MOTEL

MOTEL
Single by B'z
Released	November 21, 1994
Promotions	#1 (Miki Boutique JOY CM)
Length	7:43
Label	BMG Rooms
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
"Don't Leave Me" (1994) "MOTEL" (1994) "Negai" (1995)

MOTEL is the fifteenth single by B'z, released on November 21, 1994. It was the band's first single in nine months, since the release of "Don't Leave Me" in February. As for the lull between this single and its predecessor, Tak explained, "After creating what we felt was an epic two-disc set, we didn't have the urge to make new music for a while."

The single's release came in the midst of the band's "The 9th Blues" PART 2 tour. The tour of "The 9th Blues" was split into two halves, with PART 1 running from February to July and the follow-up lasting from September to December. The A-side and B-side to this single were recorded in the break between the two halves of the year-long tour, but they were not the only ones. Future B-side titled "Tokyo", which would be on the band's second 1995 single "love me, I love you", was also recorded in the same sessions, along with another song entitled "Teki ga Inakerya" that would be found on the band's seminal 1995 album, LOOSE.

The release of "MOTEL" would also be the last before the recording and studio production assembly previously credited as B+U+M would be dissolved. The team, whose moniker stood for "B'z Unreal Music", consisted of Tak and Koshi and a number of frequent studio collaborators such as recording engineer Masayuki Nomura, manipulator Masao Akashi, and guitar technician Katsunori Hatakeyama.

Two promotional videos exist for the song. The first is a short video of Tak and Koshi in a desert jail setting, while the other features a live performance of the song.

The single topped the Weekly Oricon Singles chart, becoming the eleventh single for the band to do so consecutively. The song was at the top of the December 1994 charts as well, and ranked 18th for the year of 1995 despite being released in November 1994. The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Million for its sales of over 1.3 million copies, with 784,000 of those coming in the first week.

Track listing

1. MOTEL

2. hole in my heart

Personnel

B'z

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

Drums

• Jun Aoyama

Bass

• Masao Akashi: Bass, Arrangement

Keyboards

• Takanobu Matsuda: Hammond Organ
• Akira Onozuka: Piano (Track 1)

Production

• JUNICHI HIIRO Strings: Strings (Track 1)
• Kazu Harashin Brass Section: Brass (Track 2)
• Yasushi Suzuki: Chorus (Track 1)
• B+U+M