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{{Infobox Album |
| Name        = SURVIVE
| Type        = Studio
| Artist      = [[B'z]]
| Cover       = 09a.jpg
| Released    = November 19, 1997
| Genre       = Hard rock
| Recorded    = 1997
| Length      = 49:56
| Label       = [[Vermillion Records|Rooms Records]]
| Producer    = [[Tak Matsumoto]]
| Reviews     = 
| Last album  = '''8th Album'''<br>[[File:08a.jpg|link=LOOSE|border|65px|right]]<br>''[[LOOSE]]''<br/>(1995)
| This album  = '''9th Album'''<br>[[File:09a.jpg|link=|border|65px|right]]<br>''[[SURVIVE]]''<br/>(1997)
| Next album  = '''10th Album'''<br>[[File:10a.jpg|link=Brotherhood|border|65px|right]]<br>''[[Brotherhood]]''<br/>(1999)
| Misc        = {{Singles
| Name         = FIREBALL
| Type         = studio
| single 1     = [[File:21s.jpg|link=FIREBALL|border|28px|right]][[FIREBALL]]
| single 1 date = March 5, 1997
| single 2     = [[File:22s.jpg|link=Calling|border|28px|right]][[Calling]]
| single 2 date = June 9, 1997
| single 3     = [[File:23s.jpg|link=Liar! Liar!|border|28px|right]][[Liar! Liar!]]
| single 3 date = October 8, 1997
}}
}}

'''''SURVIVE''''' is the ninth [[B'z Albums#Studio Albums|studio album]] by [[B'z]], released on November 19, 1997. The album preceded the band's tenth anniversary compilations ''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]'' and ''[[B'z The Best "Treasure"]]'' by one year and was an essential stepping stone in their rebirth as a hard rock band. The period of time spanned by the singles—"[[FIREBALL]]" in spring, "[[Calling]]" in summer, and "[[Liar! Liar!]]" in fall—showcase the album's prolonged production timeline. In fact, "[[Calling]]" was the first song written for the album and last to be finalized, having required more time to finish than any other song in their catalogue to that point. The release also marks the first full time contributions by [[Akihito Tokunaga]] with regarding to aiding in arrangements. Previously working as an auxiliary [[B'z Support Members|support member]], here he brought his expertise with technology and recording software that had long been absent from B'z works.

The album is associated with two tours: the month-long [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]] which preceded much of the album's production but included a provisional version of album track "Do me" and two of its singles, and the more directly connected [[B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE"]]. The latter lasted a full six months, from January to June of 1998, and began two months after the album's release. Unusually for an album of its size with regard to B'z activities, every song was performed on the aforementioned tour though some have not been performed again since.

Notably, a song entitled "[[B'z The "Mixture"|Anata Nara Kamawanai]]" was recorded for the album's sessions but was ultimately not included. It would be heard publicly three years later as the closing track on ''[[B'z The "Mixture"]]'', an album of re-recordings and remixes that primarily consisted of reversions of the band's most beloved early songs.

Upon release, ''SURVIVE'' debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Album chart with 1,1040,160 physical copies sold in the first week. The album would go on to rank at number 10 on the year end chart. To date, the album has sold in excess of 1,723,030 physical copies, qualifying it for a Million certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. In 2018, the album was reissued as a two vinyl set made available to visitors of their thirtieth anniversary public exhibition entitled [[B'z 30th Year Exhibition "SCENES" 1988-2018|"SCENES"]] alongside all other studio albums to that point.

== Production information ==

As the band further transitioned further into hard rock territory, ''SURVIVE'' would nearly be the culmination of those efforts but not quite. It would not be until ''[[Brotherhood]]'' in 1999 that B'z realized their intent to form a "full band sound" with their music before further iterating on it with ''[[ELEVEN]]'' in 2000. The band were joined in the studio by live bassist and newly-minted support member [[Akihito Tokunaga]], who would go on to be a production force for numerous artists in the Being stable. At this time, though, he was invaluable when working on the arrangements on numerous songs due to his expertise with technology and recording software. The digital sound present in second track "Swimmer yo!!" especially shows his contributions to the album.

Coming on the cusp of the band's tenth anniversary, the album was designed as a culmination of all that had come before it. Unlike the previous album ''[[LOOSE]]'' which had recorded in Hawaii, ''SURVIVE'' had additional recording that took place in Fukuoka and Okinawa. Interestingly, the band observed in Vol. 36 of ''[[Be With!]]'' that there are songs on the album that feel as if they should be sung in English. Single "[[Calling]]", which closes the album, and "DEEP KISS", which opens it, were both offered as examples. This was especially relevant at the time as the band had just released their first English single, "[[Real Thing Shakes]]", in 1996. Notably, "[[Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~/MOVE]]" also released as a single the same year likewise remains uncollected here.

