BURN -Fumetsu no Face-

Burn: Fumetsu no Face
Single by B'z
Released	April 16, 2008
Promotions	#1 (Kose Esprique Cosmetics)
Length	10:43
Label	Vermillion Records
Writer(s)	Tak Matsumoto, Koshi Inaba
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
"SUPER LOVE SONG" (2007) "BURN -Fumetsu no Face-" (2008) "Ichibu to Zenbu/DIVE" (2009)

BURN -Fumetsu no Face- (BURN -フメツノフェイス-) is the forty-fifth single by B'z, released on April 16, 2008. The song was used in tandem with a promotion for Kose Esprique Precious cosmetics. Upon release, the single debuted at #1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart and became the 41st consecutive #1 single for the band. The song made its album debut when it was voted for inclusion by fans on one of the band's two 20th anniversary collections, B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure", as the thirteenth track on the second disc.

The single became the first since "FIREBALL" was released in 1997 that B'z tied-up with a major cosmetics promotion. The band made no promotional appearances on television to promote the single despite doing so for other recent releases, due to the time of release overlapping with the band's touring schedule for LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION". As a result of 2008 being the year of the band's 20th anniversary and the new commemorative collections being released, this was the only new B'z single released for the year.

Track listing

1. BURN -Fumetsu no Face- — BURN -フメツノフェイス-, BURN -Immortal Face-

   The full music video for the song first premiered on the official fanclub site, B'z Party, marking only the second time this was the case, with the first being that of "Ai no Bakudan". Similarly, it was the second music video by the band to employ extensive CG—the first being their video for "SUPER LOVE SONG".

2. yokohama

   The song was completed and recorded during the MONSTER sessions, but was first heard with this single's release. Before the single went on sale, the track as played on "FM yokohama 84.7". Additionally, Koshi also attended college in Yokohama.

3. Kibou no Uta — 希望の歌, Song of Hope

   Also recorded as part of the MONSTER sessions, the song was first made publicly available with this release. It had been heard by fans earlier at the March 9th performance of their 2008 tour promoting their then-latest release, ACTION, when the song was played to the audience as the band left the stage.

Production staff

B'z

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

Drums

• Shane Gaalaas: Drums

Bass

• Barry Sparks: Bass (Track 1)
• Akihito Tokunaga: Bass (Tracks 2, 3), Arrangement (Tracks 2, 3)

Production

• Hideyuki Terachi: Arrangement (Track 1)