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{{Infobox Single
| Name           = Samayoeru Aoi Dangan
| Cover          = 24s.jpg
| Artist         = [[B'z]]
| from Album     = 
| Released       = April 4, 1998
| Recorded       = 
| Length         = 8:01
| Label          = [[Rooms Records]]
| Producer       = [[Tak Matsumoto]]
| Promotions     = #1 ("Pocari Sweat" CM Theme)<br>#1 (''J-Rock Artist Count Down 50'' ED Theme)<br>#2 (''Formula Nippon'' Theme)
| Last single    = '''23rd Single'''<br>[[File:23s.jpg|link=Liar! Liar!|border|65px|right]]<br>[[Liar! Liar!]] <br>(1997)
| This single    = '''24th Single'''<br>[[File:24s.jpg|link=|border|65px|right]]<br>'''Samayoeru Aoi Dangan'''<br/>(1998)
| Next single    = '''25th Single'''<br>[[File:25s.jpg|link=HOME|border|65px|right]]<br>[[HOME]] <br>(1998)
}}

'''Samayoeru Aoi Dangan''' ''(さまよえる蒼い弾丸, Wandering Sapphire Bullet)'' is the twenty-fourth [[B'z Singles|single]] by [[B'z]], released on April 4, 1998. Although a non-album single by definition, it was shortly thereafter collected on the band's first best-of collection, ''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]'', as the final track. The collection, released to coincide with the band's tenth anniversary year, became the highest selling album in Japanese history, with sales in excess of 5,000,000 copies. The song would again be included for the band's twentieth anniversary collection in 2008 when ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' was released for the occasion, and would be found again on their twenty-fifth anniversary compilation ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013. Ultimately, the song proved extremely popular with fans and the band alike—enough so that it has become tied for fifth place in the band's most performed songs.

The single was recorded between stops on the tour for [[B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE"]], which was underway in conjunction with the band's tenth anniversary. The tour kicked off in January, and it was between then and the end of March that "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan" came together. Originally, the band did not intend to record a new single whilst preparing their [[B'z The Best "Pleasure"|first compilation album]] that would be released in May. Upon hearing the result, they decided it was suitable for a single and began preparing it for a release during the tour. Prior to its official release, "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan" was played live as part of the encore for the tour beginning with the March 25 show in Niigata and continued to include the song for the remainder of the tour. Just days after its debut, it was released as an official single.

Two additional versions of the title song exist. The first is a re-recorded version found on the [[B'z EP|2007 international EP]] and the latest came in the form of an English version from the band's [[B'z (English Album)|debut English album in 2012]]. The former was an entirely re-recorded version of the original with no lyrics changes that was also rearranged to resemble their most recent live rendition of the song. Given that the EP was only released in Western territories, it remains one of the few B'z songs unreleased in Japan. The latest edition of the song is a fully reimagined English version, retitled to "[[Into Free -Dangan-]]" and released worldwide on iTunes as a digital single on April 4, 2012. The English version was premiered the previous summer during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]] and served as the theme song to the Capcom video game ''Dragon's Dogma'' in the spring of 2012. On July 25, 2012, "Into Free -Dangan-" was included as the final track on the band's [[B'z (English Album)|self-titled debut English album]] and also served as the namesake for the ensuing tour, [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-]].

A short promotional video was prepared for the song that was mostly populated by archive footage, given that the band was in the midst of their tour and the single's quick turnaround left little preparation time. Tie-in promotions were secured for both the A-side and B-side, with "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan" serving as a commercial theme for Otsuka Phrmaceutical's Pocari Sweat soft drink as well as the theme to "J-Rock Artist Count Down 50", while "Hi" served as the theme to Fuji TV's "Formula Nippon" program.

Upon release, "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan" sold over 400,000 copies in its first week on shelves, which was enough to earn it the top spot on the Weekly Oricon Singles chart and become their twentieth consecutive to do so. It remained on the charts for eight weeks prior to being certified a Million seller by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

== Track listing ==
#'''[[Samayoeru Aoi Dangan (Lyrics)|Samayoeru Aoi Dangan]]''' — ''Wandering Sapphire Bullet'', さまよえる蒼い弾丸
#: [[File:s24_01.ogg]] {{Samayoeru Aoi Dangan Song}}
#'''[[Hi (Lyrics)|Hi]]'''
#: [[File:s24_02.ogg]] {{Hi Song}}

== Reversion history ==
{{Main|B'z Reversioned Songs}}
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|-
! width="30%"| Original Song
! width="70%"| Reversion History
|-
{{Samayoeru Aoi Dangan Versions}}
|}

== Live appearances ==
===[[B'z Songs by LIVE-GYM|Live Performances]]===
{{Samayoeru Aoi Dangan Live}}
{{Hi Live}}

===[[B'z Songs on Home Video|Home Videos]]===
{{Samayoeru Aoi Dangan Video}}
{{Hi Video}}

== Sales data ==
{{Main|B'z Sales Records}}

{|class=wikitable width="85%"
|-
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff; width:50px;" rowspan="2" | No.
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff; width:45px;" rowspan="2" | Cover
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff; width:370px;" rowspan="2" | Single
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff; width:150px;" colspan="2" | Physical Copies Sold
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff; width:150px;" colspan="3" | Chart Positions
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff; width:110px;" rowspan="2" | Certification

|-
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff;" | <small>FIRST WEEK</small>
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff;" | <small>LIFETIME</small>

!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff;" | <small>WEEK</small>
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff;" | <small>MONTH</small>
!style="color:black; background-color:#e6f2ff;" | <small>YEAR</small>

{{Samayoeru Aoi Dangan Sales}} 

|}

== Personnel ==
{{Main|B'z Support Members}}
'''B'z'''
*[[Tak Matsumoto]]: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
*[[Koshi Inaba]]: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement

'''Support Members'''
*[[Hideo Yamaki]]: Drums
*[[Masao Akashi]]: Bass
*[[Akira Onozuka]]: Hammond Organ <small>(Track 2)</small>
*[[Shinichiro Ohta]]: Chorus <small>(Track 2)</small>
*[[B.B. Ikkies]]: Chorus <small>(Track 2)</small>
*[[Daisuke Ikeda]]: Synthesizer