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"'''MY LONELY TOWN'''" is the forty-seventh [[single]] by [[B'z]], released on October 14, 2009. The single features an original song and a ballad version of the previous single as B-sides.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jpopkpop.net/index.php?itemid=782|title=7th B'z single "MY LONELY TOWN" 14/10|date=2009-09-02|publisher=jpopkpop.net|accessdate=2009-09-30}}</ref> In addition, the single was also released in a limited edition, coming packed with a DVD with the music video.<ref>[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=BMCV-4010 My Lonely Town at cdjapan.co.ja]</ref>
 
"'''MY LONELY TOWN'''" is the forty-seventh [[Singles|single]] by [[B'z]], released on October 14, 2009. The single features an original song and a ballad version of the [[Ichibu to Zenbu/DIVE|previous single]] as B-sides.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jpopkpop.net/index.php?itemid=782|title=7th B'z single "MY LONELY TOWN" 14/10|date=2009-09-02|publisher=jpopkpop.net|accessdate=2009-09-30}}</ref> In addition, the single was also released in a limited edition, coming packed with a DVD featuring the title song's music video.<ref>[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=BMCV-4010 My Lonely Town at cdjapan.co.ja]</ref>


'''Hashima Island''', an old deserted mining island in Nagasaki Prefecture which had been recently reopened to visitors after being closed off for 35 years, was used as the location for the filming of the music video. Photos for the CD cover and packaging were also shot there.<ref>{{ja icon}} {{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000052580|title=B'z、ニューシングル「MY LONELY TOWN」は軍艦島で撮影|publisher=Barks.jp|date=2009-09-01|accessdate=2009-10-21}}</ref>
'''Hashima Island''', an old deserted mining island in Nagasaki Prefecture which had been recently reopened to visitors after being closed off for 35 years, was used as the location for the filming of the music video. Photos for the CD cover and packaging were also shot there.<ref>{{ja icon}} {{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000052580|title=B'z、ニューシングル「MY LONELY TOWN」は軍艦島で撮影|publisher=Barks.jp|date=2009-09-01|accessdate=2009-10-21}}</ref>
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== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
#'''MY LONELY TOWN''' - 3:38
#'''MY LONELY TOWN''' - 3:38
::''Hard Rock'' - First unveiled as a surprise song during [[B'z SHOWCASE 2009 -B'z In Your Town-]]. Opens with a diluted drum machine over an electric guitar before switching to the usual volume. The interlude is reggae in tone. 曲の一部は東京で用意され、プリプロが行われたハワイで制作された。作曲を担当した松本は「メロディーができた段階で『この曲は絶対によくなる』と確信し、完成したときも満足度が高かった」と語るほどの自信作としている。
#{{nihongo|'''Kirei na Namida'''|綺麗な涙, Beautiful Tears}} - 4:13
#{{nihongo|'''Kirei na Namida'''|綺麗な涙, Beautiful Tears}} - 4:13
::''Medium Ballad'' - As with the title song, was recorded in Hawaii.
#{{nihongo|'''Ichibu to Zenbu -Ballad Version-'''|イチブトゼンブ -Ballad Version-}} - 3:22
#{{nihongo|'''Ichibu to Zenbu -Ballad Version-'''|イチブトゼンブ -Ballad Version-}} - 3:22
::''Ballad'' - New arrangement of 1st beat from previous single, [[Ichibu to Zenbu/DIVE]]. Primary changes involve the drums being eliminated in favor of driving piano and string arrangements. The re-versioned song was first heard in the drama series that the original version was featured in, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzzer_Beat Buzzer Beat]. This version was requested by the drama staff, but only portions of the new edition were played in the drama itself. This was the first time in eight years that a re-versioned single had been released as a B-side since ''ultra soul ~Splash Style~'' from '''[[GOLD]]'''.
* Limited Edition (CD+DVD): '''「MY LONELY TOWN」 Music Video'''
== Music video ==
'''Hashima Island''', an old deserted mining island in Nagasaki Prefecture which had been recently reopened to visitors after being closed off for 35 years, was used as the location for the filming of the music video. Photos for the CD cover and packaging were also shot there.<ref>{{ja icon}} {{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000052580|title=B'z、ニューシングル「MY LONELY TOWN」は軍艦島で撮影|publisher=Barks.jp|date=2009-09-01|accessdate=2009-10-21}}</ref>
[[Barry Sparks]] and [[Shane Gaalaas]] are featured in the video.


