Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai
Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai | ||||
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Single by B'z | ||||
Released | March 17, 1993 | |||
Promotions | #1 (Saiyuuki Theme) | |||
Length | 7:32 | |||
Label | BMG Rooms Vermillion Records (2003 Remaster) | |||
Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
B'z singles chronology | ||||
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Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai (愛のままにわがままに 僕は君だけを傷つけない, Even if Love is Selfish, You're the Only One I Won't Hurt) is the twelfth single by B'z, released on March 17, 1993.
At the time of release, the single quickly proved itself as one of the band's biggest hits. In its first week alone, it sold over 725,000 copies—their most at the time—and earned them the top spot on the Weekly Oricon Singles chart, a position it retained for four weeks. The single continued to sell strongly throughout the year, eventually amounting to over 2,000,000 sold and being named the second highest-selling single of the entire year for 1993. As a result, it has been certified twice Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and also Gold as a full ringtone download. Additionally, the song was named one of the Best 5 Singles at the 8th Japan Gold Disc Awards. It was also later named the 21st best-selling single in Oricon history.
The single was simultaneously remastered and re-released on March 26, 2003 along with nine other of the band's older singles and the then-latest single, "IT'S SHOWTIME!!". On the daily chart at launch, B'z held a monopoly over the chart's top eleven slots, with the new single ranking at the top and the re-issues covering the remaining ten. Ultimately, B'z would set a record that week for holding nine of the Top 10 slots for the week of release, with "Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai" coming in fifth place.
Track listing
- Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai — Even Though Love is Selfish, You're the Only One I Won't Hurt, 愛のままにわがままに 僕は君だけを傷つけない
- JOY
Live appearances
Live Performances
- Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai [151 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '93 "RUN" [39/49 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [41/55 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" [22/23 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [30/53 SHOWS] (Acoustic Version)
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't No Magic" [19/19 SHOWS]
- JOY
Home Videos
Sales data
No. | Cover | Single | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
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FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
12 |
Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni |
725,340+ |
2,021,000+ |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2x Million |
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition
Support Members
- Ikkoh Tanaka: Drums
- Masao Akashi: Bass, Arrangement
- Yuichi Ikusawa: Chorus (Track 1)
- Maki Ohguro: Chorus
- Koji Yamamoto: Sax (Track 1)
- Tsuru Sawano: Trumpet (Track 1)
- Yasushi Gotanda: Trumpet (Track 1)
- Hiroyuki Nomura: Trombone (Track 1)
- HIIRO Strings: Strings
Production
- B+U+M
- Chris Bellman: Remastering (2003 reissue, Bernie Grundman Mastering L.A., U.S.A.)