MY LONELY TOWN

MY LONELY TOWN
Single by B'z
from the album MAGIC
Released	October 14, 2009
Promotions	#3 (Buzzer Beat)
Length	11:13
Label	Vermillion Records
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
"Ichibu to Zenbu/DIVE" (2009) "MY LONELY TOWN" (2009) "Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo" (2011)

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

The single debuted at the number-one spot on the Japanese Oricon daily charts, selling around 65,000 thousand copies in its first day on sale. On the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, the single debuted at #1, with first week sales of 180,723 copies. With the #1 debut, the single became the band's forty-third consecutive #1 single on Oricon charts.

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

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.

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   Pop Rock - As with the title song, this track was recorded in Hawaii.

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   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 that had been recently reopened to visitors after being closed off for 35 years, was used as the filming location of the music video. Photos for the CD cover and packaging were also shot there.

Barry Sparks and Shane Gaalaas are featured in the video.

Personnel

B'z

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

Drums

• Shane Gaalaas (Tracks 1, 2)

Bass

• Barry Sparks (Tracks 1, 2)

Keyboards

• Akira Onozuka: Piano (Track 2)

Orchestration

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

Production

• Hideyuki Terachi: Arrangement

LIVE-GYM notes

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

Kirei na 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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