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			All music and guitar by [[Tak Matsumoto]]. All lyrics and lead vocals by [[Koshi Inaba]].

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	#'''[[Calling (Lyrics)\|Calling]]'''		#'''[[Calling (Lyrics)\|Calling]]'''
	#: [[File:s22_01.ogg]] ~~One of the band's most popular ballads, "~~Calling" has carved out a space essentially all its own as it exists as a ballad and hard power ballad at different measures. When debuted during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the band were still several months from locking the final arrangement and mix. After seven months of work, they were finally content with the work and answered mass fan demand that it be released as a single. In its original live incarnation, the harder rock elements were not present—certainly for the opening, which was played on piano by Tak at the time. The essential foundation of the song was actually written by Tak for the wedding of a good friend in America. Later, he introduced the tune to Koshi and asked if he could think of lyrics to match. Koshi later said, "For the first time in a while, I felt invigorated and excited to start on the lyrics." While a perennial hit amongst fans of all eras, the song is now only revived for special occasions, such as serving in highlight slots during both [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]] in North America and as the closer during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-]].		#: [[File:s22_01.ogg]] {{Calling Song}}
	#'''[[GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- (Lyrics)\|Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)]]'''		#'''[[GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- (Lyrics)\|Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)]]'''
	#:[[File:s22_02.ogg]] The only live recording released in the B'z catalogue, "Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)" is a live version of the ''[[RISKY]]'' album song recorded during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]—named for the [[FIREBALL\|then-recent single]]. It is also the longest B-side in the B'z discography and begins as ''[[SURVIVE]]'' album track "[[SURVIVE\|Do me]]" ends and contains a brief snippet of "[[BLOWIN']]" at the end. The idea for using a live recording as a B-side was thought to be an interesting prospect, and ultimately was decided to be "GIMME YOUR LOVE" from the recent tour due to the band being especially pleased with the quality of the performance and especially the balloon robots designed in Tak and Koshi's images. Unlike many live albums produced by other artists, the crowd has been almost entirely muted to allow listeners to take in the full live performance as it occurred on stage. Notably, when questioned as to why the Tokyo Dome performance was chosen over the other venues, Koshi said he felt some of the others were a little too noisy for comfortable home listens. Naturally, the promotional video aired on televsion contained matching footage. This version would go unreleased on [[B'z Home Videos\|home video]], but in 2008, a performance from another date at Tokyo Dome was utilized for LIVE-GYM compilation set ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. So memorable was this rendition of the song that it would later be recreated for [[B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"\|The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"]] in 2003, which was shortly thereafter captured on a [[Typhoon No.15 ~B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" in Nagisaen~\|matching home video]].		#:[[File:s22_02.ogg]] The only live recording released in the B'z catalogue, "Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)" is a live version of the ''[[RISKY]]'' album song recorded during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]—named for the [[FIREBALL\|then-recent single]]. It is also the longest B-side in the B'z discography and begins as ''[[SURVIVE]]'' album track "[[SURVIVE\|Do me]]" ends and contains a brief snippet of "[[BLOWIN']]" at the end. The idea for using a live recording as a B-side was thought to be an interesting prospect, and ultimately was decided to be "GIMME YOUR LOVE" from the recent tour due to the band being especially pleased with the quality of the performance and especially the balloon robots designed in Tak and Koshi's images. Unlike many live albums produced by other artists, the crowd has been almost entirely muted to allow listeners to take in the full live performance as it occurred on stage. Notably, when questioned as to why the Tokyo Dome performance was chosen over the other venues, Koshi said he felt some of the others were a little too noisy for comfortable home listens. Naturally, the promotional video aired on televsion contained matching footage. This version would go unreleased on [[B'z Home Videos\|home video]], but in 2008, a performance from another date at Tokyo Dome was utilized for LIVE-GYM compilation set ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. So memorable was this rendition of the song that it would later be recreated for [[B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"\|The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"]] in 2003, which was shortly thereafter captured on a [[Typhoon No.15 ~B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" in Nagisaen~\|matching home video]].

