| Art of Life | ||||
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| Released | August 25, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | April 1991 – June 1993 | |||
| Studio | One on One Recording, The Complex, Enterprise, Master Control, Pacifique, Devonshire, Red Zone, Abbey Road Studios | |||
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| Length | 29:00 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Yoshiki | |||
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Art of Life is the fourth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on August 25, 1993, by Atlantic Records. The album consists solely of the 29-minute-long orchestrated title track, which was written and composed by Yoshiki entirely in English and recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It topped the Oricon chart and has sold over 600,000 copies. The album is the band's first after changing their name from simply "X" and the first to feature bassist Heath.