GOLD
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| Single by B'z | ||||
| Released | August 8, 2001 | |||
| Promotions | #1 ("World Swimming Fukuoka 2001" Theme) | |||
| Length | 12:17 | |||
| Label | Rooms Records | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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GOLD is the thirty-second single by B'z, released on August 8, 2001. The single, a classic ballad, was in stark contrast to the high-energy of the band's previous single. Despite coming out within the band's GREEN era, the single was not collected on the album unlike with "ultra soul", which received an updated version for the release. When asked why, Koshi said that since the band already had another prominent ballad with "Everlasting" for the album, they did not feel that "GOLD" would be a good fit. However, the song was later collected on The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ in 2002, B'z The Best "Pleasure II" in 2005, and B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012 in 2013.
The song has only been performed on one tour: B'z LIVE-GYM 2001 "ELEVEN", and has not been performed on any occasion in the years since. The first home video release featuring a performance of the song was on the Premium Live DVD included in the limited edition of B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure". Ten performances were showcased, with the footage for "GOLD" being the first glimpse of footage from the "ELEVEN" tour. Later, in 2013, the full show was released on DVD as B'z LIVE-GYM 2001 -ELEVEN-.
A promotional video
B'z performed "GOLD" on television twice in the year 2001. First on Music Station in August just a week prior to its official release, and again on the year's Music Station Super Live in December where they paired it with "ultra soul". Additionally, the song was also used as the theme to coverage of the Fukuoka World Swimming tournament in 2001.
The single debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Singles chart, where it spent ten weeks while becoming the band's twenty-eighth consecutive to take the top spot in its opening week. On its way to Double Platinum status, "GOLD" finished as the twenty-seventh highest selling single of the year 2001.
Track listing
- GOLD
- ultra soul ~Splash Style~
- Makka na Silk — Red Silk, まっかなシルク
- The song was dead stock leftover from the band's 2000 album, ELEVEN.
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement
Drums
Bass
Production