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	'''Calling''' is the twenty-second [[B'z Singles\|single]] by [[B'z]], released on July 9, 1997. Unquestionably one of the band's foremost ballads, the title song has been performed over 150 times with key appearances during numerous [[LIVE-GYM]] concerts, including those for [[B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood"\|Brotherhood]], [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE"\|BIG MACHINE]], and as the closer during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-\|C'mon]]. Addtionally, the song is one of the relatively few B'z songs premiered live and was played throughout [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]. This version featured Tak playing piano for the first half of the song as Koshi delivered a standard ballad before the former switched to his electric guitar for the heavy finale. This performance was later captured in 2008 on ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. Another especially memorable live performance took place during the second North American tour [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]] in which the crowd was invited to help lead into the song. A few months following its initial release, the title song would appear as the closing track on the band's ninth studio album ''[[SURVIVE]]''. It has subsequently been collected four times on [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums\|compilation albums]]: ''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]'', ''[[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]]'', ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'', and ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]''.		'''Calling''' is the twenty-second [[B'z Singles\|single]] by [[B'z]], released on July 9, 1997. Unquestionably one of the band's foremost ballads, the title song has been performed over 150 times with key appearances during numerous [[LIVE-GYM]] concerts, including those for [[B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood"\|Brotherhood]], [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE"\|BIG MACHINE]], and as the closer during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-\|C'mon]]. Addtionally, the song is one of the relatively few B'z songs premiered live and was played throughout [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]. This version featured Tak playing piano for the first half of the song as Koshi delivered a standard ballad before the former switched to his electric guitar for the heavy finale. This performance was later captured in 2008 on ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. Another especially memorable live performance took place during the second North American tour [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]] in which the crowd was invited to help lead into the song. A few months following its initial release, the title song would appear as the closing track on the band's ninth studio album ''[[SURVIVE]]''. It has subsequently been collected four times on [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums\|compilation albums]]: ''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]'', ''[[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]]'', ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'', and ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]''.

	The recording for "Calling" took quite some time for the band to get right. In fact, it was noted in ''[[Be With!]]'' issues from the era that production on the song was so arduous and taxing that it spanned the entire recording session for ''[[SURVIVE]]''—it was the first song attempted during recording and the last to be mastered. Ultimately, this process took seven months in all, At its core, it is a song divided, presenting itself as a ballad but bookended by a hard rock riff and numerous guitar solos. The arrangement in particular did not come easily. Four arrangers—Tak, Koshi, [[Daisuke Ikeda]], and [[Akihito Tokunaga]]—are credited with the arrangement, marking the first time this was the case with one of the band's songs. While no additional versions have since surfaced on a single or album, a special piano revision was used as the [[Ending SE]] to [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the tour during which it was premiered live.		The recording for "Calling" took quite some time for the band to get right. In fact, it was noted in ''[[Be With!]]'' issues from the era that production on the song was so arduous and taxing that it spanned the entire recording session for ''[[SURVIVE]]''—it was the first song attempted during recording and the last to be mastered. Ultimately, this process took seven months in all. At its core, it is a song divided, presenting itself as a ballad but bookended by a hard rock riff and numerous guitar solos. The arrangement in particular did not come easily. Four arrangers—Tak, Koshi, [[Daisuke Ikeda]], and [[Akihito Tokunaga]]—are credited with the arrangement, marking the first time this was the case with one of the band's songs. While no additional versions have since surfaced on a single or album, a special piano revision was used as the [[Ending SE]] to [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the tour during which it was premiered live.

	While "GIMME YOUR LOVE" began as merely an album song on the 1990 studio album ''[[RISKY]]'', it lives on as a very popular live choice for the band after having found its way into over 250 individual shows. After being included during almost every date on 2008's [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION"\|ACTION]] tour, the song was paired with "[[Ai no Bakudan]]" at the very end of [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-]].		While "GIMME YOUR LOVE" began as merely an album song on the 1990 studio album ''[[RISKY]]'', it lives on as a very popular live choice for the band after having found its way into over 250 individual shows. After being included during almost every date on 2008's [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION"\|ACTION]] tour, the song was paired with "[[Ai no Bakudan]]" at the very end of [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-]].

