"The Next Decade" is the thirty-fifth single by Japanese musical artist Gackt

Gackt

is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor and author. Usually referred to by his mononymous stage name, he is known for his career as a solo artist and as the former vocalist for the defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer....

, released on August 11, 2009.

Summary

It will be used as the theme song for the Kamen Rider Series

Kamen Rider Series

The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...

 film Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker

Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker

is the film adaptation of the 2009 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Decade. The film was released in Japanese theaters on August 8, 2009, alongside the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger film, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger The Movie: The Fateful War. The catchphrases for the movie are and...

in which Gackt portrays Riderman

Riderman

is a fictional character, an anti-heroic protagonist from the tokusatsu television series, Kamen Rider V3. He was the first Kamen Rider to wield personal weapons, and the first Kamen Rider whose face is partially exposed...

. It was released as a CD single and a CD single coupled with a DVD of the music video.

The theme of "The Next Decade" is that of the .

DVD

The music video of "The Next Decade" was later released in Stay the Ride Alive

Stay the Ride Alive

"Stay the Ride Alive" is the thirty-seventh single released by Japanese musical artist Gackt on January 1, 2010. The song was originally titled "Stay the Decade Alive", before being renamed "Stay the Ride Alive" in late November.- Summary :...

, "special memorial single" version which is a Digipak

Digipak

Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company.-Features:...

 with a special cover, a third disc and a booklet describing Gackt's collaboration with the Kamen Rider Decade production.

1. "The Next Decade" music cinema film

Chart performance

On its first day of release, it hit #3 on the Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 Daily Charts after selling 13,000 copies.

Oricon sales chart

Release	Provider(s)	Chart	Peak position	Sales total
August 11, 2009	Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...	Daily Singles	3	13,534
		Weekly Singles	4	37,033
		Monthly Singles	12	51,041
		Yearly Singles	103	56,335

Billboard Japan

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Japan 100	11
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales	4

External links

• "The Next Decade" on Gackt's official website.