Epic Day | ||||
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Released | March 4, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2012–2015 | |||
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Length | 43:19 | |||
Label | Vermillion Records | |||
Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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Epic Day is the nineteenth [1] studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on March 4, 2015, more than 3.5 years after their previous studio effort, C'mon , [2] their longest gap between studio albums. It came after a hiatus in which the members released solo projects, including vocalist/lyricist Koshi Inaba's Singing Bird and guitarist/composer Tak Matsumoto's New Horizon .
It debuted at No. 1 at both the Oricon weekly albums chart and the Billboard Japan album chart. [3] [4]
The album comes in four versions: the regular edition with the 10-track CD; the analog edition with a download card; the limited edition with a bonus live DVD; and the Live-Gym 2015 Edition with live goods. [2] [5]
It was the first time that a B'z album had been released in the vinyl format since the band's early days.
The opening track "Las Vegas" received a promotional video and will be used as the official song of the Japanese leg of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season. [6]
All lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto, all songs co-arranged by both
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Las Vegas" | 4:05 |
2. | "Uchōten (Ecstatic 有頂天)" | 4:03 |
3. | "Exit to the Sun" | 4:55 |
4. | "No Excuse" | 4:03 |
5. | "アマリニモ (Amarinimo)" | 4:30 |
6. | "Epic Day" | 4:46 |
7. | "Classmate" | 4:30 |
8. | "Black Coffee" | 3:43 |
9. | "君を気にしない日など (Kimi wo Kinishinai Hi Nado)" | 4:31 |
10. | "Man of the Match" | 4:13 |
Total length: | 43:19 |
B’z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free Extra- at Osaka-jō Hall
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ) [7] | Platinum | 250,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
B'z is a Japanese rock duo consisting of guitarist, composer and producer Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto and vocalist and lyricist Koshi Inaba, known for their energetic hard rock tracks and pop rock ballads. B'z is one of the best-selling music artists in the world and the best-selling in their native Japan, having released 49 consecutive No. 1 singles, 25 No. 1 albums, and 3 No. 1 EPs on the Oricon music charts, and have sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
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