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	#'''[[Calling (Lyrics)\|Calling]]'''		#'''[[Calling (Lyrics)\|Calling]]'''
	#: [[File:s22_01.ogg]] One of the band's most popular ballads, "Calling" has carved out a space essentially all its own as it exists as a ballad and hard power ballad at different measures. When debuted during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the band were still several months from locking the final arrangement and mix. After seven months of work, they were finally content with the work and answered mass fan demand that it be released as a single. In its original live incarnation, the harder rock elements were not present—certainly for the opening, which was played on piano by Tak at the time. The essential foundation of the song was actually written by Tak for the wedding of a good friend in America. Later, he introduced the tune to Koshi and asked if he could think of lyrics to match. Koshi later said, "For the first time in a while, I felt invigorated and excited to start on the lyrics."		#: [[File:s22_01.ogg]] One of the band's most popular ballads, "Calling" has carved out a space essentially all its own as it exists as a ballad and hard power ballad at different measures. When debuted during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the band were still several months from locking the final arrangement and mix. After seven months of work, they were finally content with the work and answered mass fan demand that it be released as a single. In its original live incarnation, the harder rock elements were not present—certainly for the opening, which was played on piano by Tak at the time. The essential foundation of the song was actually written by Tak for the wedding of a good friend in America. Later, he introduced the tune to Koshi and asked if he could think of lyrics to match. Koshi later said, "For the first time in a while, I felt invigorated and excited to start on the lyrics." While a perennial hit amongst fans of all eras, the song is now only revived for special occasions, such as serving in highlight slots during both [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]] in North America and as the closer during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-]].
	#'''[[GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- (Lyrics)\|Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)]]'''		#'''[[GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- (Lyrics)\|Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)]]'''
	#:[[File:s22_02.ogg]] The only live recording released in the B'z catalogue, "Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)" is a live version of the ''[[RISKY]]'' album song recorded during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]—named for the [[FIREBALL\|then-recent single]]. It is also the longest B-side in the B'z discography and begins as ''[[SURVIVE]]'' album track "[[SURVIVE\|Do me]]" ends and contains a brief snippet of "[[BLOWIN']]" at the end. The idea for using a live recording as a B-side was thought to be an interesting prospect, and ultimately was decided to be "GIMME YOUR LOVE" from the recent tour due to the band being especially pleased with the quality of the performance and especially the balloon robots designed in Tak and Koshi's images. Unlike many live albums produced by other artists, the crowd has been almost entirely muted to allow listeners to take in the full live performance as it occurred on stage. Notably, when questioned as to why the Tokyo Dome performance was chosen over the other venues, Koshi said he felt some of the others were a little too noisy for comfortable home listens. Naturally, the promotional video aired on televsion contained matching footage. This version would go unreleased on [[B'z Home Videos\|home video]], but in 2008, a performance from another date at Tokyo Dome was utilized for LIVE-GYM compilation set ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. So memorable was this rendition of the song that it would later be recreated for [[B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"\|The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"]] in 2003, which was shortly thereafter captured on a [[Typhoon No.15 ~B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" in Nagisaen~\|matching home video]].		#:[[File:s22_02.ogg]] The only live recording released in the B'z catalogue, "Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)" is a live version of the ''[[RISKY]]'' album song recorded during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]—named for the [[FIREBALL\|then-recent single]]. It is also the longest B-side in the B'z discography and begins as ''[[SURVIVE]]'' album track "[[SURVIVE\|Do me]]" ends and contains a brief snippet of "[[BLOWIN']]" at the end. The idea for using a live recording as a B-side was thought to be an interesting prospect, and ultimately was decided to be "GIMME YOUR LOVE" from the recent tour due to the band being especially pleased with the quality of the performance and especially the balloon robots designed in Tak and Koshi's images. Unlike many live albums produced by other artists, the crowd has been almost entirely muted to allow listeners to take in the full live performance as it occurred on stage. Notably, when questioned as to why the Tokyo Dome performance was chosen over the other venues, Koshi said he felt some of the others were a little too noisy for comfortable home listens. Naturally, the promotional video aired on televsion contained matching footage. This version would go unreleased on [[B'z Home Videos\|home video]], but in 2008, a performance from another date at Tokyo Dome was utilized for LIVE-GYM compilation set ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. So memorable was this rendition of the song that it would later be recreated for [[B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"\|The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"]] in 2003, which was shortly thereafter captured on a [[Typhoon No.15 ~B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" in Nagisaen~\|matching home video]].

