| "It's Showtime!" | ||||
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| Single by B'z | ||||
| from the album Big Machine | ||||
| Released | March 26, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 7:57 | |||
| Label | Vermillion Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto | |||
| Producer(s) | Tak Matsumoto | |||
| B'z singles chronology | ||||
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"It's Showtime!!" is the thirty-fourth single by B'z, released on March 26, 2003. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts.
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ) [1] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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