"Love Phantom" is the eighteenth single by B'z, released on October 11, 1995. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart. The song was used as ending theme for The X-Files during the height of its popularity in Japan. The single sold over 950,000 copies within one week.[1] It sold over 1,862,000 copies according to Oricon.[2] The song won "the best five single award" at the 10th Japan Gold Disc Award.[3]
| "Love Phantom" | ||||
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| Single by B'z | ||||
| from the album Loose | ||||
| Released | October 11, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Label | BMG Japan | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto | |||
| Producer(s) | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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In 2011, the song was certified digitally by the RIAJ as a gold single for being downloaded more than 100,000 times to cellphones since its release as a digital download in early 2005.[4]
B'z became also the first artist to have at least one single charted in the yearly top 10 for five consecutives years. This record was broken by Mr. Children in 2008 (6 years).
Track listing edit
- Love Phantom
- Fushidara 100%
Personnel edit
- Tak Matsumoto - Electric guitar
- Koshi Inaba - Lead vocals
- Denny Fongheiser - Drums
- Masao Akashi - Bass guitar
- Daisuke Ikeda - Manipulator
- Takanobu Masuda - Organ, Moog
- Keiko Utoku- Female voice
- Naoko Iijima - Female voice
- Akemi Mori - Soprano voice
- Shinozaki Strings - Strings
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[5] | 4× Platinum | 1,600,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "Oricon Weekly Single Charts for the fourth week of October 1995" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ "B'z、歴代No.1アーティストまでの軌跡！" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2006-05-25. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ "Gold Disc Hall of Fame 10th" (in Japanese). Japan Gold Disc Award. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ 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. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- ^ "Japanese single certifications – B'z – Love Phantom" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 24, 2021. Select 1995年11月 on the drop-down menu
External links edit
- B'z official website
- LOVE PHANTOM on B'z no bise (Translation in French)