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	#'''[[Calling (Lyrics)\|Calling]]'''		#'''[[Calling (Lyrics)\|Calling]]'''
	#: [[File:s22_01.ogg]] ~~<font color=~~"~~white~~">.~~</font>~~		#: [[File:s22_01.ogg]] One of the band's most popular ballads, "Calling" has carved out a space essentially all its own as it exists as a ballad and hard power ballad at different measures. When debuted during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the band were still several months from locking the final arrangement and mix. After seven months of work, they were finally content with the work and answered mass fan demand that it be released as a single. In its original live incarnation, the harder rock elements were not present—certainly for the opening, which was played on piano by Tak at the time. The essential foundation of the song was actually written by Tak for the wedding of a good friend in America. Later, he introduced the tune to Koshi and asked if he could think of lyrics to match. Koshi later said, "For the first time in a while, I felt invigorated and excited to start on the lyrics."
	#'''[[GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- (Lyrics)\|Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)]]'''		#'''[[GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- (Lyrics)\|Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)]]'''
	#:[[File:s22_02.ogg]] The only live recording released in the B'z catalogue, "Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)" is a live version of the ''[[RISKY]]'' album song recorded during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]—named for the [[FIREBALL\|then-recent single]]. It is also the longest B-side in the B'z discography and begins as ''[[SURVIVE]]'' album track "[[SURVIVE\|Do me]]" ends and contains a brief snippet of "[[BLOWIN']]" at the end. The idea for using a live recording as a B-side was thought to be an interesting prospect, and ultimately was decided to be "GIMME YOUR LOVE" from the recent tour due to the band being especially pleased with the quality of the performance and especially the balloon robots designed in Tak and Koshi's images. Unlike many live albums produced by other artists, the crowd has been almost entirely muted to allow listeners to take in the full live performance as it occurred on stage. Notably, when questioned as to why the Tokyo Dome performance was chosen over the other venues, Koshi said he felt some of the others were a little too noisy for comfortable home listens. Naturally, the promotional video aired on televsion contained matching footage. This version would go unreleased on [[B'z Home Videos\|home video]], but in 2008, a performance from another date at Tokyo Dome was utilized for LIVE-GYM compilation set ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. So memorable was this rendition of the song that it would later be recreated for [[B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"\|The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"]] in 2003, which was shortly thereafter captured on a [[Typhoon No.15 ~B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" in Nagisaen~\|matching home video]].		#:[[File:s22_02.ogg]] The only live recording released in the B'z catalogue, "Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)" is a live version of the ''[[RISKY]]'' album song recorded during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]—named for the [[FIREBALL\|then-recent single]]. It is also the longest B-side in the B'z discography and begins as ''[[SURVIVE]]'' album track "[[SURVIVE\|Do me]]" ends and contains a brief snippet of "[[BLOWIN']]" at the end. The idea for using a live recording as a B-side was thought to be an interesting prospect, and ultimately was decided to be "GIMME YOUR LOVE" from the recent tour due to the band being especially pleased with the quality of the performance and especially the balloon robots designed in Tak and Koshi's images. Unlike many live albums produced by other artists, the crowd has been almost entirely muted to allow listeners to take in the full live performance as it occurred on stage. Notably, when questioned as to why the Tokyo Dome performance was chosen over the other venues, Koshi said he felt some of the others were a little too noisy for comfortable home listens. Naturally, the promotional video aired on televsion contained matching footage. This version would go unreleased on [[B'z Home Videos\|home video]], but in 2008, a performance from another date at Tokyo Dome was utilized for LIVE-GYM compilation set ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. So memorable was this rendition of the song that it would later be recreated for [[B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"\|The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"]] in 2003, which was shortly thereafter captured on a [[Typhoon No.15 ~B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" in Nagisaen~\|matching home video]].

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	'''Calling''' is the twenty-second [[B'z Singles\|single]] by [[B'z]], released on July 9, 1997. Unquestionably one of the band's foremost ballads, the title song has been performed over 150 times with key appearances during numerous [[LIVE-GYM]] concerts, including those for [[B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood"\|Brotherhood]], [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE"\|BIG MACHINE]], and as the closer during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-\|C'mon]]. Addtionally, the song is one of the relatively few B'z songs premiered live and was played throughout [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]] ~~months after~~ the tour ~~concluded~~. A few months following its initial release, the title song would appear as the closing track on the band's ninth studio album ''[[SURVIVE]]''. It has subsequently been collected four times on [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums\|compilation albums]]: ''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]'', ''[[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]]'', ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'', and ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]''.		'''Calling''' is the twenty-second [[B'z Singles\|single]] by [[B'z]], released on July 9, 1997. Unquestionably one of the band's foremost ballads, the title song has been performed over 150 times with key appearances during numerous [[LIVE-GYM]] concerts, including those for [[B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood"\|Brotherhood]], [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE"\|BIG MACHINE]], and as the closer during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-\|C'mon]]. Addtionally, the song is one of the relatively few B'z songs premiered live and was played throughout [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]. This version featured Tak playing piano for the first half of the song as Koshi delivered a standard ballad before the former switched to his electric guitar for the heavy finale. This performance was later captured in 2008 on ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. Another especially memorable live performance took place during the second North American tour [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]] in which the crowd was invited to help lead into the song. A few months following its initial release, the title song would appear as the closing track on the band's ninth studio album ''[[SURVIVE]]''. It has subsequently been collected four times on [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums\|compilation albums]]: ''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]'', ''[[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]]'', ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'', and ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]''.

