Redemption (Gackt song)


"Redemption" is a single released by Gackt on January 25, 2006. It peaked at third place on the Oricon weekly chart and charted for twelve weeks. In 2006, it was the 83rd best selling single with sales of 124,955 copies, making it to be Gackt's eighth best selling single. The "Longing" and "Redemption" were theme songs of the video game . It was certified gold by RIAJ.

Summary

In late 2005 was announced Gackt's involvement with the Final Fantasy VII franchise, for a Square Enix PlayStation 2 video game ', released on January 26, 2006. Gackt composed and performed two theme songs for the game, "Longing" and "Redemption", and were released as a single, separately from the games's original soundtrack, but were included in its release a month later. For the game's ending theme, "Redemption", the staff originally planned for it to be a ballad, but Gackt decided to make it a rock song instead. Upon hearing Gackt's ideas, the staff were pleased with the direction in which he had gone. A limited edition of the single was published as well, containing a DVD with alternating music videos of the title track, one featuring the artist and the other being composed of footage from the video game Dirge of Cerberus.
Besides that, the character Genesis Rhapsodos was modeled on, voiced and co-created by Gackt, and Gackt also acted as the character in a brief appearance during an optional ending of the game. Initially a character with very limited appearance, Genesis had an integral role in the 2007 video game '. "Redemption" was performed on the Diabolos: Aien no Shi tour in 2005, and extensively throughout his solo career.

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