"Red" | ||||
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Single by B'z | ||||
Released | June 10, 2015 [1] | |||
Length | 3:56 | |||
Label | Vermillion Records | |||
B'z singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Red" (partial) on YouTube |
"Red" is the fifty-second single by Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on 10 June 2015. [1] It is their first non-album single since 2012's "Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku)" and their first single without a b-side since 1996's "Real Thing Shakes". The song was written to be Hiroshima Toyo Carp's pitcher Hiroki Kuroda's entrance song, and its title is a reference to the club's colors. [1]
Apart from its regular edition, the single also comes in a limited edition with a bonus DVD including the song's promotional video and live footage of their Yokohama Arena concert, part of their B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-' tour in promotion of their then recent album Epic Day . It was also released in a "RED Edition" including a red case and a wrist band. [1]
It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart. [2] It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and the Top Singles Sales chart. [3] [4] It was ranked #32 at Oricon's 2015 year-end chart [5] and #40 at Billboard Japan's. [6] The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Gold for its sales of 100,000 copies. [7]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Red" | 3:56 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ) [8] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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