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{{Infobox Single
| Name          = SUPER LOVE SONG
| Name          = SUPER LOVE SONG
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| Recorded      =  
| Recorded      =  
| Length        = 11:07
| Length        = 11:07
| Label          = Vermillion Records
| Label          = [[Vermillion Records]]
| Producer      = Tak Matsumoto
| Producer      = [[Tak Matsumoto]]
| Promotions    = #3 ("Burnout Dominator")<br>#3 ("JAPAN COUNTDOWN" October Theme)
| Promotions    = #3 (''Burnout Dominator'')<br>#3 (''JAPAN COUNTDOWN'' October Theme)
| Last single    = "[[Eien no Tsubasa]]"<br/>(2007)
| Last single    = '''43rd Single'''<br>[[File:43s.jpg|link=Eien no Tsubasa|border|65px|right]]<br>[[Eien no Tsubasa]]<br/>(2007)
| This single    = "'''SUPER LOVE SONG'''"<br/>(2007)
| This single    = '''44th Single'''<br>[[File:44s.jpg|link=|border|65px|right]]<br>'''SUPER LOVE SONG'''<br/>(2007)
| Next single    = "[[BURN -Fumetsu no Face-]]"<br/>(2008)
| Next single    = '''45th Single'''<br>[[File:45s.jpg|link=BURN -Fumetsu no Face-|border|65px|right]]<br>[[BURN -Fumetsu no Face-]]<br/>(2008)
}}
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[[Image:Rockwalk1.jpg|thumb|right|240px|B'z in November 2007 as they became the first Asian musicians to be inducted to Hollywood's RockWalk in Los Angeles, California.]]
'''SUPER LOVE SONG''' is the forty-forth [[B'z Singles|single]] by [[B'z]], released on October 3, 2007. Along with the year's earlier single "[[Eien no Tsubasa]]", it would first be collected on the band's sixteenth studio album, ''[[ACTION]]'', prior to being added to 2008's 20th anniversary compilation ''[[B'z The Best ULTRA Pleasure]]''.
[[Image:Slspromo2.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The primary promotional image used in press materials for the single. It would later be used as the band's image on their [http://www.rockwalk.com/inductees/inductee.cfm?id=177 RockWalk profile].]]
[[Image:Showcase2007sls.png|thumb|right|240px|The band performing "SUPER LOVE SONG" during [[B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19-]]. The tour marked one of only a select few occasions in which B'z premiered a song to fans live.]]
'''SUPER LOVE SONG''' is the forty-forth [[B'z Singles|single]] by [[B'z]], released on October 3, 2007. Along with the year's earlier single "[[Eien no Tsubasa]]", it would first be collected on the band's sixteenth studio album, ''[[ACTION]]'', prior to being added to 2008's 20th anniversary compilation ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]''. Five years later, it would again be collected on one of the band's two twenty-fifth anniversary compilations, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012]]''.


During [[B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19-]], "SUPER LOVE SONG" would become one of the few B'z songs to be premiered live ahead of its unveiling through official channels. The song would be used to open shows for B'z throughout the summer at all dates of the aforementioned tour as well as [[B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town-]] and their appearance at [[SUMMER SONIC|SUMMER SONIC 2007]].
During [[B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19-]], "SUPER LOVE SONG" would become one of the few B'z songs to be premiered live ahead of its unveiling through official channels. The song would be used to open shows for B'z throughout the summer at all dates of the aforementioned tour as well as [[B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town-]] and their appearance at [[SUMMER SONIC|SUMMER SONIC 2007]].


A promotional video was filmed for the single featuring American drummer Jeremy Colson and Robert DeLeo of the Stone Temple Pilots on bass, who both also played for the studio version. The video made use of computer-generated imagery and featured only the band members. Although it was not included on the limited edition that included a DVD—which instead featured a live performance of the song—it was aired on multiple music channels at the time of release. In addition, B'z performed the song twice on television as promotion: the first a week prior to release on "HEY!HEY!HEY!", and again on a "Music Station" special on October 24th.
A promotional video was filmed for the single featuring American drummer Jeremy Colson and Robert DeLeo of the Stone Temple Pilots on bass, who both also played for the studio version. The video made use of computer-generated imagery and featured only the band members. Although it was not included on the limited edition that included a DVD—which instead featured a live performance of the song—it was aired on multiple music channels at the time of release. In addition, B'z performed the song twice on television as promotion: the first a week prior to release on ''HEY!HEY!HEY!'', and again on a ''[[Music Station]]'' special on October 24th.


