"Uchōten" (有頂天) "ecstasy", is a single by Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on January 14, 2015.[1] It is the only single of their nineteenth album Epic Day.

"Uchōten"
Single by B'z
from the album Epic Day
B-side"Endless Summer"
ReleasedJanuary 14, 2015 (2015-01-14)
Length8:41
LabelVermillion Records
B'z singles chronology
"Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku)"
(2012)
"Uchōten"
(2015)
"Red"
(2015)
Music video
"Uchōten" on YouTube

The song debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 133,980 copies.[2] It also gave B'z their 64th combined week in the number one position, beating Pink Lady's 1979 record of 63 combined weeks.[3] In addition, the song reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and the Top Singles Sales chart.[4][5] It was ranked #37 at Oricon's 2015 year-end chart[6] and #39 at Billboard Japan's.[7] The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Gold for its sales of 100,000 copies.[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Uchōten (有頂天)"4:03
2."Endless Summer"4:38

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "有頂天(初回限定盤)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "Oricon Weekly Charts for 1/12 ~ 1/18". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "B'z break records and top Oricon chart with their 1st single in 2 years and 9 months". Tokyo Hive. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  4. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. ^ ゴールドディスク認定 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  9. ^ "Japanese single certifications – B'z – Ecstatic" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 25, 2021. Select 2015年1月 on the drop-down menu
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