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{{Infobox Album | 
| Name        = C'mon
| Type        = Studio
| Artist      = [[B'z]]
| Cover       = C'mon.jpg
| Released    = July 27, 2011
| Genre       = Hard rock
| Recorded    = May 2010-Spring 2011
| Length      = 51:54
| Label       = 
| Producer    = [[Tak Matsumoto]]
| Reviews     = 
| Last album  = '''17th Album'''<br>[[File:17a.jpg|link=MAGIC|border|65px|right]]<br>''[[MAGIC]]''<br/>(2009)
| This album  = '''18th Album'''<br>[[File:18a.jpg|link=|border|65px|right]]<br>'''''C'mon'''''<br/>(2011)
| Next album  = '''19th Album'''<br>[[File:19a.jpg|link=EPIC DAY|border|65px|right]]<br>''[[EPIC DAY]]''<br/>(2015)
| Misc        = {{Singles
| Name         = C'mon
| Type         = studio
| single 1     = [[File:48s.jpg|link=Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo|border|28px|right]][[Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo]]
| single 1 date = April 13, 2011
| single 2     = [[File:49s.jpg|link=Don't Wanna Lie|border|28px|right]][[Don't Wanna Lie]]
| single 2 date = June 1, 2011
}}
}}
'''''C'mon''''' is the eighteenth [[B'z Albums#Studio Albums|studio album]] by [[B'z]], released on July 27, 2011. The album was issued in both a normal and a limited edition CD and DVD package that came bundled with a bonus DVD containing the full music videos for the title song and singles "[[Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo]]" and "[[Don't Wanna Lie]]". In addition to the previously released singles and the latter's B-side "[[Don't Wanna Lie|Homebound]]" being included, the album featured ten additional tracks including a hard rock re-recording of "[[ultra soul]]" with the year appended as a subtitle. This version would prove to be close to what the band had performed at [[LIVE-GYM]] concerts in the years since its release.

Production on the album commenced in May 2010 while both [[Tak Matsumoto]] and [[Koshi Inaba]] were simultaneously managing their solo activities for the year. Recording would last roughly a year, with the sessions resulting in a number of unused tracks that were fully produced at the time but went unreleased. Apart from the singles that were first [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums|collected]] on ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012]]'', none of the album's songs have appeared on later compilations since its release.

The title for the album originated in the mentality that formed following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake disaster. Recording stalled in its wake with the band only returning to the studio weeks later and emerging with the hopeful title song "C'mon". The album's history and the band's struggles following the disaster were recounted by Koshi during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-]] that followed the album's release. The band also held their third tour of the United States and Canada with [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]] along with a charity show in Los Angeles with American rock band [[Linkin Park]] dubbed [[Music for Relief's Secret Show for Japan]], their first festival appearance at [[TV Asahi Dream Festival 2011]], and the premium one-off show [[Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE]].

Upon release, ''C'mon'' debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Album chart and continued the band's streak of albums to do so dating back to 1990's release of ''[[RISKY]]''. In its first week, the album was certified Platinum for sales of 272,397 physical copies. It would be the second highest-selling album for July despite being released with only days to spare in the month, the fourth best-selling in August, and ranked at number 11 for the year. To date, ''C'mon'' has sold over 383,428 copies in physical form.

== Production and information ==
[[Image:themayan.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The marquee outside of [[The Mayan Theatre]] promoting the B'z and [[Linkin Park]] charity show that followed the 2011 earthquake disaster.]]
Recording got underway in May 2010, two months after the two had wrapped up their [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't No Magic"|2010 LIVE-GYM tour]]. Despite the fact that both were busy with their respective solo projects—Tak's ''[[TAKE YOUR PICK]]'' with [[Larry Carlton]] that would go on to win him his first Grammy Award and Koshi's ''[[Hadou]]''—they had the time to meet up occasionally in the studio and formulate ideas to put together new tracks. Usually, the band's approach began with constructing and defining a set theme, but this time around they composed new songs without one in mind. Ultimately, the result was not a set theme but more of a mindset: "C'mon".