While the title song of the single was not used as a tie-in promotion, the second B-side, "FRICTION", was included on the soundtrack of the Electronic Arts racing video game "Burnout Dominator" in all regions. The game saw its release in Western territories in March before being released in Japan in late September. The song was also used as the theme to music show "JAPAN COUNTDOWN" for the month of October. Earlier in the year, the song was available internationally on iTunes as part of the game's soundtrack beginning in April, making it available well before the other two tracks on the single. As of December 2012, the song is no longer available on international iTunes stores. However, the song would also appear in another installment of the same video game series when it was included in 2009's "Burnout Paradise". This was the band's first original English composition since 2005's "[[THE CIRCLE|Brighter Day]]" and was their latest game tie-in until "[[Into Free -Dangan-]]" served as the global theme to the 2012's ''Dragon's Dogma''.
While the title song of the single was not used as a tie-in promotion, the second B-side, "[[FRICTION]]", was included on the soundtrack of the Electronic Arts racing video game ''Burnout Dominator'' in all regions. The game saw its release in Western territories in March before being released in Japan in late September. The song was also used as the theme to music show "JAPAN COUNTDOWN" for the month of October. Earlier in the year, the song was available internationally on iTunes—alongside the [[B'z (International EP)|self-titled international EP]]—as part of the game's soundtrack beginning in April, making it available well before the other two tracks on the single. As of 2012, the song is no longer available on international iTunes stores. However, the song would also appear in another installment of the same video game series when it was included in 2008's ''Burnout Paradise'' and a decade later on 2018's ''Burnout Paradise Remastered''. This was the band's first original English composition since 2005's "[[THE CIRCLE|Brighter Day]]" and was their latest game tie-in until "[[Into Free -Dangan-]]" served as the global theme to 2012's ''Dragon's Dogma''.


"SUPER LOVE SONG" premiered at the top of the Oricon Weekly Singles and was the fortieth consecutive for the band to do so. The single would sell over 180,000 physical copies in its first week of release and go on to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan while finishing nineteenth overall for the year of 2007.


On November 19, 2007, one month following the single's release, B'z made history when they became the first Asian artists to be inducted to Hollywood's RockWalk in Los Angeles, California.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
[[Image:rockwalk1.jpg|thumb|right|240px|B'z in November 2007 as they became the first Asian musicians to be inducted to Hollywood's RockWalk in Los Angeles, California.]]
All music and guitar by [[Tak Matsumoto]]. All lyrics and lead vocals by [[Koshi Inaba]].
 