It was here that the band first began to embrace the digital era and the rise of internet culture. The [[B'z Official Website|official B'z website]] was launched this year, and the album's disc is also an enhanced CD, meaning it can be inserted into a PC to access certain special content. The [[B'z Music Videos|music video]] for "Liar! Liar!" as well as images of the band and song lyrics are all accessible. As was the case with ''[[LOOSE]]'', the packaging included a cardboard case and photo book.

At the time of release, Tak said that, "I think it is better than ''LOOSE''" and "It is our best work as of now." In 2002, Tak reiterated that he re-listened to their work to that point and felt ''SURVIVE'' was at the top for him. Much later, in 2013, Koshi suggested the album was an answer to "What is the No.1 B'z album?".

For the first time since the release of ''[[RUN]]'' in 1992, all songs from the album were performed live on the [[B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE"|album's tour]]. This would not occur again until the release of ''[[EPIC DAY]]'' in 2015 and the [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-|associated live tour]] that followed. The tour saw all of their previous [[B'z Support Members|support members]] replaced with fresh faces, including the temporary replacement of longtime Tak friend and keyboardist [[Takanobu Masuda]], who was preoccupied with his own band's activities at the time. 

To date, ''SURVIVE'' is the fourth best-selling studio album released by the band.

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

#'''[[DEEP KISS (Lyrics)|DEEP KISS]]'''
#: [[File:a09_01.ogg]] While the opening number for the work, "DEEP KISS" was the last song to be produced. In fact, it was written solely due to the band feeling they had no other suitable tracks to open the album with. The song came together very quickly, with the arrangement alone being finished in under one day, according to Tak. The song utilizes sampling, beginning with a heartbeat sensor that gradually grows into a distorted, heavy rock guitar, and also utilizes an ambulance's siren.  The song has not been heard live since it was performed on three dates of [[B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"]]. While none of those performances were captured on [[B'z Home Videos|home video]], the highlight showing from [[B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE"]] was included on ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''.
#'''[[Swimmer yo!! (Lyrics)|Swimmer yo!!]]''' — スイマーよ！！
#: [[File:a09_02.ogg]] Almost as if it is from a future era, "Swimmer yo!!" utilizes a great deal of digital implementation that would pre-date some of their early 2000s work. The contributions of longtime support member and live bassist [[Akihito Tokunaga]] are especially apparent here as a result. The song was produced in Okinawa with the idea that it would be a slower, more downbeat composition. When the song was performed alongside "[[Calling]]" on ''Music Station'' in 1997, the digital sound was replaced with a full band sound including a significant slap bass line and other changes including to the arrangement and additional guitar. The song was recorded on a compilation for the first time nearly ten years later on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"]]'' where it was ranked at number 15 per fan demand. A bonus performance from the [[B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE"|album tour]] was included on the DVD edition of ''[[once upon a time in Yokohama ~B'z LIVE GYM'99 "Brotherhood"~]]'' as a bonus track per fan request, as the band had asked what song fans would like to see in video form. On the same day said DVD was released, as a B-side to "[[ultra soul]]", a new edition of the song entitled "[[ultra soul|Swimmer yo 2001!!]]" was released to tie in with the aforementioned single's swimming [[B'z Tie-in Promotions|tie-in promotion]]. The arrangement for the [[B'z Reversioned Songs|reversion]] was drastically altered to make it a companion piece the A-side, with new lyrics added amidst numerous other changes. In essence, due to the variety of changes and completely different sound—including the keyboard being replaced by an acoustic guitar—it can almost be considered a new song that stands far apart from its original composition. The song was later performed on nearly every stop of [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2001 "ELEVEN"|LIVE-GYM 2001 "ELEVEN"]], for some shows of [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION"|LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION"]], and all shows of [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-]].
#'''[[Survive (Lyrics)|Survive]]'''
#: [[File:a09_03.ogg]] Although it is the album title, which is in all capitals, "Survive" as a song title is in normal case. It was the seventh song produced and only became the title song after lyrics were applied. The band described the title as "reflecting our present mood". As with fellow album track "Happiness", the song re-appeared for [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-]] after a fifteen year absence following the [[B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE"|"SURVIVE" LIVE-GYM]]. A guitar instrumental version of the song was used as [[Ending SE]] for the aforementioned album tour but it has not been released in the intervening years.
#'''[[Liar! Liar! (Lyrics)|Liar! Liar!]]'''
#: [[File:a09_04.ogg]] {{Liar! Liar! Song}} The song to date has only one [[B'z Reversioned Songs|reversion]] to date, with the version included on ''[[B'z The Best "Treasure"]]'' being retouched with the aid of Rockman preamps.
#'''[[Happiness (Lyrics)|Happiness]]''' — ハピネス