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
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'''B'z'''
*[[Tak Matsumoto]]: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
*[[Koshi Inaba]]: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement
 
'''Drums'''
*[[Shane Gaalaas]]: Drums (Tracks 3, 4, 7-13)
 
'''Bass'''
*[[Barry Sparks]]: Bass (Tracks 1, 2)
 
'''Keyboards'''
*Akira Onozuka: Piano (Track 2)
 
'''Orchestration'''
*TAMA Music Strings: Strings (Tracks 1, 2)
*Kozue Hayashi: Strings (Tracks 4, 10)
 
'''Production'''
*Hideyuki Terachi: Arrangement


== LIVE-GYM notes ==
== LIVE-GYM notes ==

Revision as of 06:47, 4 April 2010

MY LONELY TOWN
File:B'z MLT.jpg
Single by B'z
from the album MAGIC
Released October 14, 2009
Length 11:13
Label Vermillion Records
Producer Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
"Ichibu to Zenbu/DIVE"
(2009) 		"MY LONELY TOWN"
(2009)

"MY LONELY TOWN" is the forty-seventh single by B'z, released on October 14, 2009. The single features an original song and a ballad version of the previous single as B-sides.[1] In addition, the single was also released in a limited edition, coming packed with a DVD featuring the title song's music video.[2]

Hashima Island, an old deserted mining island in Nagasaki Prefecture which had been recently reopened to visitors after being closed off for 35 years, was used as the location for the filming of the music video. Photos for the CD cover and packaging were also shot there.[3]

The single debuted at the number-one spot on the Japanese Oricon daily charts, selling about sixty-five thousand copies in one day.[4] On the Oricon weekly charts, the single debuted at #1, with the first week sales of 180,723 copies. With the number-one debut, the single became their 43rd number-one single on Oricon charts.[5]

The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Platinum for its shipment of 250,000 copies.[6]

Track listing

  1. MY LONELY TOWN - 3:38
Hard Rock - First unveiled as a surprise song during B'z SHOWCASE 2009 -B'z In Your Town-. Opens with a diluted drum machine over an electric guitar before switching to the usual volume. The interlude is reggae in tone. 曲の一部は東京で用意され、プリプロが行われたハワイで制作された。作曲を担当した松本は「メロディーができた段階で『この曲は絶対によくなる』と確信し、完成したときも満足度が高かった」と語るほどの自信作としている。
  1. Template:nihongo - 4:13
Medium Ballad - As with the title song, was recorded in Hawaii.
  1. Template:nihongo - 3:22
Ballad - New arrangement of 1st beat from previous single, Ichibu to Zenbu/DIVE. Primary changes involve the drums being eliminated in favor of driving piano and string arrangements. The re-versioned song was first heard in the drama series that the original version was featured in, Buzzer Beat. This version was requested by the drama staff, but only portions of the new edition were played in the drama itself. This was the first time in eight years that a re-versioned single had been released as a B-side since ultra soul ~Splash Style~ from GOLD.
  • Limited Edition (CD+DVD): 「MY LONELY TOWN」 Music Video

Music video

Hashima Island, an old deserted mining island in Nagasaki Prefecture which had been recently reopened to visitors after being closed off for 35 years, was used as the location for the filming of the music video. Photos for the CD cover and packaging were also shot there.[7]

Barry Sparks and Shane Gaalaas are featured in the video.

Personnel

B'z

Drums

Bass

Keyboards

  • Akira Onozuka: Piano (Track 2)

Orchestration

  • TAMA Music Strings: Strings (Tracks 1, 2)
  • Kozue Hayashi: Strings (Tracks 4, 10)

Production

  • Hideyuki Terachi: Arrangement

LIVE-GYM notes

MY LONELY TOWN ・・・First played live during B'z SHOWCASE 2009 -B'z In Your Town-.

Kirei no Namida ・・・Never played live.

Ichibu to Zenbu -Ballad Version- ・・・First played live during B'z SHOWCASE 2009 -B'z In Your Town-.

References

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  2. ↑ My Lonely Town at cdjapan.co.ja
  3. ↑ Template:ja icon Template:cite web
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