#'''[[SUPER LOVE SONG (Lyrics)|SUPER LOVE SONG]]'''
#'''[[SUPER LOVE SONG (Lyrics)|SUPER LOVE SONG]]'''
#: Although the song as we know it is a hard rock number, this wasn't always the case. Production on the song began in Los Angeles in January with it originally intended to be of a much slower tempo. The early days of recording what would become ''[[ACTION]]'' were rough for the band, with Tak expressing in a "CLOSE UP" interview: "We had a slump unlike anything before." Koshi noted that, to overcome the initial slump for the album's session, they started "doing music with a different feel to it. With that, we started to get the rhythm—what we call the 'recording rhythm'." After finishing the session in Los Angeles, the band returned to Japan and re-arranged the single to what it is today.
#: [[File:s44_01.ogg]] {{SUPER LOVE SONG Song}}
#'''[[Kokokara (Lyrics)|Kokokara]]''' — ''From Here'', ここから
#'''[[Koko Kara (Lyrics)|Koko Kara]]''' — ''From Here'', ここから
#: The B-side featured a Mellotron being played by famed specialist Patrick Warren. The song was not included on ''[[ACTION]]'' when the accompanying studio album hit shelves in December and to date has never been played live.  
#: [[File:s44_02.ogg]] A B-side featuring a Mellotron being played by famed specialist [[Patrick Warren]], "Koko Kara" was not included on ''[[ACTION]]'' when the accompanying studio album hit shelves in December and to date has [[B'z Songs Never Performed Live|never been played live]].  
#'''[[FRICTION (Lyrics)|FRICTION]]'''
#'''[[FRICTION (Lyrics)|FRICTION]]'''
#: A song with entirely English lyrics, it was written for the Electronic Arts video game "Burnout Dominator". The song was recorded in Tokyo with the band's mainstay Canadian drummer [[Shane Gaalaas]] being credited with advising the English lyrics. While this original version can only be found here, an updated rendition with re-recorded vocals and an altered arrangement can be found on ''[[ACTION]]'' under the title of "FRICTION -LAP 2-".
#: [[File:s44_03.ogg]] A song with entirely English lyrics, "FRICTION" was written for the Electronic Arts video game ''Burnout Dominator''. The song was recorded in Tokyo out of necessity with the band's mainstay Canadian drummer [[Shane Gaalaas]] being credited with advising the English lyrics. While this original version can only be found here, an updated rendition with re-recorded vocals and an altered arrangement can be found on ''[[ACTION]]'' under the title of "FRICTION -LAP 2-".


* Limited Edition (CD+DVD):
* Limited Edition (CD+DVD):
** '''「SUPER LOVE SONG」 Live Performance'''
** '''「SUPER LOVE SONG」 Live Performance'''
:::From ''[[B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- at Zepp Tokyo]]'', filmed on June 21, 2007. The show would be released on DVD as a bonus disc included in a special edition of ''[[B'z The Best ULTRA Treasure]]''. In 2010, it was made available on Blu-ray in a double package with ''[[B'z LIVE in Namba 2006]]''.
:::From ''[[B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- at Zepp Tokyo (Home Video)|B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- at Zepp Tokyo]]'', filmed on June 21, 2007. The show would be released on DVD as a bonus disc included in a special edition of ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"]]''. In 2010, it was made available on Blu-ray in a double package with ''[[B'z LIVE in Namba 2006]]''.
 
== Reversion history ==
{{Main|B'z Reversioned Songs}}
{|class=wikitable width="90%"
|-
! width="30%"| Original Song
! width="70%"| Reversion History
|-
{{FRICTION Versions}}
|}
 
== Live appearances ==
===[[B'z Songs by LIVE-GYM|Live Performances]]===
{{SUPER LOVE SONG Live}}
{{Koko Kara Live}}
{{FRICTION Live}}
 
===[[B'z Songs on Home Video|Home Videos]]===
{{SUPER LOVE SONG Video}}
{{Koko Kara Video}}
{{FRICTION Video}}
 
== Sales data ==
{{Main|B'z Sales Records}}
 
{|class=wikitable width="85%"
|-
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff; width:50px;" rowspan="2" | No.
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff; width:45px;" rowspan="2" | Cover
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff; width:370px;" rowspan="2" | Single
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff; width:150px;" colspan="2" | Physical Copies Sold
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff; width:150px;" colspan="3" | Chart Positions
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff; width:110px;" rowspan="2" | Certification
 
|-
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff;" | <small>FIRST WEEK</small>
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff;" | <small>LIFETIME</small>
 
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff;" | <small>WEEK</small>
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff;" | <small>MONTH</small>
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff;" | <small>YEAR</small>
 
{{SUPER LOVE SONG Sales}}
 
|}


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
{{Main|B'z Support Members}}


'''B'z'''
'''B'z'''
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*[[Koshi Inaba]]: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement
*[[Koshi Inaba]]: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement


'''Drums'''
'''Support Members'''
*[[Jeremy Colson]] (Tracks 1, 2)
*[[Jeremy Colson]]: Drums <small>(Tracks 1 & 2)</small>
*[[Shane Gaalaas]] (Track 3), English Lyrics Advising (Track 3)
*[[Shane Gaalaas]]: Drums <small>(Track 3)</small>, English Lyrics Advising <small>(Track 3)</small>
 