#: [[File:a09_05.ogg]] As one of the more popular songs from the album, "Happiness" was first collected on a compilation as part of ''[[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]]'' before being voted by fans onto ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"]]'' nearly a decade after its initial release. Tak performs the guitar solo with an acoustic guitar, and it was the demo take prepared as a test that went straight onto the released track. After the [[B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE"|album tour]] in 1998, the song was not played again for ten years. Its appearance at [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION"]] was brief, but it would return for further dates a half-decade later at [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-|Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-]].
#'''[[FIREBALL (Lyrics)|FIREBALL]]'''
#: [[File:a09_06.ogg]] {{FIREBALL Song}}
#'''[[Do me (Lyrics)|Do me]]'''
#: [[File:a09_07.ogg]] Created during rehearsals for [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL"]], "Do me" was first premeired live there. Its original title was "DO-ME", still in English. It was later recorded here as a result of fan demand. Interestingly, essentially the entire arrangement and almost all of the lyrics differ from the version premiered live and the studio version found on the album. Until "Liar! Liar!" supplanted it, "Do me" was the leading single candidate from the sessions. The song returned in its revised form for [[B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE"]] and was performed on every date, but has not been seen live since nor has it been released on [[B'z Home Videos|home video]].
#'''[[Naite Naite Nakiyandara (Lyrics)|Naite Naite Nakiyandara]]''' — ''Cry, Cry, and Cry Again'', 泣いて 泣いて 泣きやんだら
#: [[File:a09_08.ogg]] Originally envisioned and produced around 1994's ''[[The 7th Blues]]'', "Naite Naite Nakiyandara" was purposed as a "triple rock ballad". There was debate over the arrangement, however, and it was not until this album that it was resolved by chance when a borrowed Flying V guitar helped settle it. The song was collected once, on ''[[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]]'' in 2002 and was performed at 2007 [[SHOWCASE]] events [[B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town-|-B'z In Your Town-]] and [[B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19-|-19-]], as well as a [[B'z SHOWCASE 2015 -Shinagawa Uchouten NIGHT-|2015 SHOWCASE event]] years later.
#'''[[CAT (Lyrics)|CAT]]'''
#: [[File:a09_09.ogg]] Completed after recording and production had stalled on "Calling", "CAT" was the second song to be started from the album. The song is centered on a female being compared to the titular feline. Its lyrics also include a "meow meow" backing vocal. The song's key is quite high, which caused Koshi to relay that it was a difficult one to perform live. Although included for [[B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE"]] with the other album tracks, it has not been performed since nor has it been included on a B'z [[B'z Home Videos|home video]].
#'''[[Dattara Agechaeyo (Lyrics)|Dattara Agechaeyo]]''' — ''Then, Why Not Just Give it Away?'', だったらあげちゃえよ
#: [[File:a09_10.ogg]] Produced in Okinawa, "Dattara Agechaeyo" features prominent brass and piano parts. Overall, the song has a "funk" vibe, which led to it being included on all stops of the ensuing [[B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE"|live tour]]. Notably, the song has only one home video appearance: a performance from [[B'z SHOWCASE "GO! GO! HEAVEN"]] from the bonus disc for ''[[B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~]]''. It has not been performed in the years since 1998.
#'''[[Shower (Lyrics)|Shower]]'''
#: [[File:a09_11.ogg]] [[Image:Koshi During BUZZ Wearing Katsu's Gift.png|thumb|right|200px|Koshi Inaba during [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!"|Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!"]] wearing a hat gifted to him by famed entertainer Shintaro Katsu, whose death inspired the lyrics to "Shower".]] Recorded in Okinawa, the lyrics to "Shower" were inspired by the passing of Japanese entertainer Shintaro Katsu (seen best in the line ''"Please tell me why are people always bound to go away someday"''). Years earlier, at an eatery in Roppongi, Koshi entered and was met by one of the regular customers that said, "My, you have a good look. Those are genuine eyes. So long after Yujiro [legendary Japanese entertainer that passed in 1987], I've finally met the real thing again." Koshi thanked him for the compliment and gave his name, which Katsu—then already in his sixties—did not recognize as the vocalist of B'z. Katsu was known to friends for his ability to judge the goodness of others by looking them in the face, and after realizing Koshi was a successful singer, he began attending B'z shows by purchasing his own tickets. The two quickly became friends. Later, following a [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!"]] show in Yokohama, Katsu presented Koshi with a New York Yankees ten-gallon hat once owned by his brother Tomisaburo Wakayama—a famous Japanese actor that had passed three years earlier. The hat had been a prized memento of the elder brother. Koshi would wear the hat on stage as a tribute during the tour finale, which was later showcased on home video as ''[["BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE]]'' and can be seen in the opening performance. To this day, the hat has been carefully preserved in Koshi's private studio and has been described by him as a cherished possession. When Katsu was hospitalized during a bout with cancer, Koshi sent a copy of his first solo album ''[[Magma]]'' with a message hoping he would get better soon. Katsu was reportedly moved by the notion and listened to the album many times prior to his death shortly thereafter in June of 1997. The song was performed three times on the [[B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE"|album tour]] but was never released on [[B'z Home Videos|home video]].
#'''[[Calling (Lyrics)|Calling]]'''
#: [[File:a09_12.ogg]] {{Calling Song}}

