MOTEL

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MOTEL
Single by B'z
Released November 21, 1994
Promotions #1 (Miki Boutique JOY CM)
Length 7:43
Label BMG Rooms
Producer Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
"Don't Leave Me"
(1994)
"MOTEL"
(1994)
"Negai"
(1995)

MOTEL is the fifteenth single by B'z, released on November 21, 1994. It was the band's first single in nine months, since the release of "Don't Leave Me" in February. The single's release came in the midst of the band's "The 9th Blues" PART 2 tour.

The single topped the Weekly Oricon Singles chart, becoming the eleventh single for the band to do so consecutively. The song topped the December 1994 charts as well, and ranked 18th for the year of 1995 despite being released in November 1994. The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Million for its sales of over 1.3 million copies, with 784,000 of those coming in the first week.

Track listing

  1. MOTEL
  2. hole in my heart

Personnel

B'z

Drums

  • Jun Aoyama

Bass

  • Masao Akashi: Bass, Arrangement

Keyboards

Production

  • JUNICHI HIIRO Strings: Strings (Track 1)
  • Kazu Harashin Brass Section: Brass (Track 2)
  • Yasushi Suzuki: Chorus (Track 1)
  • B+U+M