Silent Jealousy

The song's structure is comparable to "Kurenai", opening with a calm intro, performed on a single instrument, followed by a speed metal composition with symphonic elements. It also includes a short excerpt of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" during the piano-driven bridge. The B-side is an alternate version of "Sadistic Desire", originally featured on the band's debut album Vanishing Vision.

Live recordings of "Silent Jealousy" can be found on the "Say Anything" single and various releases featuring the band's Tokyo Dome performance on January 7, 1992, as part of the three-day concert series On the Verge of Destruction.

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.^[1]

Australian metal band Lord covered the title song as a bonus track on the Japanese version of their 2007 album Ascendence, with vocals performed by Hideaki Niwa.^[2] Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica also covered part of the song during one of the concerts on their Japanese tour. It also served as wrestler Chris Jericho's one night entrance song for his return to Japan.

Commercial performance

The song reached number 3 on the Oricon charts, and charted for 18 weeks.^[3] In 1991, with 234,950 copies sold was the 58th best-selling single of the year, being certified Gold by RIAJ.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Yoshiki.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Silent Jealousy"	Yoshiki	7:19
2.	"Sadistic Desire"	hide	6:05

Personnel

X

Toshi – vocals
Pata – guitar
hide – guitar
Taiji – bass
Yoshiki – drums, piano

Other

Co-Producer – Naoshi Tsuda
Mixer – Rich Breen
Cover photo – Michihiro Ikeda

References

↑ Clamp. Clamp no Kiseki, Vol. 11. Tokyopop. p. 31.
↑ "アセンデンス". amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
↑ Ｘ　ＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

X Japan

Toshi Yoshiki Pata Heath Sugizo Terry Tomo Atsushi Eddie Hally Zen Jun Hikaru Kerry Satoru Isao Taiji hide

Albums	Vanishing Vision Blue Blood Jealousy Art of Life Dahlia

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 Single Box Star Box Perfect Best Best ~Fan's Selection~ Complete II The World ~X Japan Hatsu no Zensekai Best~

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"

Home video	Xclamation (1987) Xclamation (1988) Thanx Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig Shigeki! Visual Shock Vol. 2 Celebration Visual Shock Vol. 2.5 Shigeki 2 ~Yume no Nakadakeni Ikite~ Visual Shock Vol. 3 Say Anything ~X Ballad Collection~ Visual Shock Vol. 3.5 On the Verge of Destruction 1992.1.7 Tokyo Dome Live Visual Shock Vol. 4 X Clips Dahlia the Video Visual Shock #5 Part I Dahlia the Video Visual Shock #5 Part II Dahlia Tour Final 1996 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 Japan Returns Complete Edition X Visual Shock DVD Box 1989–1992 X Japan Showcase in L.A. Premium Prototype The Last Live Complete Edition

Related articles	Discography We Are X Extasy Records S.K.I.N.

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