BAD COMMUNICATION

BAD COMMUNICATION
Studio album by B'z
Released	October 21st, 1989
Genre	Hard rock
Length	22:24
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
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BAD COMMUNICATION is the first mini album by B'z, released on October 21st, 1989. Billed as a "dance oriented special" release, the mini album was not expected to be a hit, instead originally meant to serve as a bridge between their second and third studio albums. The unexpected success of the release led to the band releasing a follow-up four-track mini album the next year entitled WICKED BEAT that included all English reversions, including the debut release of "Bad Communication E.Style". Additional mini albums followed in 1991, 1992, and 1996.

Due to the song's immense popularity, several variants exist throughout the B'z catalogue. Foremost, a promotional vinyl was made available to radio stations and club venues that included an abbreviated Japanese version that cut the runtime down to four minutes that was otherwise not released. A karaoke version of the title song could be found on cassette tape copies of the album. This karaoke version would later be one of the many karaoke tracks included on the 1992 karaoke album B'z TV Style SONGLESS VERSION.

Additionally, at the time of recording, B'z also prepared an English version as one of the earliest examples of their English songs. The song, entitled "Bad Communication E.Style"

Although a mini album by title, the Recording Industry Association of Japan certified its Million seller status for that of a single, though Oricon certified the release as a mini album. The release is one of only two releases in Japanese history to achieve one million sales without having entered the top ten, the other being "Kind of Love" by Mr. Children.

The mini album finished at number 12 on the Oricon charts for the year of 1989. However, due to the rise of the band's popularity in the years immediately following, it was the 29th highest seller of 1990, and again made the year-end charts in 1991 and 1992, where it placed 26th and 87th, respectively.

Track listing

All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.

1. BAD COMMUNICATION

2. OUT OF THE RAIN -OFF THE LOCK STYLE-

3. DA.KA.RA.SO.NO.TE.O.HA.NA.SHI.TE -OFF THE LOCK STYLE-

Personnel

B'z

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

Production

• Masao Akashi: Arrangement
• IKKIES: Chorus
• Amy: Female Voice in "BAD COMMUNICATION"