Ocean (B'z song)

"Ocean"
Single by B'z
from the album Monster
Released	August 10, 2005
Genre	Hard rock
Length	12:52
Label	Vermillion Records
Songwriters	Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
"Ai no Bakudan" (2005) "Ocean" (2005) "Shōdō" (2006)

"Ocean" is the thirty-ninth single by B'z, released on August 10, 2005. This song is one of the duo's many number-one singles in the Oricon charts, and has sold over 505,000 copies. As B-sides, the single features "Dear My Lovely Pain" and "Narifuri Kamawazu Dakishimete", which is an outtake from The Circle . "Ocean" was used as the theme of Umizaru Evolution, a Japanese television drama adaptation of the manga Umizaru .

The song has received three certifications from the RIAJ: a double platinum shipping certification, a double platinum ringtone download certification and a gold full-length cellphone download certification. ^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

1. "Ocean"
2. "Narifuri Kamawazu Dakishimete" (なりふりかまわず抱きしめて)
3. "Dear My Lovely Pain"

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [3] Physical single	2× Platinum	500,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [4] Digital single	Platinum	250,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [5] Ringtone	2× Platinum	500,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年8月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
2. レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：2月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 20, 2011. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
3. "Japanese single certifications – B'z – Ocean" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved August 24, 2021.Select 2005年8月 on the drop-down menu
4. "Japanese digital single certifications – B'z – Ocean" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved September 12, 2021.Select 2014年3月 on the drop-down menu
5. "Japanese ringtone certifications – B'z – Ocean" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved September 12, 2021.Select 2011年1月 on the drop-down menu

External links

• B'z performance at Oricon
• B'z official website