MARS

MARS
Mini album by B'z
Released	May 29, 1991
Genre	Hard rock
Length	23:16
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
2nd Mini WICKED BEAT (1990) 3rd Mini MARS (1991) 4th Mini FRIENDS (1992)

MARS is the third mini album by B'z, released on May 29, 1991.

Upon release, MARS debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Album chart with 664,010 copies. The release came eleven months after previous effort WICKED BEAT and saw a 550,000 copy increase over its sales total. As with all other B'z mini albums released to date, MARS has been certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales in excess of 1,730,500 physical copies sold. This would prime it as the highest-selling of the B'z mini albums, trailed by FRIENDS II.

Track listing

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

1. Kodoku no Runaway — Lonely Runaway, 孤独のRunaway

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2. Mars

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3. Loving All Night ~Octopus Style~

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4. Love & Chain ~Godzilla Style~

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5. LADY NAVIGATION ~Cookie & Car Stereo Style~

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Reversion history

Main article: B'z Reversioned Songs

Original Song	Reversion History
Kodoku no Runaway MINI ALBUM SONG (1991)	KARAOKE: Kodoku no Runaway [Karaoke Version] (1992) Karaoke version found only on B'z TV Style SONGLESS VERSION. RE-RECORDING: Kodoku no Runaway -Mixture style- (2000) Hard rock reversion of the original track found only on B'z The "Mixture".
LOVING ALL NIGHT ALBUM SONG (1989)	ENGLISH: Loving All Night ~Octopus Style~ (1991) Fully English version found only on mini album MARS in 1991.
Love & Chain B-SIDE & ALBUM SONG (1990)	ENGLISH: Love & Chain ~Godzilla Style~ (1991) One of the band's earliest English songs, found only on 1991 mini album MARS.
LADY NAVIGATION SINGLE (1991)	ENGLISH: LADY NAVIGATION ~Cookie & Car Stereo Style~ (1991) Fully English version released only on 1991 mini album MARS. KARAOKE: LADY NAVIGATION [Karaoke Version] (1992) Karaoke version found only on B'z TV Style SONGLESS VERSION. ENGLISH: LADY NAVIGATION [Bluesy English Version] (1994) Released on studio album The 7th Blues under the original title. This version is also completely in English but done in a bluesy style and was later released on the 2002 Korea-only mini album DEVIL as well.

Live appearances

Live Performances

Kodoku no Runaway [188 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM '91~'92 "IN THE LIFE" [66/66 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'92 "TIME" [12/12 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice" [21/21 SHOWS]

B'z SHOWCASE 2003 "IT'S SHOWCASE!!" [1/1 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" [21/23 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- [6/6 SHOWS]

7-Eleven presents B'z PREMIUM LIVE [2/2 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 "LIVE DINOSAUR" [18/18 SHOWS]

Loving All Night ~Octopus Style~ [41 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]

Love & Chain ~Godzilla Style~

LADY NAVIGATION (English Version) [57 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'93 "JAP THE RIPPER" [2/2 SHOWS] (The 7th Blues Version)

B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS] (The 7th Blues Version)

Home Videos

Kodoku no Runaway

JUST ANOTHER LIFE: LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91"

LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS-

LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 "LIVE DINOSAUR"

Loving All Night ~Octopus Style~

JUST ANOTHER LIFE: LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91"

Love & Chain ~Godzilla Style~

LADY NAVIGATION (English Version)

Sales data

Main article: B'z Sales Records

No.	Cover	Mini Album	Physical Copies Sold		Chart Positions			Certification
			FIRST WEEK	LIFETIME	WEEK	MONTH	YEAR
3		MARS 1991.05.29	664,010+	1,730,500+	1	—	—	Million

Personnel

B'z

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

Support Members

• Jun Aoyama: Drums (Tracks 1, 3, 4)
• Masao Akashi: Manipulator, Arrangement
• Ikkoh Tanaka: Drums (Track 5)
• Tomohiko "cha cha" Katoh: Harmonica (Track 3)
• Maki Ohguro: Chorus (Track 4)
• Rima Fujita: Voice (Track 4)