*[[Robert Deleo]]: Bass <small>(Tracks 1 & 2)</small>
'''Bass'''
*[[Akihito Tokunaga]]: Bass <small>(Track 3)</small>
*Robert DeLeo (Tracks 1, 2)
*[[Akira Onozuka]]: Organ <small>(Track 1)</small>, Piano <small>(Track 2)</small>
*[[Akihito Tokunaga]] (Track 3)
*[[TAMA MUSIC]]: Strings <small>(Track 2)</small>
 
*[[Patrick Warren]]: Mellotron <small>(Track 2)</small>
'''Keyboards'''
*Akira Onozuka: Piano (Tracks 1, 2)
*Patrick Warren (Track 2)


'''Production'''
'''Production'''
*TAMA MUSIC Strings: Strings (Track 2)
*[[Daisuke Ikeda]]: Arrangement
*Daisuke Ikeda: Programming
*[[Hideyuki Terachi]]: Arrangement <small>(Tracks 1 & 2)</small>
*Hideyuki Terachi: Programming (Tracks 1, 2)
*[[Jay Baumgardner]]: Mixing
*Jay Baumgardner: Mixing (NRG Recording)
*[[Howie Weinberg]]: Mastering
*Howie Weinberg: Mastering

Latest revision as of 10:51, 22 June 2018

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SUPER LOVE SONG
Single by B'z
from the album ACTION
Released October 3, 2007
Promotions #3 (Burnout Dominator)
#3 (JAPAN COUNTDOWN October Theme)
Length 11:07
Label Vermillion Records
Producer Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
43rd Single
43s.jpg

Eien no Tsubasa
(2007) 		44th Single
44s.jpg

SUPER LOVE SONG
(2007) 		45th Single
45s.jpg

BURN -Fumetsu no Face-
(2008)
B'z in November 2007 as they became the first Asian musicians to be inducted to Hollywood's RockWalk in Los Angeles, California.
The primary promotional image used in press materials for the single. It would later be used as the band's image on their RockWalk profile.
The band performing "SUPER LOVE SONG" during B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19-. The tour marked one of only a select few occasions in which B'z premiered a song to fans live.

SUPER LOVE SONG is the forty-forth single by B'z, released on October 3, 2007. Along with the year's earlier single "Eien no Tsubasa", it would first be collected on the band's sixteenth studio album, ACTION, prior to being added to 2008's 20th anniversary compilation B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure". Five years later, it would again be collected on one of the band's two twenty-fifth anniversary compilations, B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012.

During B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19-, "SUPER LOVE SONG" would become one of the few B'z songs to be premiered live ahead of its unveiling through official channels. The song would be used to open shows for B'z throughout the summer at all dates of the aforementioned tour as well as B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town- and their appearance at SUMMER SONIC 2007.

A promotional video was filmed for the single featuring American drummer Jeremy Colson and Robert DeLeo of the Stone Temple Pilots on bass, who both also played for the studio version. The video made use of computer-generated imagery and featured only the band members. Although it was not included on the limited edition that included a DVD—which instead featured a live performance of the song—it was aired on multiple music channels at the time of release. In addition, B'z performed the song twice on television as promotion: the first a week prior to release on HEY!HEY!HEY!, and again on a Music Station special on October 24th.

While the title song of the single was not used as a tie-in promotion, the second B-side, "FRICTION", was included on the soundtrack of the Electronic Arts racing video game Burnout Dominator in all regions. The game saw its release in Western territories in March before being released in Japan in late September. The song was also used as the theme to music show "JAPAN COUNTDOWN" for the month of October. Earlier in the year, the song was available internationally on iTunes—alongside the self-titled international EP—as part of the game's soundtrack beginning in April, making it available well before the other two tracks on the single. As of 2012, the song is no longer available on international iTunes stores. However, the song would also appear in another installment of the same video game series when it was included in 2008's Burnout Paradise and a decade later on 2018's Burnout Paradise Remastered. This was the band's first original English composition since 2005's "Brighter Day" and was their latest game tie-in until "Into Free -Dangan-" served as the global theme to 2012's Dragon's Dogma.

