girigiri chop

girigiri chop
Single by B'z
from the album Brotherhood
Released	June 9, 1999
Length	08:11
Label	Rooms Records
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
25th Single HOME (1998) 26th Single girigiri chop (1999) 27th Single Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni (2000)

girigiri chop (ギリギリchop, on the edge chop) is the twenty-sixth single by B'z, released on June 9, 1999. The single came eleven months after 1998's "HOME", which was at the time the longest such interval for the band between singles. It was also the last B'z single to be issued in 8cm CD form.

Both songs from the single were used in the Detective Conan series as tie-in promotions. "girigiri chop" served as the television series' opening theme from May through November of 1999, while "ONE" was the ending theme to the franchise's third film, Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century, the same year. Uniquely, footage of B'z from the music video was incorporated into the opening sequence of the show, a distinction unique to B'z to date. In addition to being collected on various B'z compilation albums, the songs have been found on theme collections for the series as well: both appeared on The Best of Detective Conan while "ONE" appeared on The Best of Detective Conan ~The Movie Themes Collection~. The songs were the band's first anime tie-ins since "Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~" was used in the Hell Teacher Nube television series. Each copy of the single also contained either a red, blue, yellow, green, or orange card featuring characters from the Detective Conan series.

In 2013, "girigiri chop" was one of four B'z songs to be released for guitar-learning video game Rocksmith 2014 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The song was packaged in a three pack of downloadable content alongside "juice" and "Easy Come, Easy Go!", joining "ultra soul" that was already available with the game itself.

Of the band's many rock singles, "girigiri chop" remains one of its most popular and most collected works. A special album version found only on Brotherhood that was retitled "girigirichop (Version 51)" uses an alternate take featuring Mr. Big members Billy Sheehan and Pat Torpey. The single version of the song was later featured on B'z The Best "Pleasure II", B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure", and B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012. While the title song is a trademark of their live shows, the B-side "ONE" has only appeared during two tours: LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood" and LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS-. The popular ballad likewise was collected on The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ in 2002 and was later voted by fans as the third most popular choice on B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure" in 2008.

Of note is also that Koshi Inaba began be credited as "KOSHI INABA" beginning with this single, whereas he had previously been credited as "KOHSHI" in earlier releases featuring English credits.

Track listing

1. girigiri chop — on the edge chop, ギリギリchop

   File:s26 01.ogg As a high-energy rock song, "girigiri chop" has become one of the band's most-performed songs at their LIVE-GYMs. Typically, it has been included near the end of setlists at peak energy moments of shows. Home video performances can be seen on more than ten releases, including prominent showings during 2006's MONSTER'S GARAGE, 2008's GLORY DAYS, and 2013's ENDLESS SUMMER tours. The song's only alternate version is found on Brotherhood under the title "girigiri chop (Version 51)", which is a refreshed version utilizing a different take of the recording sessions and featuring Mr. Big members Pat Torpey and Billy Sheehan on drums and bass, respectively.

2. ONE

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Personnel

B'z

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

Support Members

• Kaichi Kurose: Drums
• Kohichi Terasawa: Bass (Track 1)
• Showtaro Mitsuzono: Bass (Track 2)
• Takanobu Masuda: Acoustic Piano (Track 2)
• Shinozaki Strings: Strings (Track 2)

Production

• Daisuke Ikeda: Strings Arrangement (Track 2)