"Vanilla" is a single released by 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....

 on August 11, 1999. It was his second single. A DVD edition version with a PV was released on December 8, 1999. "Vanilla" was re-released on March 20, 2002. Vanilla is well known as a favorite among Gackt's fans, particularly because of a live performance of the song during Gackt's Mars Tour, which contained a fair amount of homoerotic fan service with his guitarist at the time, Masa.

Peaked at number 4 on the Japanese 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...

 rankings. Enjoyed considerable success even after this and stayed in the charts for over 10 weeks.

Chart performance

Release	Chart	Provider(s)	Peak position	Sales/ shipments	Total sales/ shipments
August 11, 1999	Japan Weekly Singles	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...	4	104,650	248,360