	The recording for "Calling" took quite some time for the band to get right. In fact, it was noted in ''[[Be With!]]'' issues from the era that production on the song was so arduous and taxing that it spanned the entire recording session for ''[[SURVIVE]]''—it was the first song attempted during recording and the last to be mastered. While no additional versions have ~~been released~~ on a single or album, a special piano revision was used as the [[Ending SE]] to [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the tour during which it was premiered live.		The recording for "Calling" took quite some time for the band to get right. In fact, it was noted in ''[[Be With!]]'' issues from the era that production on the song was so arduous and taxing that it spanned the entire recording session for ''[[SURVIVE]]''—it was the first song attempted during recording and the last to be mastered. Ultimately, this process took seven months in all, At its core, it is a song divided, presenting itself as a ballad but bookended by a hard rock riff and numerous guitar solos. The arrangement in particular did not come easily. Four arrangers—Tak, Koshi, [[Daisuke Ikeda]], and [[Akihito Tokunaga]]—are credited with the arrangement, marking the first time this was the case with one of the band's songs. While no additional versions have since surfaced on a single or album, a special piano revision was used as the [[Ending SE]] to [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the tour during which it was premiered live.

	~~An especially memorable live performance took place during the second North American tour [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]] in which the crowd was invited to help lead into the song~~.

	While "GIMME YOUR LOVE" began as merely an album song on the 1990 studio album ''[[RISKY]]'', it lives on as a very popular live choice for the band after having found its way into over 250 individual shows. After being included during almost every date on 2008's [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION"\|ACTION]] tour, the song was paired with "[[Ai no Bakudan]]" at the very end of [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-]].		While "GIMME YOUR LOVE" began as merely an album song on the 1990 studio album ''[[RISKY]]'', it lives on as a very popular live choice for the band after having found its way into over 250 individual shows. After being included during almost every date on 2008's [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION"\|ACTION]] tour, the song was paired with "[[Ai no Bakudan]]" at the very end of [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-]].

	The single was also [[B'z Television Appearances\|performed on television]] on three occasions in 1997: twice on ''[[Music Station]]'' and once on ''CDTV''.		The [[B'z Music Videos\|music video]] for the single, presented mostly in monochrome and later muted tones, features the band performing in the rain with Tak playing piano as Koshi sings atop it. Tak is also shown playing violin amidst an orchestra as well. Due to the heavy rain effected for the video, a less valuable instrument similar to Tak's common Gibson Les Paul Goldtop was used. The video itself was directed by Ten Shinomiya, who also directed the promotional footage for "[[FIREBALL]]". The single was also [[B'z Television Appearances\|performed on television]] on three occasions in 1997: twice on ''[[Music Station]]'' and once on ''CDTV''.

	At release, "Calling" moved over 500,000 copies and debuted at number one on the Weekly Oricon Singles charts. It was the sixteenth highest seller of all of 1997, taking second for all of July 1997 and tenth for August. After spending 17 weeks on the charts, the sales of the ballad ultimately reached over 1,000,000, giving the song a Million certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.		At release, "Calling" moved over 500,000 copies and debuted at number one on the Weekly Oricon Singles charts. It was the sixteenth highest seller of all of 1997, taking second for all of July 1997 and tenth for August. After spending 17 weeks on the charts, the sales of the ballad ultimately reached over 1,000,000, giving the song a Million certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

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	'''Calling''' is the twenty-second [[B'z Singles\|single]] by [[B'z]], released on July 9, 1997.		'''Calling''' is the twenty-second [[B'z Singles\|single]] by [[B'z]], released on July 9, 1997. Unquestionably one of the band's foremost ballads, the title song has been performed over 150 times with key appearances during numerous [[LIVE-GYM]] concerts, including those for [[B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood"\|Brotherhood]], [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE"\|BIG MACHINE]], and as the closer during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-\|C'mon]]. Addtionally, the song is one of the relatively few B'z songs premiered live and was played throughout [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]] months after the tour concluded. A few months following its initial release, the title song would appear as the closing track on the band's ninth studio album ''[[SURVIVE]]''. It has subsequently been collected four times on [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums\|compilation albums]]: ''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]'', ''[[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]]'', ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'', and ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]''.

