Akuro no Oka

"Akuro no Oka"
Single by Dir En Grey
from the album Gauze
B-side	"-Zan- D.P.Y. Mix"
Released	January 20, 1999 (1999-01-20)
Recorded	One on One Recording North (Los Angeles)
Length	12:40
Label	East West
Songwriter(s)	Kyo, Kaoru
Producer(s)	Yoshiki
Dir En Grey singles chronology
"-I'll-" (1998) "Akuro no Oka" (1999) "Yurameki" (1999)

"Akuro no Oka" (アクロの丘, "Hill of the Acropolis") is a single released by Dir En Grey on January 20, 1999. It is among the first to feature remixes and was released simultaneously along with "Yurameki" and "-Zan-". The single peaked at number 7 on the Oricon music charts in Japan.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kyo; all music is composed by Kaoru.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Akuro no Oka" (アクロの丘; "Hill of the Acropolis")	8:33
2.	"-Zan- D.P.Y. Mix" (残 -ZAN- "D.P.Y. Mix", remix by Paul DeCarli)	4:07

Personnel

• Dir En Grey
  • Kyo – vocals, lyricist
  • Kaoru – guitar, composer
  • Die – guitar
  • Toshiya – bass guitar
  • Shinya – drums, composer
• Yoshiki Hayashi – producer
• Bill Kennedy (Precision Mastering) – mastering
• Paul DeCarli – remixing