.jpg
-| Caption        = Clockwise from top-left: Toshi, Hikaru, Jun, Yoshiki
+| alt        =
+| caption    = Clockwise from top-left: Toshi, Hikaru, Jun, Yoshiki
-| from Album     =
+| type       = single
+| artist     = [[X Japan|X]]
-| Released       = April 10, 1986<ref name="discogs">{{cite web| title =  エックス – オルガスム| work  = [[Discogs]]| url =http://www.discogs.com/X-%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A0-Orgasm/release/4133277| accessdate = 2013-03-02}}</ref>
+| album      =
-| Recorded       = March 1986 at Mod Studio<ref name="discogs"/>
+| released   = April 10, 1986<ref name="discogs">{{cite web| title =  エックス – オルガスム| work  = [[Discogs]]| url =http://www.discogs.com/X-%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A0-Orgasm/release/4133277| access-date = 2013-03-02}}</ref>
-| Genre          = [[Speed metal]], [[power metal]]
-| Length         = 12:21
+| format     =
+| recorded   = March 1986 at Mod Studio<ref name="discogs"/>
-| Label          = [[Extasy Records|Extasy]]
-| Producer       = [[X Japan|X]]
+| studio     =
-| Chart position =
+| venue      =
-| Last single    = "[[I'll Kill You]]"<br />(1985)
+| genre      = [[Speed metal]]
+| length     = 2:21
-| This single    = "'''Orgasm'''"<br />(1986)
-| Next single    = "[[Kurenai (song)|Kurenai]]"<br />(1989)
+| label      = [[Extasy Records|Extasy]]
+| writer     = [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]]
-| Misc           =
+| producer   = [[X Japan|X]]
+| prev_title = [[I'll Kill You]]
+| prev_year  = 1985
+| next_title = [[Kurenai (song)|Kurenai]]
+| next_year  = 1989
 }}
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 ==Background and release==
-"Orgasm" was the first release by drummer [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]]'s own record label [[Extasy Records]].<ref name="JRR">{{cite web|title=Visual Kei and EXTASY RECORDS|url=http://jrockrevolution.com/2007/08/webzine/visual-kei-and-extasy-records-23|work=JRock Revolution|date=2007-08-25|accessdate=2013-03-02}}</ref> Unusually, the band's name, X, is written on the cover in Japanese as {{nihongo2|エックス}}.<ref name="discogs"/> All 1,500 copies sold out,<ref name="JRREarly">{{cite web| title = Indies eXplosion: The Early History of X JAPAN| work = JRock Revolution| url = http://jrockrevolution.com/2007/10/webzine/indies-explosion-the-early-history-of-x-japan-30| date = 2007-10-29| accessdate = 2013-03-17}}</ref> and in his biography Yoshiki says an additional pressing of 2,500 copies was scheduled, but was cancelled as guitarist Jun and bassist Hikaru had left the band.<ref>{{cite book| last = Kamotsu| first = Narumi| year = 2009| title = YOSHIKI/佳樹| publisher = Kadokawa Shoten| page = 164| isbn = 978-4-04-883687-6}}</ref>
+"Orgasm" was the first release by drummer [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]]'s own record label [[Extasy Records]].<ref name="JRR">{{cite web|title=Visual Kei and EXTASY RECORDS|url=http://jrockrevolution.com/2007/08/webzine/visual-kei-and-extasy-records-23|work=JRock Revolution|date=2007-08-25|access-date=2013-03-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128051136/http://jrockrevolution.com/2007/08/webzine/visual-kei-and-extasy-records-23|archive-date=2016-01-28}}</ref> Unusually, the band's name, X, is written on the cover in Japanese as {{nihongo2|エックス}}.<ref name="discogs"/> All 1,500 copies sold out,<ref name="JRREarly">{{cite web| title = Indies eXplosion: The Early History of X JAPAN| work = JRock Revolution| url = http://jrockrevolution.com/2007/10/webzine/indies-explosion-the-early-history-of-x-japan-30| date = 2007-10-29| access-date = 2013-03-17| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150701191249/http://jrockrevolution.com/2007/10/webzine/indies-explosion-the-early-history-of-x-japan-30| archive-date = 2015-07-01}}</ref> and in his biography Yoshiki says an additional pressing of 2,500 copies was scheduled, but was cancelled as guitarist Jun and bassist Hikaru had left the band.<ref>{{cite book| last = Kamotsu| first = Narumi| year = 2009| title = YOSHIKI/佳樹| publisher = Kadokawa Shoten| page = 164| isbn = 978-4-04-883687-6}}</ref>
-The song is notoriously known for the obvious sexual themes presented within the lyrics. Of particular notice is the fact that the track begins with heavy panting and ends with explosions, seemingly to emulate sexual climax. The title track as well as the self-titled "X" would later be re-recorded for the band's second album ''[[Blue Blood (X Japan album)|Blue Blood]]''.
+The song is notoriously known for the obvious sexual themes presented within the lyrics. Of particular notice is the fact that the track begins with heavy panting and ends with explosions, seemingly to emulate sexual climax. The title track as well as the self-titled "X" would later be re-recorded for the band's 1989 second album ''[[Blue Blood (X Japan album)|Blue Blood]]''. While Yoshiki is credited with the lyrics and music for both these songs on the single, the ''Blue Blood'' recordings credit his alias "Hitomi Shiratori" for their lyrics instead.<ref>{{cite web |title =X - Blue Blood |work=[[Discogs]] |url=http://www.discogs.com/X-Blue-Blood/release/1321700 |access-date=2011-11-13}}</ref>
 ==Legacy==
-"X" has become a signature song of X Japan, being performed at nearly all of their concerts. Numerous times during a pause in a performance of the track a band member, usually vocalist [[Toshi (musician)|Toshi]], will yell "We are..." and the audience responds with "X!" before the musicians start the last leg of the song.<ref>{{cite web| title = X Japan: Reborn in the U.S.A. | url = http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/life/x-japan-reborn-usa-393946/| work = [[CNN]]| date = 2010-10-05| accessdate = 2016-01-28}}</ref> This was used as the title to the 2016 documentary film about the group, ''[[We Are X]]''.