			The recording for "Calling" took quite some time for the band to get right. In fact, it was noted in ''[[Be With!]]'' issues from the era that production on the song was so arduous and taxing that it spanned the entire recording session for ''[[SURVIVE]]''—it was the first song attempted during recording and the last to be mastered. While no additional versions have been released on a single or album, a special piano revision was used as the [[Ending SE]] to [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the tour during which it was premiered live.

			An especially memorable live performance took place during the second North American tour [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]] in which the crowd was invited to help lead into the song.

			While "GIMME YOUR LOVE" began as merely an album song on the 1990 studio album ''[[RISKY]]'', it lives on as a very popular live choice for the band after having found its way into over 250 individual shows. After being included during almost every date on 2008's [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION"\|ACTION]] tour, the song was paired with "[[Ai no Bakudan]]" at the very end of [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-]].

			The single was also [[B'z Television Appearances\|performed on television]] on three occasions in 1997: twice on ''[[Music Station]]'' and once on ''CDTV''.

	At release, "Calling" moved over 500,000 copies and debuted at number one on the Weekly Oricon Singles charts. It was the sixteenth highest seller of all of 1997, taking second for all of July 1997 and tenth for August. After spending 17 weeks on the charts, the sales of the ballad ultimately reached over 1,000,000, giving the song a Million certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.		At release, "Calling" moved over 500,000 copies and debuted at number one on the Weekly Oricon Singles charts. It was the sixteenth highest seller of all of 1997, taking second for all of July 1997 and tenth for August. After spending 17 weeks on the charts, the sales of the ballad ultimately reached over 1,000,000, giving the song a Million certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
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	#'''[[GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- (Lyrics)\|Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)]]'''		#'''[[GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- (Lyrics)\|Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)]]'''
	#:[[File:s22_02.ogg]] ~~<font color~~="~~white~~"~~>.</font>~~		#:[[File:s22_02.ogg]] The only live recording released in the B'z catalogue, "Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)" is a live version of the ''[[RISKY]]'' album song recorded during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]—named for the [[FIREBALL\|then-recent single]]. It is also the longest B-side in the B'z discography and begins as ''[[SURVIVE]]'' album track "[[SURVIVE\|Do me]]" ends and contains a brief snippet of "[[BLOWIN']]" at the end. The idea for using a live recording as a B-side was thought to be an interesting prospect, and ultimately was decided to be "GIMME YOUR LOVE" from the recent tour due to the band being especially pleased with the quality of the performance and especially the balloon robots designed in Tak and Koshi's images. Unlike many live albums produced by other artists, the crowd has been almost entirely muted to allow listeners to take in the full live performance as it occurred on stage. Notably, when questioned as to why the Tokyo Dome performance was chosen over the other venues, Koshi said he felt some of the others were a little too noisy for comfortable home listens. Naturally, the promotional video aired on televsion contained matching footage. This version would go unreleased on [[B'z Home Videos\|home video]], but in 2008, a performance from another date at Tokyo Dome was utilized for LIVE-GYM compilation set ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. So memorable was this rendition of the song that it would later be recreated for [[B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"\|The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"]] in 2003, which was shortly thereafter captured on a [[Typhoon No.15 ~B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" in Nagisaen~\|matching home video]].

			== Reversion history ==
			{{Main\|B'z Reversioned Songs}}
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			! width="70%"\| Reversion History
			\|-
			{{Calling Versions}}
			{{GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- Versions}}
			\|}

	== Live appearances ==		== Live appearances ==
	===Live Performances===		===[[B'z Songs by LIVE-GYM\|Live Performances]]===
	{{Calling Live}}		{{Calling Live}}
	{{GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- Live}}		{{GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- Live}}

	===Home Videos===		===[[B'z Songs on Home Video\|Home Videos]]===
	{{Calling Video}}		{{Calling Video}}
	{{GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- Video}}		{{GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- Video}}
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	== Personnel ==		== Personnel ==
			{{Main\|B'z Support Members}}
	'''B'z'''		'''B'z'''
	*[[Tak Matsumoto]]: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement		*[[Tak Matsumoto]]: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement

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			== Live appearances ==
			===Live Performances===
			{{Calling Live}}
			{{GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- Live}}

