Negai

Negai
Single by B'z
from the album LOOSE
Released	May 31, 1995
Promotions	#1 (J-ROCK ARTIST COUNT DOWN 50 Ending)
Length	7:37
Label	BMG Rooms
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
15th Single Don't Leave Me (1994) 16th Single Negai (1995) 17th Single love me, I love you (1995)

Negai (ねがい, Wish) is the sixteenth single by B'z, released on May 31, 1995.

The single debuted to over 700,000 copies sold in its first week, netting it the top spot on the Weekly Oricon Singles chart where it would remain for two weeks consecutively. It would be ranked the top seller of June 1995, tenth for July, and 13th for all of 1995 with sixteen total weeks on the charts. Its total sales reached over 1.5 million, making it one of many B'z singles to be certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Track listing

1. Negai — Wish, ねがい

   File:s16 01.ogg .

2. YOU & I

   File:s16 02.ogg .

Reversion history

Main article: B'z Reversioned Songs

Original Song	Reversion History
Negai SINGLE & ALBUM SONG* (1995)	RE-RECORDING: Negai ("BUZZ!!" STYLE) (1995) Released on the 1995 studio album LOOSE. The song no longer ends on a fade out and instead features an extended outro akin to the version performed during B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!" and numerous LIVE-GYM concerts since. KARAOKE: Negai [Karaoke Version] (1996) Karaoke version found only on B'z TV STYLE II Songless Version.

Live appearances

Live Performances

Negai [195 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!" [12/12 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM '96 "Spirit LOOSE" SHOWCASE [1/1 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM '96 "Spirit LOOSE" [44/44 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE" [49/49 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood" -Extra- [2/24 SHOWS]

B'z SHOWCASE 2005 "Abashiri Extra Edition" [1/1 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK" [41/41 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- [6/6 SHOWS]

Pepsi NEX presents B'z PREMIUM LIVE [2/2 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- [11/11 SHOWS]

AEROSONIC [1/1 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- [11/30 SHOWS]

B'z SHOWCASE 2015 -Shinagawa Uchouten NIGHT- [1/1 SHOWS]

TV Asahi Dream Festival 2015 [1/1 SHOWS]

B'z SHOWCASE 2018 -The Wall Of Rock- [1/1 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2018 -HINOTORI- [11/23 SHOWS]

YOU & I [35 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice" [21/21 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT- [13/40 SHOWS]

B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]

Home Videos

Negai

"BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE

Hidden Pleasure: LIVE-GYM '96 "Spirit LOOSE"

LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS-

LIVE-GYM 2005 -CIRCLE OF ROCK-

LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- (Web Stream)

LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-

LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA

LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2018 -HINOTORI-

YOU & I

LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-

SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820-

Sales data

Main article: B'z Sales Records

No.	Cover	Single	Physical Copies Sold		Chart Positions			Certification
			FIRST WEEK	LIFETIME	WEEK	MONTH	YEAR
16		Negai 1995.05.31	701,870+	1,499,000+	1	1	13	Million

Personnel

Main article: B'z Support Members

B'z

• Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
• Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement

Support Members

• Hideo Yamaki: Drums
• Koji "Kitaroh" Nakamura: Bass
• Akira Onozuka: Piano, Synthesizer
• Kazuki Katsuta: Sax
• Shiro Sasaki: Trumpet
• Fussy Kobayashi: Trumpet
• Hideaki Nakaji: Trombone
• Yuichi Ikusawa: Chorus (Track 1)
• Sayumi Chiba: Chorus (Track 1)
• HIIRO Strings: Strings (Track 2)
• Daisuke Ikeda: Manipulator (Track 2)