Monster (B'z album)

Monster
Studio album by B'z
Released	June 28, 2006
Recorded	2005–2006
Genre	Hard rock blues rock
Length	59:04
Label	Vermillion Records
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
The Circle (2005) Monster (2006) Action (2007)
Singles from Monster
"Ocean" Released: August 10, 2005 "Shōdō" Released: January 25, 2006 "Yuruginaimono Hitotsu" Released: April 12, 2006 "Splash!" Released: June 7, 2006

Monster is the fifteenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z, released on June 28, 2006. The album sold over 401,000 copies in its first week, an improvement from 2005's "The Circle". In total the album sold over 537,091 copies.

Track listing

1. "ALL-OUT ATTACK" - 4:11
2. "SPLASH!" - 3:33
3. "ゆるぎないものひとつ" [Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu] [One Unwavering Thing] - 4:38
4. "恋のサマーセッション" [Koi no SAMA- SESSHON → Koi no SUMMER SESSION] [Love's SUMMER SESSION] - 3:28
5. "ケムリの世界" [KEMURI no Sekai] [World of SMOKE] - 3:05
6. "衝動 ~MONSTER MiX~" [Shoudou ~MONSTER MiX~] [Impulse ~MONSTER MiX~] - 3:16
7. "無言のPromise" [Mugon no Promise] [Wordless Promise] - 4:57
8. "MONSTER" - 4:53
9. "ネテモサメテモ" [NETEMOSAMETEMO] [In Sleeping, and in Waking] - 3:26
10. "Happy Birthday" - 3:54
11. "ピエロ" [PIERO → PIERROT] - 3:13
12. "雨だれぶるーず" [Amadare Buru-zu → Amadare Blues] [Raindrop Blues] - 6:17
13. "明日また陽が昇るなら" [Ashita Mata Hi ga Noboru Nara] [If the Sun Comes Up Again Tomorrow] - 4:52
14. "OCEAN ~2006 MiX~" - 5:26

Singles

"Yuruginaimono Hitotsu"

"Yuruginaimono Hitotsu"
Single by B'z
from the album Monster
Released	April 12, 2006
Genre	Hard rock, pop rock, j-pop
Length	7:50
Label	Vermillion Records
Songwriter(s)	Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto
Producer(s)	Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
"Shoudou" (2006) "Yuruginaimono Hitotsu" (2006) "Splash!" (2006)

"Yuruginaimono Hitotsu" was released as the forty-first single by B'z on April 12, 2006, topping being the Oricon charts. The B-side "Pierrot" was also featured on Monster and it has been covered by Aya Kamiki. The song is used as the ending theme in Detective Conan 's tenth feature film Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem .

Track listing

1. Yuruginaimono Hitotsu (ゆるぎないものひとつ) - 4:37
2. Piero (Pierrot) (ピエロ) - 3:13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [1]	Platinum	250,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Tak Matsumoto (guitar)
• Koshi Inaba (vocals)

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [2]	2× Platinum	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Japanese single certifications – B'z – One unwavering thing" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved August 25, 2021.Select 2006年4月 on the drop-down menu
2. "Japanese album certifications – B'Z – Monster" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved August 20, 2021.Select 2006年6月 on the drop-down menu

• B'z performance at Oricon

External links

• B'z official Web site (in Japanese)