Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu

Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu
Single by B'z
from the album MONSTER
Released	April 12, 2006
Promotions	#1 (Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem) #2 (Dwango TV Commercial Theme)
Length	7:52
Label	Vermillion Records
Producer	Tak Matsumoto

Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu (ゆるぎないものひとつ, One Sure Thing) is the forty-first single by B'z, released on April 12, 2006. The single, one of three released by the band in 2006, was a power ballad that came after their rock anthem "Shoudou" and before their summer mega hit "SPLASH!". Prior to the single's release, the song could be heard in theaters in the year's annual Detective Conan movie, The Private Eyes' Requiem. The song was the band's second contribution to the franchise for 2006 after "Shoudou" served as a theme to the television series earlier in the year. Previously, B'z had contributed themes to the 1999 and 2002 films, with "ONE" and "Everlasting" respectively.

The B-side "Pierrot" was also given by the band to fellow GIZA artist Aya Kamiki to cover after they had written the song. The female punk rock singer's version of the song served as a single for her and would go on to become her highest solo single in her career. GIZA decided to schedule the release of her single on the same day as that of "Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu", which saw both versions of "Pierrot" being released on the same day. The two versions are similar, with the arrangement to Aya's cover being slightly different and featuring one slightly altered line in the lyrics. At the time of release, the B'z version of "Pierrot" also served as the theme to a TV commercial by the mobile ringtone company Dwango, who were also promotional partners for a special live concert later in the year that was streamed live on the internet and later released on DVD as B'z LIVE in Namba 2006.

Upon release, B'z debuted at the top of the charts for their thirty-seventh consecutive number-one debut with what would become the thirty-third highest selling single of the year. Both the title song and B-side were collected later in the year on the summer's album, MONSTER. Additionally, both songs were performed at all stops of B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" and were included on its subsequent video release. In 2008, in celebration of the band's twenty-fifth anniversary, both songs were again collected together when they were voted by fans onto B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure". "Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu" was also found on The Best of Detective Conan ~The Movie Themes Collection~ in 2006 and The Best of Detective Conan 3 in 2008. Later, in 2013, it was also found with other era-appropriate singles on B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012.

Track listing

1. Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu — One Sure Thing, ゆるぎないものひとつ

2. Pierrot — ピエロ

   The titular "Pierrot" refers to the archetypical clown figure in performance art known by the same name. B'z also gave the song to then-fellow GIZA artist Aya Kamiki, which became her top-selling single of her solo career. Koshi can be seen discussing the formation of the lyrics in the 2006 documentary OFF LIMITS: How Two Men Made a Monster.

Personnel

B'z

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

Drums

• Shane Gaalaas

Bass

• Akihito Tokunaga

Production

• Akihito Tokunaga: Programming
• Daisuke Ikeda: Additional Programming
• Jay Baumgardner: Mixing (NRG Recording)
• Sergio Chavez: Recording (NRG Recording)
• Ted Jensen: Mastering (Sterling Sound)

Special Thanks

• Gosho Aoyama

Extra Special Thanks

• Kanonji