During the full recording period, a total of eighteen tracks were produced with only thirteen making the album proper. An out-take from the sessions titled "[[EPIC DAY|Kimi wo Ki ni Shinai Hi Nado]]" would find its way onto the next studio album ''[[EPIC DAY]]'' four years later in 2015. The band were in and out of the studio with full-time production resuming in November 2010 as their solo activities came to a conclusion. The sessions would be some of their most fruitful, having produced more songs than any other album in their modern era.

As the band were in the studio and were promoting their two planned singles, the 2011 earthquake disaster struck Japan on March 11. B'z were in the studio at the time and later noted in interviews that the disaster affected their approach to the final songs on the album. The title song was written and recorded after the disaster, and was seen as an appropriate title for the overall work as it expressed their attitude moving forward. The incident led to a complete stoppage of recording for a brief time, with the band figuratively separating the recording sessions as "pre-earthquake" and "post-earthquake". Additionally, as production wrapped, the band had some difficulty with the track listing and ordering the songs appropriately.

Weeks after the disaster, on a commemorative edition of ''[[Music Station]]'', the band would perform a special version of "[[Brotherhood]]" with slightly altered lyrics to be more mindful of the disaster. The band later teamed with American rock band [[Linkin Park]] for a special charity show to help those affected by the earthquake disaster. Tickets were not available for direct purchase, however; instead, a fundraising platform was used in which those that garnered $500 in donations would be given a pair of tickets. The event, dubbed [[Music for Relief's Secret Show for Japan]], saw B'z perform mostly [[B'z English Songs|English songs]] including the debut of the English rendition of "[[B'z (English Album)|Ultra Soul]]".

The meaning behind the album's title and the origin of its title song was explained by Koshi to the crowd during [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-]]'s dome portion:

{{cquote|Right now, we are in the middle of the dome tour. But, when you think about it, a lot has happened between when we started work on the album ''C'mon'' and this dome tour. We started working on our new album at the beginning of spring last year. We would go into the studio and work on the new songs one by one. Last year, we worked on songs for ''C'mon'' in our spare time, although the title had not been decided back then.

When we moved into the new year, into 2011, we came up with a lot of ideas and went into the studio again to record some songs.  Work had been proceeding smoothly until the Great East Japan Earthquake happened in March. We put our work as well as our plans on hold. That situation wouldn't change for a while. This is a little embarrassing to say, but... For the first time, we started to wonder what the meaning of the recording work we love so much really is.

During that time, we were given the chance to supply one of our songs ([[B'z (International EP)|the English version of "Home"]]) to an album created to raise moeny for the tsunami victims. And we were also given the chance to perform on television. While we were doing that, we gradually started to regain confidence in our work. We realized that everyone has their own thing they can do, and we felt reassured that, for us, that thing was to get together and make music. So we got back in the studio and started working on a song called "C'mon" and finished this album of the same name. When we finished the album, the meaning behind the title was... "Let's get better together! Let's get back on our feet together! Let's do this together! Let's laugh together!" The feeling of being together is what we've put into this album.

We want to be the band for you—that will always be by your side and is always there for you. We will do our best to be that band for you. Thank you very much.
}} 

Just days prior to the album's release in Japan, B'z embarked on their third tour of the United States and Canada: [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]]. Although the two occasions coincided, no songs from ''C'mon'' were performed other than single "[[Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo]]" being included in the encore. The finale was streamed live, worldwide, from [[Club Nokia]] in Los Angeles, continuing the band's streak of streaming their overseas shows dating back to 2002.

The actual release for the album was accompanied by a slew of commercials. They varied in content, with one featuring the band performing a short acoustic rendition of the title song in a meadow. A full [[B'z Music Videos|music video]] for the song was also filmed around the same time and features similar imagery. This video was uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel in full and has remained as they have cycled out others. It was also included in a CD & DVD limited edition that included the full music videos for "[[Don't Wanna Lie]]" and "[[Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo]]" as well.

