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'''''MARS''''' is the third [[B'z Albums#Mini Albums|mini album]] by [[B'z]], released on May 29, 1991.
'''''MARS''''' is the third [[B'z Albums#Mini Albums|mini album]] by [[B'z]], released on May 29, 1991.
Upon release, ''MARS'' debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Album chart with 664,010 copies. The release came eleven months after previous effort ''[[WICKED BEAT]]'' and saw a 550,000 copy increase over its sales total. As with all other B'z mini albums released to date, ''MARS'' has been certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales in excess of 1,730,500 physical copies sold. This would prime it as the highest-selling of the B'z mini albums, trailed by ''[[FRIENDS II]]''.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==

Revision as of 23:38, 6 November 2017

MARS
Mini album by B'z
Released May 29, 1991
Genre Hard rock
Length 23:16
Producer Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
2nd Mini
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WICKED BEAT
(1990)
3rd Mini
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MARS
(1991)
4th Mini
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FRIENDS
(1992)

MARS is the third mini album by B'z, released on May 29, 1991.

Upon release, MARS debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Album chart with 664,010 copies. The release came eleven months after previous effort WICKED BEAT and saw a 550,000 copy increase over its sales total. As with all other B'z mini albums released to date, MARS has been certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales in excess of 1,730,500 physical copies sold. This would prime it as the highest-selling of the B'z mini albums, trailed by FRIENDS II.

Track listing

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

  1. Kodoku no RunawayLonely Runaway, 孤独のRunaway
    File:m03 01.ogg .
  2. Mars
    File:m03 02.ogg .
  3. Loving All Night ~Octopus Style~
    File:m03 03.ogg .
  4. Love & Chain ~Godzilla Style~
    File:m03 04.ogg .
  5. LADY NAVIGATION ~Cookie & Car Stereo Style~
    File:m03 05.ogg .

Reversion history

Original Song Reversion History
Kodoku no Runaway
MINI ALBUM SONG (1991)

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KARAOKE: Kodoku no Runaway [Karaoke Version] (1992)
Karaoke version found only on B'z TV Style SONGLESS VERSION.
RE-RECORDING: Kodoku no Runaway -Mixture style- (2000)
Hard rock reversion of the original track found only on B'z The "Mixture".

LOVING ALL NIGHT
ALBUM SONG (1989)

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ENGLISH: Loving All Night ~Octopus Style~ (1991)
Fully English version found only on mini album MARS in 1991.

Love & Chain
B-SIDE & ALBUM SONG (1990)

03s.jpg 03a.jpg

ENGLISH: Love & Chain ~Godzilla Style~ (1991)
One of the band's earliest English songs, found only on 1991 mini album MARS.

LADY NAVIGATION
SINGLE (1991)

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ENGLISH: LADY NAVIGATION ~Cookie & Car Stereo Style~ (1991)
Fully English version released only on 1991 mini album MARS.
KARAOKE: LADY NAVIGATION [Karaoke Version] (1992)
Karaoke version found only on B'z TV Style SONGLESS VERSION.
ENGLISH: LADY NAVIGATION [Bluesy English Version] (1994)
Released on studio album The 7th Blues under the original title. This version is also completely in English but done in a bluesy style and was later released on the 2002 Korea-only mini album DEVIL as well.

Live appearances

Live Performances

Kodoku no Runaway [188 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM '91~'92 "IN THE LIFE" [66/66 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'92 "TIME" [12/12 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice" [21/21 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z SHOWCASE 2003 "IT'S SHOWCASE!!" [1/1 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" [21/23 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- [6/6 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png 7-Eleven presents B'z PREMIUM LIVE [2/2 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 "LIVE DINOSAUR" [18/18 SHOWS]
Loving All Night ~Octopus Style~ [41 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]
Love & Chain ~Godzilla Style~ redx.png
LADY NAVIGATION (English Version) [57 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'93 "JAP THE RIPPER" [2/2 SHOWS] (The 7th Blues Version)
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS] (The 7th Blues Version)

Home Videos

Kodoku no Runaway
crossbracket.png JUST ANOTHER LIFE: LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91"
crossbracket.png LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS-
crossbracket.png LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 "LIVE DINOSAUR"
Loving All Night ~Octopus Style~
crossbracket.png JUST ANOTHER LIFE: LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91"
Love & Chain ~Godzilla Style~ redx.png novid.png
LADY NAVIGATION (English Version) novid.png

Sales data

No. Cover Mini Album Physical Copies Sold Chart Positions Certification
FIRST WEEK LIFETIME WEEK MONTH YEAR
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MARS
1991.05.29

664,010+

1,730,500+

1

Million

Personnel

B'z

Support Members