"Real Thing Shakes" | ||||
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Single by B'z | ||||
Released | May 15, 1996 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Label | BMG Japan | |||
Writer(s) | Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto | |||
Producer | Andy Jones | |||
B'z singles chronology | ||||
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"Real Thing Shakes" is the twentieth single by B'z, released on May 15, 1996. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart. This is the only B'z single that was not produced by Matsumoto. It sold over 1,140,000 copies according to Oricon.[1] It was used as the theme song for the drama Oretachi ni Ki o Tsukero..
It was also the band's first officially released English recording.
The song has been cited as one of the band's works that best showcases Inaba's wide vocal range.[2]
It is said that the song was recorded as part of an attempt by BMG Japan to break B'z into the American market that never fully materialized.
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