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{{Infobox Single
| Name           = Negai
| Cover          = 16s.jpg
| Artist         = [[B'z]]
| from Album     = [[LOOSE]]
| Released       = May 31, 1995
| Recorded       = 
| Length         = 7:37
| Label          = [[BMG Rooms]]
| Producer       = [[Tak Matsumoto]]
| Promotions     = #1 (''J-ROCK ARTIST COUNT DOWN 50'' Ending)
| Last single    = '''15th Single'''<br>[[File:15s.jpg|link=Don't Leave Me|border|65px|right]]<br>[[Don't Leave Me]]<br>(1994)
| This single    = '''16th Single'''<br>[[File:16s.jpg|link=|border|65px|right]]<br>'''Negai'''<br/>(1995)
| Next single    = '''17th Single'''<br>[[File:17s.jpg|link=love me, I love you|border|65px|right]]<br>[[love me, I love you]]<br>(1995)
}}

'''Negai''' ''(ねがい, Wish)'' is the sixteenth [[B'z Singles|single]] by [[B'z]], released on May 31, 1995. The song has remained popular throughout the band's history, primarily due to its dynamic live performances. For the first fan-selected compilation album ''[[B'z The Best "Treasure"]]'', "Negai" ranked in at third place and is one of very few songs to switch to its [[B'z The Best "Pleasure"|sister album]] ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008 with one further appearance coming as part of ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013.

It was here that Koshi became involved with arrangement for the first time officially, as [[B+U+M]] was dissolved and Tak and Koshi became the forerunners of all the band's activities. This would signify other grand changes for the band as well, as they also used this release to launch their own private record label known as "[[Vermillion Records]]", a subsidiary of Being GIZA. Under the new agreement, B'z were now responsible for all of their own decisions and would retain master recording and publishing rights for all of their work.

For the recording of the title song, Tak said they went back to "our earliest concept of creating music, by considering it from the fans' point of view." Indeed, the song has all the hallmarks of a fan-favorite, starting with loud singalong choruses and ending with a breakdown in live renditions that lets the audience take the lead. In an uncommon move, Tak used a Fender Stratocaster for recording and has used it for corresponding live performances as well. The live version performed during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!"]] has since informed all future arrangements for the song's many stage appearances. This would further lead to a revision of the song that extended the outro and gave it more of a [[LIVE-GYM]] feel that has thus far only been included on ''[[LOOSE]]''. With over 180 performances since its release, it has been featured in numerous tours and on their corresponding [[B'z Home Videos|home videos]].

The majority of the [[B'z Music Videos|music video]] was filmed at Fountain Square in the Yokohama Business Park, which has since become a common site for television dramas and films. Koshi stands within the fountain as he performs the song, but Tak was filmed elsewhere as he was suffering from a cold at the time. The song was performed in its single form for ''[[Music Station]]'' and in its [[LOOSE|revised album state]] on different occasions. Throughout 1995, the single version was used as the ending theme to ''J-ROCK ARTIST COUNT DOWN 50''.

The single debuted to over 700,000 copies sold in its first week, netting it the top spot on the Weekly Oricon Singles chart where it would remain for two weeks consecutively. It would be ranked the top seller of June 1995, tenth for July, and 13th for all of 1995 with sixteen total weeks on the charts. Its total sales reached over 1.5 million, making it one of many B'z singles to be certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

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

#'''[[Negai (Lyrics)|Negai]]''' — ''Wish'', ねがい
#: [[File:s16_01.ogg]] {{Negai Song}}
#'''[[YOU & I (Lyrics)|YOU & I]]'''
#: [[File:s16_02.ogg]] {{YOU & I Song}} Prior to this, the song received its first and only inclusion on an album when a slight remix was found on ''[[B'z The "Mixture"]]'' in 2000.

== Reversion history ==
{{Main|B'z Reversioned Songs}}
{|class=wikitable width="90%"
|-
! width="30%"| Original Song
! width="70%"| Reversion History
|-
{{Negai Versions}}
|}

== Live appearances ==
===[[B'z Songs by LIVE-GYM|Live Performances]]===
{{Negai Live}}
{{YOU & I Live}}

===[[B'z Songs on Home Video|Home Videos]]===
{{Negai Video}}
{{YOU & I Video}}

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

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|-
!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>

{{Negai 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
*[[Koji Nakamura|Koji "Kitaroh" Nakamura]]: Bass
*[[Akira Onozuka]]: Piano, Synthesizer
*[[Kazuki Katsuta]]: Sax
*[[Shiro Sasaki]]: Trumpet
*[[Fussy Kobayashi]]: Trumpet
*[[Hideaki Nakaji]]: Trombone
*[[Yuichi Ikusawa]]: Chorus <small>(Track 1)</small>
*[[Sayumi Chiba]]: Chorus <small>(Track 1)</small>
*[[HIIRO Strings]]: Strings <small>(Track 2)</small>
*[[Daisuke Ikeda]]: Manipulator <small>(Track 2)</small>