			===Home Videos===
			{{Calling Video}}
			{{GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- Video}}

	== Personnel ==		== Personnel ==

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	'''Calling''' is the twenty-second [[B'z Singles\|single]] by [[B'z]], released on July 9, 1997. Unquestionably one of the band's foremost ballads, the title song has been performed over 150 times with key appearances during numerous [[LIVE-GYM]] concerts, including those for [[B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood"\|Brotherhood]], [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE"\|BIG MACHINE]], and as the closer during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-\|C'mon]]. Addtionally, the song is one of the relatively few B'z songs premiered live and was played throughout [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]. This version featured Tak playing piano for the first half of the song as Koshi delivered a standard ballad before the former switched to his electric guitar for the heavy finale. This performance was later captured in 2008 on ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. Another especially memorable live performance took place during the second North American tour [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]] in which the crowd was invited to help lead into the song. A few months following its initial release, the title song would appear as the closing track on the band's ninth studio album ''[[SURVIVE]]''. It has subsequently been collected four times on [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums\|compilation albums]]: ''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]'', ''[[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]]'', ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'', and ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]''.		'''Calling''' is the twenty-second [[B'z Singles\|single]] by [[B'z]], released on July 9, 1997. Unquestionably one of the band's foremost ballads, the title song has been performed over 150 times with key appearances during numerous [[LIVE-GYM]] concerts, including those for [[B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood"\|Brotherhood]], [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE"\|BIG MACHINE]], and as the closer during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-\|C'mon]]. Addtionally, the song is one of the relatively few B'z songs premiered live and was played throughout [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]. This version featured Tak playing piano for the first half of the song as Koshi delivered a standard ballad before the former switched to his electric guitar for the heavy finale. This performance was later captured in 2008 on ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. Another especially memorable live performance took place during the second North American tour [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]] in which the crowd was invited to help lead into the song. A few months following its initial release, the title song would appear as the closing track on the band's ninth studio album ''[[SURVIVE]]''. It has subsequently been collected four times on [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums\|compilation albums]]: ''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]'', ''[[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]]'', ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'', and ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]''.

	The recording for "Calling" took quite some time for the band to get right. In fact, it was noted in ''[[Be With!]]'' issues from the era that production on the song was so arduous and taxing that it spanned the entire recording session for ''[[SURVIVE]]''—it was the first song attempted during recording and the last to be mastered. Ultimately, this process took seven months in all, At its core, it is a song divided, presenting itself as a ballad but bookended by a hard rock riff and numerous guitar solos. The arrangement in particular did not come easily. Four arrangers—Tak, Koshi, [[Daisuke Ikeda]], and [[Akihito Tokunaga]]—are credited with the arrangement, marking the first time this was the case with one of the band's songs. While no additional versions have since surfaced on a single or album, a special piano revision was used as the [[Ending SE]] to [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the tour during which it was premiered live.		The recording for "Calling" took quite some time for the band to get right. In fact, it was noted in ''[[Be With!]]'' issues from the era that production on the song was so arduous and taxing that it spanned the entire recording session for ''[[SURVIVE]]''—it was the first song attempted during recording and the last to be mastered. Ultimately, this process took seven months in all. At its core, it is a song divided, presenting itself as a ballad but bookended by a hard rock riff and numerous guitar solos. The arrangement in particular did not come easily. Four arrangers—Tak, Koshi, [[Daisuke Ikeda]], and [[Akihito Tokunaga]]—are credited with the arrangement, marking the first time this was the case with one of the band's songs. While no additional versions have since surfaced on a single or album, a special piano revision was used as the [[Ending SE]] to [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the tour during which it was premiered live.

	While "GIMME YOUR LOVE" began as merely an album song on the 1990 studio album ''[[RISKY]]'', it lives on as a very popular live choice for the band after having found its way into over 250 individual shows. After being included during almost every date on 2008's [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION"\|ACTION]] tour, the song was paired with "[[Ai no Bakudan]]" at the very end of [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-]].		While "GIMME YOUR LOVE" began as merely an album song on the 1990 studio album ''[[RISKY]]'', it lives on as a very popular live choice for the band after having found its way into over 250 individual shows. After being included during almost every date on 2008's [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION"\|ACTION]] tour, the song was paired with "[[Ai no Bakudan]]" at the very end of [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-]].