An intimate show for only 1,500 people at [[SHIBUYA-AX]] had been announced as part of a Pepsi NEX promotion earlier in the year. Tickets to the show were available by redeeming points related to Pepsi products or by being entered into a lottery after purchasing ''C'mon''. The event, which became [[Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE]], was held some months after the album's release in the midst of [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-]]. The [[LIVE-GYM]] tour saw all but two of the album's songs performed live, with "Too Young" and "Dead End" being excluded from any of the associated setlists. However, two years later, "Dead End" would be performed as part of the hall tour for [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-]] and would be included on the deluxe edition of its [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 ENDLESS SUMMER -XXV BEST- (Home Video)|home video release]].

During the release week, B'z were confirmed to have sold 80,000,000 total records by Oricon, the leading aggregating service charged with confirming and consolidating sales data.

== Track listing ==
All music and guitar by [[Tak Matsumoto]]. All lyrics and lead vocals by [[Koshi Inaba]].

#'''[[C'mon (Lyrics)|C'mon]]'''
#: [[File:a18_01.ogg]] Written and recorded as a direct response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, "C'mon" is a song whose theme is "togetherness". The hopeful lyrics encourage others to find solace in comforting and being comforted by others. Due to the tragedy, B'z temporarily halted all recording activities and began to question the point of recording music in light of such difficulties. When they were able to perform "[[Brotherhood]]" on a post-earthquake special for ''[[Music Station]]'' and [[B'z (International EP)|donate work]] to Music for Relief's ''Download to Donate'' album, Koshi relayed that they began to understand everyone could do their part, bit by bit. This led to the band returning to the studio and creating the song as the first of their renewed sessions. Tak's original composition for the melody did not include the "C'mon" shout, but it was added at Koshi's suggestion and added emotional resonance. The song is light and upbeat and begins with acoustic guitar before transitioning to electric guitar. It was also the subject of a Pepsi NEX commercial that aired in the summer of 2011, filmed on the streets of a Los Angeles suburb. In addition to being played on all dates of the [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-|titular LIVE-GYM tour]], the song made a surprise return during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-]].
#'''[[Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo (Lyrics)|Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo]]''' — ''Goodbye, Painful Days'', さよなら傷だらけの日々よ
#: [[File:a18_02.ogg]] <font color="white">.</font>
#'''[[Hito Shizuku no Anata (Lyrics)|Hito Shizuku no Anata]]''' — ''Just A Little Bit of You'', ひとしずくのアナタ
#: [[File:a18_03.ogg]] <font color="white">.</font>
#'''[[Homebound (Lyrics)|Homebound]]'''
#: [[File:a18_04.ogg]] <font color="white">.</font>
#'''[[Don't Wanna Lie (Lyrics)|Don't Wanna Lie]]'''
#: [[File:a18_05.ogg]] <font color="white">.</font>
#'''[[DAREKA (Lyrics)|DAREKA]]''' — ''SOMEBODY''
#: [[File:a18_06.ogg]] <font color="white">.</font>
#'''[[Boss (Lyrics)|Boss]]''' — ボス
#: [[File:a18_07.ogg]] <font color="white">.</font>
#'''[[Too Young (Lyrics)|Too Young]]'''
#: [[File:a18_08.ogg]] <font color="white">.</font>
#'''[[Pilgrim (Lyrics)|Pilgrim]]''' — ピルグリム
#: [[File:a18_09.ogg]] <font color="white">.</font>
#'''[[The Meister (Lyrics)|The Meister]]''' — ザ・マイスター
#: [[File:a18_10.ogg]] <font color="white">.</font>
#'''[[Dead End (Lyrics)|Dead End]]''' — デッドエンド
#: [[File:a18_11.ogg]] <font color="white">.</font>
#'''[[Meimei (Lyrics)|Meimei]]''' — ''Naming'', 命名
#: [[File:a18_12.ogg]] <font color="white">.</font>
#'''[[ultra soul (Lyrics)|ultra soul 2011]]'''
#: [[File:a18_13.ogg]] Building upon the arrangement of the [[B'z (International EP)|2007 re-recording]] of the song that was released only in western territories on iTunes, "ultra soul 2011" is a hard rock revision of the [[ultra soul|original single released in 2001]]. Undoubtedly the most popular B'z live song and having been performed on nearly every tour that has followed since its release, its inclusion here was considered by the band as a "bonus track" given it was recorded at the very end of the album's sessions. The original song had been associated with swimming since its original release was used as a [[B'z Tie-in Promotions|tie-in promotion]] with TV Asahi's swimming championship coverage in 2001. Accordingly, this version was re-recorded to be used as the theme to TV Asahi's ''World Swimming Shanghai 2011'' coverage. This would be the first reversion to be featured on a studio album since "[[LOOSE|BAD COMMUNICATION (000-18)]]" was featured on ''[[LOOSE]]'' in 1995. This revision was recorded during the same sessions that led to the title song and was undertaken when support members [[Barry Sparks]] and [[Shane Gaalaas]] returned for the band's [[Music Station]] appearance on April 1 to commemorate the Earthquake disaster. When re-arranging the song for this release, Koshi said, "I tried to actively pursue new ideas, but over time, it eventually got closer and closer to the original song. That made me aware of the power of this song again."