== Reversion history ==
{{Main|B'z Reversioned Songs}}
{|class=wikitable width="90%"
|-
! width="30%"| Original Song
! width="70%"| Reversion History
|-
{{Swimmer yo!! Versions}}
{{Survive Versions}}
{{Liar! Liar! Versions}}
{{Do me Versions}}
|}

== Live appearances ==
===Live Performances===
{{DEEP KISS Live}}
{{Swimmer yo!! Live}}
{{Survive Live}}
{{Liar! Liar! Live}}
{{Happiness Live}}
{{FIREBALL Live}}
{{Do me Live}}
{{Naite Naite Nakiyandara Live}}
{{CAT Live}}
{{Dattara Agechaeyo Live}}
{{Shower Live}}
{{Calling Live}}

===Home Videos===
{{DEEP KISS Video}}
{{Swimmer yo!! Video}}
{{Survive Video}}
{{Liar! Liar! Video}}
{{Happiness Video}}
{{FIREBALL Video}}
{{Do me Video}}
{{Naite Naite Nakiyandara Video}}
{{CAT Video}}
{{Dattara Agechaeyo Video}}
{{Shower Video}}
{{Calling 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>

{{SURVIVE Sales}} 

|}

== Personnel ==
'''B'z'''
*[[Tak Matsumoto]]: Guitar, Bass <small>(Track 6)</small>, Music Composition, Arrangement
*[[Koshi Inaba]]: Vocals, Chorus, Lyric Composition, Arrangement

'''Support Members'''
*[[Hideo Yamaki]]: Drums <small>(Track 1-3, 5-12)</small>
*[[Jun Aoyama]]: Drums <small>(Track 12)</small>
*[[Akihito Tokunaga]]: Bass <small>(Track 1-4, 7-12)</small>, Arrangement <small>(Track 1-5, 7-12)</small>
*[[Masao Akashi]]: Bass <small>(Track 12)</small>
*[[Akira Onozuka]] <small>from DIMENSION</small>: Piano <small>(Track 3, 5, 8, 10, 12)</small>, Hammond Organ <small>(Track 5, 7, 8, 10)</small>, Synthesizer <small>(Track 5)</small>, YAMAHA CS-10 <small>(Track 9)</small>, Rhodes Piano <small>(Track 11)</small>
*[[Shin Kazuhara]]: Trumpet <small>(Tracks 7 & 10)</small>
*[[Nobuo Kato]]: Trumpet <small>(Tracks 7 & 10)</small>
*[[Eijiro Nakagawa]]: Trombone <small>(Tracks 7 & 10)</small>
*[[Bob Zung]]: Sax <small>(Tracks 7 & 10)</small>
*[[HIIRO Strings]]: Strings <small>(Tracks 8 & 9)</small>
*[[Shinozaki Strings]]: Strings <small>(Track 12)</small>
*[[Nobu Saito]]: Percussion <small>(Track 11)</small>
*[[Kai Saeko]] <small>from SO-FI</small>: Chorus <small>(Track 7)</small>
*[[B.B. Ikkies]]: Chorus <small>(Tracks 1 & 10)</small>

'''Production'''
*[[Daisuke Ikeda]]: Arrangement <small>(Track 12)</small>