"Home" is the twenty-fifth single by B'z, released on July 8, 1998. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon weekly chart. Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel released three singles in the same day. Although L'Arc-en-Ciel's three singles—"Honey", "Shinshoku (Lose Control)" and "Kasō"—passed the first week sales of 500,000 copies each and were ranked at number two, three and four respectively, the single "Home" managed to debut at the number-one position.[1] The single sold over 961,000 copies according to Oricon.[2] While they won "the artist of the year award", the song was elected as one of "songs of the year" at the 13th Japan Gold Disc Award.[3]
| "Home" | ||||
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| Single by B'z | ||||
| Released | July 8, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, blues-rock | |||
| Label | Rooms Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto | |||
| Producer(s) | Tak Matsumoto | |||
| B'z singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
edit- Home
- The Wild Wind
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[4] | Million | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Oricon Weekly Single Charts for the third week of July 1998" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ "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 13th" (in Japanese). Japan Gold Disc Award. Archived from the original on 2004-04-07. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ "Japanese single certifications – B'z – Home" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 24, 2021. Select 1998年7月 on the drop-down menu