===Special Editions===

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|-
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! width="55%"| Contents
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'''<big>''C'mon'' CD & DVD Limited Editions</big>'''
<br>In addition to the CD album, the DVD edition came packaged with three full [[B'z Music Videos|music videos]]. The title song, "C'mon", had previously had its full video published as one of the first videos uploaded to their [http://youtube.com/bz official YouTube channel]. Just prior to release, all three videos were made available on the channel though the latter two were later removed in favor of shortened versions prior to the release of ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012]]''.

'''[[B'z Music Videos|Music Videos]]'''
<small>{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
:1. [[C'mon]]
:2. [[Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo]]
:3. [[Don't Wanna Lie]]
{{col-end}}
|-
|}

== Reversion history ==
{{Main|B'z Reversioned Songs}}
{|class=wikitable width="90%"
|-
! width="30%"| Original Song
! width="70%"| Reversion History
|-
{{Don't Wanna Lie Versions}}
{{ultra soul Versions}}
|}

== Live appearances ==
===Live Performances===
{{C'mon Live}}
{{Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo Live}}
{{Hito Shizuku no Anata Live}}
{{Homebound Live}}
{{Don't Wanna Lie Live}}
{{DAREKA Live}}
{{Boss Live}}
{{Too Young Live}}
{{Pilgrim Live}}
{{The Meister Live}}
{{Dead End Live}}
{{Meimei Live}}
{{ultra soul Live}}

===Home Videos===
{{C'mon Video}}
{{Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo Video}}
{{Hito Shizuku no Anata Video}}
{{Homebound Video}}
{{Don't Wanna Lie Video}}
{{DAREKA Video}}
{{Boss Video}}
{{Too Young Video}}
{{Pilgrim Video}}
{{The Meister Video}}
{{Dead End Video}}
{{Meimei Video}}
{{ultra soul 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" | Album
!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>

{{C'mon Sales}} 

|}

== Personnel ==
'''B'z'''
*[[Tak Matsumoto]]: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
*[[Koshi Inaba]]: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement

'''Support Members'''
*[[Shane Gaalaas]]: Drums
*[[Barry Sparks]]: Bass <small>(Tracks 1-7, 9-13)</small>
*[[Ric Fierabracci]]: Wood Bass <small>(Track 8)</small>
*[[Akira Onozuka]] <small>from DIMENSION</small>: Piano <small>(Tracks 6 & 12)</small>, Organ <small>(Tracks 6  7)</small>, Wurlitzer Electric Piano <small>(Track 8)</small>
*[[Kazuki Katsuta]] <small>from DIMENSION</small>: Sax <small>(Tracks 6, 8, 10)</small>
*[[Fussy Kobayashi]]: Trumpet <small>(Tracks 6 & 8)</small>
*[[Hiroyuki Nomura]]: Trombone <small>(Tracks 6 & 8)</small>
*[[Maiko Sugiyama]]: Strings <small>(Tracks 4, 5, 9, 12)</small>
*[[Lime Ladies Orchestra]]: Strings <small>(Tracks 4, 5, 9, 12)</small>

'''Production'''
*[[Hideyuki Terachi]]: Arrangement