"SUPER LOVE SONG" premiered at the top of the Oricon Weekly Singles and was the fortieth consecutive for the band to do so. The single would sell over 180,000 physical copies in its first week of release and go on to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan while finishing nineteenth overall for the year of 2007.

On November 19, 2007, one month following the single's release, B'z made history when they became the first Asian artists to be inducted to Hollywood's RockWalk in Los Angeles, California.

Track listing

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

  1. SUPER LOVE SONG
    File:s44 01.ogg Although the song as we know it is a hard rock number, "SUPER LOVE SONG" began production in Los Angeles in January with it originally intended to be of a much slower tempo. The early days of recording what would become ACTION were rough for the band, with Tak expressing in a "CLOSE UP" interview: "We had a slump unlike anything before." Koshi noted that, to overcome the initial slump for the album's session, they started "doing music with a different feel to it. With that, we started to get the rhythm—what we call the 'recording rhythm'." The band were satisfied with the result and premiered it live in the summer of the same year. The song was collected on B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure" in 2008 and B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012 in 2013.
  2. Koko Kara — From Here, ここから
    File:s44 02.ogg A B-side featuring a Mellotron being played by famed specialist Patrick Warren, "Koko Kara" was not included on ACTION when the accompanying studio album hit shelves in December and to date has never been played live.
  3. FRICTION
    File:s44 03.ogg A song with entirely English lyrics, "FRICTION" was written for the Electronic Arts video game Burnout Dominator. The song was recorded in Tokyo out of necessity with the band's mainstay Canadian drummer Shane Gaalaas being credited with advising the English lyrics. While this original version can only be found here, an updated rendition with re-recorded vocals and an altered arrangement can be found on ACTION under the title of "FRICTION -LAP 2-".
  • Limited Edition (CD+DVD):
    • 「SUPER LOVE SONG」 Live Performance
From B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- at Zepp Tokyo, filmed on June 21, 2007. The show would be released on DVD as a bonus disc included in a special edition of B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure". In 2010, it was made available on Blu-ray in a double package with B'z LIVE in Namba 2006.

Reversion history

Main article: B'z Reversioned Songs
Original Song Reversion History
FRICTION
B-SIDE & ALBUM SONG* (2007)

44s.jpg 16a.jpg

RE-RECORDING: FRICTION -LAP 2- (2007)
Complete re-recording with new vocals, new guitar, and a new arrangement; released only on ACTION.

Live appearances

Live Performances

SUPER LOVE SONG [79 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- [6/6 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town- [7/7 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png SUMMER SONIC 07 [2/2 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [53/53 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z SHOWCASE 2009 -B'z In Your Town- [8/8 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png SUMMER SONIC 09 [2/2 SHOWS]
Koko Kara redx.png
FRICTION [73 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- [6/6 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town- [7/7 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png SUMMER SONIC 07 [2/2 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [53/53 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see- [3/3 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png Music for Relief's Secret Show for Japan [1/1 SHOWS]

Home Videos

SUPER LOVE SONG
crossbracket.png SUPER LOVE SONG Limited Edition DVD: SHOWCASE 2007 -19-
crossbracket.png SHOWCASE 2007 -19-
crossbracket.png LIVE-GYM 2008 -ACTION-
Koko Kara redx.png novid.png
FRICTION
crossbracket.png LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-
crossbracket.png SHOWCASE 2007 -19-
crossbracket.png LIVE-GYM 2008 -ACTION-

Sales data

Main article: B'z Sales Records
No. Cover Single Physical Copies Sold Chart Positions Certification
FIRST WEEK LIFETIME WEEK MONTH YEAR
44 44s.jpg

SUPER LOVE SONG
2007.10.03

180,650+

232,772+

1

1

19

Gold

Personnel

Main article: B'z Support Members

B'z

Support Members

Production

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