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	#'''[[Calling (Lyrics)\|Calling]]'''		#'''[[Calling (Lyrics)\|Calling]]'''
	#: [[File:s22_01.ogg]] One of the band's most popular ballads, "Calling" has carved out a space essentially all its own as it exists as a ballad and hard power ballad at different measures. When debuted during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the band were still several months from locking the final arrangement and mix. After seven months of work, they were finally content with the work and answered mass fan demand that it be released as a single. In its original live incarnation, the harder rock elements were not present—certainly for the opening, which was played on piano by Tak at the time. The essential foundation of the song was actually written by Tak for the wedding of a good friend in America. Later, he introduced the tune to Koshi and asked if he could think of lyrics to match. Koshi later said, "For the first time in a while, I felt invigorated and excited to start on the lyrics."		#: [[File:s22_01.ogg]] One of the band's most popular ballads, "Calling" has carved out a space essentially all its own as it exists as a ballad and hard power ballad at different measures. When debuted during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"\|LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], the band were still several months from locking the final arrangement and mix. After seven months of work, they were finally content with the work and answered mass fan demand that it be released as a single. In its original live incarnation, the harder rock elements were not present—certainly for the opening, which was played on piano by Tak at the time. The essential foundation of the song was actually written by Tak for the wedding of a good friend in America. Later, he introduced the tune to Koshi and asked if he could think of lyrics to match. Koshi later said, "For the first time in a while, I felt invigorated and excited to start on the lyrics." While a perennial hit amongst fans of all eras, the song is now only revived for special occasions, such as serving in highlight slots during both [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]] in North America and as the closer during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-]].
	#'''[[GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- (Lyrics)\|Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)]]'''		#'''[[GIMME YOUR LOVE -Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER- (Lyrics)\|Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)]]'''
	#:[[File:s22_02.ogg]] The only live recording released in the B'z catalogue, "Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)" is a live version of the ''[[RISKY]]'' album song recorded during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]—named for the [[FIREBALL\|then-recent single]]. It is also the longest B-side in the B'z discography and begins as ''[[SURVIVE]]'' album track "[[SURVIVE\|Do me]]" ends and contains a brief snippet of "[[BLOWIN']]" at the end. The idea for using a live recording as a B-side was thought to be an interesting prospect, and ultimately was decided to be "GIMME YOUR LOVE" from the recent tour due to the band being especially pleased with the quality of the performance and especially the balloon robots designed in Tak and Koshi's images. Unlike many live albums produced by other artists, the crowd has been almost entirely muted to allow listeners to take in the full live performance as it occurred on stage. Notably, when questioned as to why the Tokyo Dome performance was chosen over the other venues, Koshi said he felt some of the others were a little too noisy for comfortable home listens. Naturally, the promotional video aired on televsion contained matching footage. This version would go unreleased on [[B'z Home Videos\|home video]], but in 2008, a performance from another date at Tokyo Dome was utilized for LIVE-GYM compilation set ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. So memorable was this rendition of the song that it would later be recreated for [[B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"\|The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"]] in 2003, which was shortly thereafter captured on a [[Typhoon No.15 ~B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" in Nagisaen~\|matching home video]].		#:[[File:s22_02.ogg]] The only live recording released in the B'z catalogue, "Gimme your love(Live at Tokyo Dome)" is a live version of the ''[[RISKY]]'' album song recorded during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]]—named for the [[FIREBALL\|then-recent single]]. It is also the longest B-side in the B'z discography and begins as ''[[SURVIVE]]'' album track "[[SURVIVE\|Do me]]" ends and contains a brief snippet of "[[BLOWIN']]" at the end. The idea for using a live recording as a B-side was thought to be an interesting prospect, and ultimately was decided to be "GIMME YOUR LOVE" from the recent tour due to the band being especially pleased with the quality of the performance and especially the balloon robots designed in Tak and Koshi's images. Unlike many live albums produced by other artists, the crowd has been almost entirely muted to allow listeners to take in the full live performance as it occurred on stage. Notably, when questioned as to why the Tokyo Dome performance was chosen over the other venues, Koshi said he felt some of the others were a little too noisy for comfortable home listens. Naturally, the promotional video aired on televsion contained matching footage. This version would go unreleased on [[B'z Home Videos\|home video]], but in 2008, a performance from another date at Tokyo Dome was utilized for LIVE-GYM compilation set ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. So memorable was this rendition of the song that it would later be recreated for [[B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"\|The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"]] in 2003, which was shortly thereafter captured on a [[Typhoon No.15 ~B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" in Nagisaen~\|matching home video]].