"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]

"Red"
Single by B'z
ReleasedJune 10, 2015 (2015-06-10)[1]
Length3:56
LabelVermillion Records
B'z singles chronology
"Uchōten"
(2015)
"Red"
(2015)
"Seimei/Still Alive"
(2017)
Music video
"Red" (partial) on YouTube

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]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Red"3:56

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[8] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "B'z to release 'RED' as their new single". tokyohive.com. 6Theory Media, LLC. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年06月08日~2015年06月14日". oricon.com.br. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. ^ "オリコン年間 CDシングルランキング 2015年度 31~40位". oricon.com.br (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  7. ^ ゴールドディスク認定 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Japanese single certifications – B'z – Red" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 25 August 2021. Select 2015年6月 on the drop-down menu
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