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"My Lonely Town" 
Single by B'z from the album Magic Released October 14, 2009 Genre Hard rock Length 11:13 Label Vermillion Records Writer(s) Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto Producer Tak Matsumoto B'z singles chronology "Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive"
(2009)"My Lonely Town"
(2009)"Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo"
(2011)"My Lonely Town" is the forty-seventh single by B'z, released on October 14, 2009. The single features an original song and a ballad version of the previous single as b-sides.[1] In addition, the single was also released in a limited edition, coming with a DVD with the music video.[2]
Hashima Island, an old deserted mining island in Nagasaki Prefecture which had been recently reopened to visitors after being closed off for 35 years, was used as the location for the filming of the music video. Photos for the CD cover and packaging were also shot there.[3]
The single debuted at the number-one spot on the Japanese Oricon daily charts, selling about sixty-five thousand copies in one day.[4] On the Oricon weekly charts, the single debuted at No. 1, with the first week sales of 180,723 copies. With the number-one debut, the single became their 43rd number-one single on Oricon weekly charts.[5]
The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Platinum for its shipment of 250,000 copies.[6]
Track listing
- My Lonely Town - 3:38
- Kirei Na Namida (綺麗な涙) - 4:13
- Ichibu to Zenbu -Ballad Version- (イチブトゼンブ -Ballad Version-) - 3:22
References
- ^ "7th B'z single "MY LONELY TOWN" 14/10". jpopkpop.net. 2009-09-02. http://jpopkpop.net/index.php?itemid=782. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ My Lonely Town at cdjapan.co.ja
- ^ (Japanese) "B'z、ニューシングル「MY LONELY TOWN」は軍艦島で撮影". Barks.jp. 2009-09-01. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000052580. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ (Japanese) "B'z、シングル43作連続1位へ好発進". Oricon. 2009-10-15. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/69797/. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ (Japanese) "B'z最新シングルで43作連続首位、TOP10入りは44作で歴代1位タイ". Oricon. 2009-10-20. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69906/full/. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ (Japanese) "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年10月". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200910.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
External links
- B'z official website (Japanese) (English)
Preceded by
"It's All Too Much/Never Say Die" by YuiJapanese Oricon Chart number one single
October 26, 2009Succeeded by
"River" by AKB48Preceded by
"It's All Too Much" by YuiBillboard Japan Hot 100 number-one single
October 26, 2009Succeeded by
"Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru" by Ken HiraiB'z Off the Lock Break Through Risky In the Life "Alone"Run "Zero"The 7th Blues Loose Survive Brotherhood Eleven Green Big Machine The Circle Monster Action Magic "Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive" • "My Lonely Town"C'mon "Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo" • "Don't Wanna Lie"Non-album singles "Be There" • "Taiyō no Komachi Angel" • "Blowin'" • "Ai no mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake o Kizutsukenai" • "Hadashi no Megami" • "Motel" • "Mienai Chikara (Invisible One)/Move" • "Real Thing Shakes" • "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan" • "Home" • "Gold" • "Banzai" • "Arigato" • "Burn (Fumetsu no Face)"Related content Categories:- 2000s rock single stubs
- 2009 singles
- B'z songs
- Oricon Weekly number-one singles
- Japan Hot 100 number-one singles
- Singles certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
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