P.S. I Love U (Gackt song)
{{Infobox song
| name = P.S. I Love U
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Gackt
| album = Last Moon
| B-side = Ride or Die
| released = February 12, 2014
| recorded = 2013
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Progressive rock, pop rock
| length = 18:56
| label = G&Lovers
| writer = Gackt C.
| producer = Gackt
| prev_title = White Lovers
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Akatsukizukuyo (Day Breakers)
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|H36znIKw-OU|"P.S. I Love U"}}}}
}}
"P.S. I Love U" is the forty-fourth single of Japanese recording artist Gackt, released on February 12, 2014.{{cite web| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/video/2033930/full/| title=Gackt、マリスミゼルKamiさんの死を語る「まだ整理できていない」| date=2014-02-11| publisher=Oricon| accessdate=July 15, 2014| language=Japanese}}{{cite web| url=http://www.en.barks.jp/news/?id=1000004257| title=Gackt Speaks about Kami: "I still haven't come to terms with it"| date=2014-02-20| work=en.barks.jp| publisher=Global Plus| accessdate=July 7, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144548/http://www.en.barks.jp/news/?id=1000004257| archive-date=July 14, 2014| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url=http://www.en.barks.jp/news/?id=1000004284| title=Gackt's Appearance in Snow-covered Shibuya| date=2014-02-25| work=en.barks.jp| publisher=Global Plus| accessdate=July 7, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710090057/http://www.en.barks.jp/news/?id=1000004284| archive-date=July 10, 2017| url-status=dead}} The title song was the theme song for Vartix brand commercial, while the B-side was the theme song for Kissmark snowboarding brand commercial.{{cite web| url=http://www.en.barks.jp/news/?id=1000004232| title=Gackt's New Song Gets Full Support from Space Shower Music| date=2014-02-18| work=en.barks.jp| publisher=Global Plus| accessdate=July 7, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714155659/http://www.en.barks.jp/news/?id=1000004232| archive-date=July 14, 2014| url-status=dead}}
Overview
It is the first single in Gackt's career spanning more than fifteen years that didn't manage to enter the top ten of the Oricon major charts, it debuted at number twelve and charted for three weeks,{{cite web| title=P.S. I Love U on Oricon| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/9259/products/1059254/1/| publisher=Oricon| accessdate=July 7, 2014| language=Japanese}} however it did manage to top the Oricon indie charts.{{cite web| url=http://jame-world.com/us/news-108944-oricon-2014-week-9.html| title=Oricon 2014 Week 9| author=Jesy| date=2014-02-26| publisher=JaMe World| accessdate=July 7, 2014}}
It is his first record from his own new label G&Lovers, supported by record label and distribution company Crown Tokuma,{{cite web|url=http://www.crowntokuma.com/distribution.html|title=Crown Tokuma's Distribution (see G-Pro)|language=Japanese|accessdate=5 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905171517/http://www.crowntokuma.com/distribution.html|archive-date=5 September 2014|url-status=dead}} and for digital release by Space Shower Music, being available for digital download in all major online stores all over the world.
The title song was written from a woman’s perspective, based on his own feelings and experiences, like the death of close friends Kami and Ken Ogata, but also inspired by stories and movies like If Only, the Japanese drama Ima Ai Ni Yukimasu (a.k.a. Be with You), and the film Watashi No Atama No Naka No Keshigomu (a.k.a. A Movement to Remember). Gackt recalls that the "single is meant to be like a letter left to a loved one by someone who's gone from this world", yet "the purpose of my song is not to evoke sadness, but happiness. In my opinion, death is not important—what's important is what kind of life we leave behind".{{cite news |url=https://issuu.com/metrotokyo/docs/metropolis_1045 |title=GACKT: Perennial idol looks back on triumphs and tragedies |author=Erin Efrus |date=April 4–17, 2014 |magazine=Metropolis |issue=1045 |page=8 |accessdate=September 2, 2016}}
Track listings and formats
{{track listing
|all_writing= Gackt C
|headline = CD (GLCD-00003)
| title1 = P.S. I Love U
| length1 =
| title2 =Ride or Die
| length2 =
| title3 =P.S. I Love U (Instrumental)
| length3 =
|title4 =Ride or Die(Instrumental)
|length4 =
}}
{{track listing
|headline = CD + DVD (GLCD-00002)
|title1 =P.S. I Love U (Music Video)
}}
- Limited Edition (GLCD-00001)
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2014)
! Peak |
|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles
|align="center"| 12 |
| Oricon Indie Singles
|align="center"| 1 |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2014&month=02&day=24 |title="P.S. I Love U" on Japan Hot 100 chart |website=Billboard Japan |access-date=December 10, 2015}}
|align="center"| 51 |
References
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