+"X" has become a signature song of X Japan, being performed at nearly all of their concerts. Numerous times during a pause in a performance of the track a band member, usually vocalist [[Toshi (musician)|Toshi]], will yell "We are..." and the audience responds with "X!" before the musicians start the last leg of the song.<ref>{{cite web| title = X Japan: Reborn in the U.S.A. | url = http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/life/x-japan-reborn-usa-393946/| work = [[CNN]]| date = 2010-10-05| access-date = 2016-01-28| url-status = dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160205193957/http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/life/x-japan-reborn-usa-393946/| archive-date = 2016-02-05}}</ref> This was used as the title to the 2016 documentary film about the group, ''[[We Are X]]''.
-On November 21, 1993, [[SME Records]] released {{nihongo4|''X²''|ダブルエックス|Daburu Ekkusu|lit. "Double-X"}}, a [[short film]] based on the manga series ''[[X (manga)|X]]'' by [[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]] and set to X Japan's music. It features a [[slideshow]] of the manga's artwork set to a medley of X Japan's "[[Silent Jealousy]]", "[[Kurenai (song)|Kurenai]]" and "[[Endless Rain]]" and a music video for the song "X" directed by [[Shigeyuki Hayashi]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Clamp no Kiseki, Vol. 11|page=31|publisher=[[Tokyopop]]|author=[[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]]}}</ref>
+On November 21, 1993, [[SME Records]] released {{Nihongo|''X²''|ダブルエックス|Daburu Ekkusu|lit. "Double-X"}}, a [[short film]] based on the manga series ''[[X (manga)|X]]'' by [[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]] and set to X Japan's music. It features a [[slideshow]] of the manga's artwork set to a medley of X Japan's "[[Silent Jealousy]]", "[[Kurenai (song)|Kurenai]]" and "[[Endless Rain]]" and a music video for the song "X" directed by [[Shigeyuki Hayashi]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Clamp no Kiseki, Vol. 11|page=31|publisher=[[Tokyopop]]|author=Clamp|author-link=Clamp (manga artists)}}</ref>
-Inzargi, vocalist of [[Megamasso]], covered "X" for his 2012 cover album.<ref>{{cite web| title = Megamasso’s Vocalist INZARGI to Release Cover Album| work = jpopasia.com| url = http://www.jpopasia.com/news/megamassos-vocalist-inzargi-to-release-cover-album::10160.html| accessdate = 2012-02-20}}</ref>
+Inzargi, vocalist of [[Megamasso]], covered "X" for his 2012 cover album.<ref>{{cite web| title = Megamasso's Vocalist INZARGI to Release Cover Album| work = jpopasia.com| url = http://www.jpopasia.com/news/megamassos-vocalist-inzargi-to-release-cover-album::10160.html| access-date = 2012-02-20}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
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 {{Tracklist
 | headline        = Side A
-| lyrics_credits  = yes
-| music_credits   = yes
 | title1          = Orgasm
 | note1           = {{Nihongo2|オルガスム}}
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 {{tracklist
 | headline        = Side B
-| lyrics_credits  = yes
-| music_credits   = yes
 | title3          = X
 | lyrics3         = Yoshiki
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 ==Personnel==
-* Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama – [[singing|vocals]]
+* [[Toshi (musician)|Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama]] – [[singing|vocals]]
-* Yoshiki Hayashi – [[Drum kit|drums]]
+* [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki Hayashi]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
 * Hisashi "Jun" Takai – [[guitar]]
 * Hikaru Utaka – [[bass guitar]]
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 [[Category:X Japan songs]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Yoshiki (musician)]]
-[[Category:Japanese-language songs]]
+[[Category:Songs in Japanese]]
-[[Category:Speed metal songs]]
-[[Category:Songs about sexuality]]

v t e X Japan
Yoshiki Toshi Pata Sugizo Taiji hide Heath
Albums	Vanishing Vision Blue Blood Jealousy Art of Life Dahlia Unreleased sixth album
Live albums	On the Verge of Destruction 1992.1.7 Tokyo Dome Live Live Live Live Tokyo Dome 1993-1996 Live Live Live Extra Live in Hokkaido 1995.12.4 Bootleg Art of Life Live The Last Live
Compilations	X Singles B.O.X ~Best of X~ Ballad Collection X Japan Singles ~Atlantic Years~ Special Box Star Box Perfect Best Best: Fan's Selection Complete II The World: X Japan Hatsu no Zensekai Best
Other albums	Trance X We Are X
Singles	"I'll Kill You" "Orgasm" "Kurenai" "Endless Rain" "Week End" "Silent Jealousy" "Standing Sex" "Say Anything" "Tears" "Rusty Nail" "Longing ~Togireta Melody~" "Longing ~Setsubou no Yoru~" "Dahlia" "Forever Love" "Crucify My Love" "Scars" "Forever Love (Last Mix)" "The Last Song" "I.V." "Scarlet Love Song" "Jade" "Born to Be Free" "Angel"
Home video	Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig On the Verge of Destruction 1992.1.7 Tokyo Dome Live Visual Shock Vol. 4 X Japan Clips II The Last Live Video Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Complete Edition X Japan Returns 1993.12.30 X Japan Returns 1993.12.31 X Visual Shock DVD Box 1989–1992 The Last Live Complete Edition
Related articles	Discography Tours and performances We Are X Extasy Records S.K.I.N.
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