| "Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive" | ||||
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| Single by B'z | ||||
| from the album Magic | ||||
| Released | August 5, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 10:43 | |||
| Label | Vermillion Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
| B'z singles chronology | ||||
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"Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive" (イチブトゼンブ／DIVE lit. "Part and All/Dive") is the forty-sixth single by B'z, released on August 5, 2009 as a double A-side. This is one of the many number-one singles by B'z at Oricon charts.[1] Chad Smith, from Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Juan Alderete, from The Mars Volta, guest appeared on this single on the drums and the bass guitar, respectively.[2] Two music videos were shot for the A-sides.
The song "Ichibu to Zenbu" was used as the opening theme in the Japanese TV series Buzzer Beat. The song also won the top 100 Billboard Japan 2009 which announced on December 2009.[3]
The single has received several certifications from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. "Ichibu to Zenbu" has been certified for selling more than 1,000,000 ringtones, 750,000 full-length downloads to cellphones and 250,000 downloads to PCs.[4] The physical single was certified platinum for shipped more than 250,000 copies.[5]
| Preceded by "Ayakashi" by Koichi Domoto |
Japanese Oricon Chart number one single August 17, 2009 |
Next: "Sunrise/Sunset (Love Is All)" by Ayumi Hamasaki |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one single ("Ichibu to Zenbu") August 17, 2009 – August 24, 2009 (2 weeks) |
Next: "Yume o Arigatō" by Yuko Hara |
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