Big Machine (album)

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Big Machine
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Studio album by
B'z
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2003
Recorded2003
StudioRodeo Recording, Birdman West, Shian, Red Way Studio
Genre
Length50:56
Label Vermillion Records
Producer Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
Green
(2002)
Big Machine
(2003)
The Circle
(2005)
Singles from Big Machine
  1. "It's Showtime!!"
    Released: March 26, 2003
  2. "Yasei no Energy"
    Released: July 16, 2003

Big Machine is the thirteenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z, released on September 17, 2003.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Arakure" (アラクレ) – 3:25
  2. "Yasei no Energy" (野性のENERGY) – 4:39
  3. "Wake Up, Right Now" – 3:18
  4. "Hakanai Diamond" (儚いダイヤモンド; Hakanai Daiyamondo) – 3:28
  5. "I'm in Love?" – 2:59
  6. "It's Showtime!!" – 4:00
  7. "Ai to Nikushimi no Hajimari" (愛と憎しみのハジマリ) – 4:26
  8. "Big Machine" – 3:34
  9. "Nightbird" – 3:56
  10. "Bluesy na Asa" (ブルージーな朝; Burūji na Asa) – 3:57
  11. "Mabushii Sign" (眩しいサイン; Mabushii Sain) – 4:05
  12. "Change the Future" - 3:56
  13. "Roots" – 5:13

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Big Machine
Chart (2003)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [1] 1

Certifications

Certifications for Big Machine
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [2] 3× Platinum750,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "B'zのアルバム作品" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. "Japanese album certifications – B'Z – Big Machine" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved August 20, 2021.Select 2003年9月 on the drop-down menu