Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite
| Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite | ||||
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| Single by B'z | ||||
| from the album B'z | ||||
| Released | September 21, 1988 | |||
| Length | 8:28 | |||
| Label | BMG Victor | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite (だからその手を離して, So Let Go of that Hand) is the debut single by B'z, released on September 21, 1988. The release was made simultaneously with the band's debut, self-titled album B'z, which contained both tracks from the single. As the band's debut, the title song has remained an endearing part of their history. It has been performed at over one-hundred different shows, beginning with their very first performance as the opening number. The song remained a fixture in the first few years of the band's career until eventually only being brought back for anniversaries and special occasions, including appearing on all dates of B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice". In addition to the standard CD and cassette editions, a very rare printing on vinyl was also released at the time, becoming one of very few B'z releases to have the distinction.
Due to a legal entanglement, the title song in its original incarnation would not appear on an official B'z compilation until 2013's B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998. Prior to this, in 1997, BMG released an unofficial compilation entitled Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles- without the band's consent that contained many tracks from the first three studio albums and their first mini album, including "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite". As part of a co-publishing deal reached with their former label, B'z released B'z The "Mixture" in 2000 which contained "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite -Mixture style-", which appeared shortly before on "Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni" as a B-side. This remix and re-recordings album gathered some of their more obscure B-sides from years past while also offering hard-rock, modernized versions of several other classics, including "OH! GIRL" and "Kodoku no Runaway".
An especially memorable live performance came during B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- that was preserved shortly thereafter on its subsequent home video. "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite" was performed "karaoke style" as it had been in the band's earliest days: Koshi on vocals and Tak on guitar, with a backing track for the electronic drums and bass. Especially for the performance, Tak brought back his original Yamaha MGM Signature Model. Another performance in the original vein was included on JUST ANOTHER LIFE in 1991. This was followed by an energetic, rock-centric performance from B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood" -Extra- that found its way onto the 20th anniversary live compilation B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~.
The music video was filmed in Chiba over the course of one day at a studio near the Hasaki Coast, as a typhoon was approaching the area. Additional shots were filmed in Tokyo. The band wore the same outfits as were used on the cover of their self-titled debut album and the single for which the video served. The video was released in 2013 on DVD in limited edition copies of the aforementioned 25th anniversary compilation.
While the song received some modest airplay, it did not move enough copies to make the Weekly Oricon Singles chart. The album from which it was sourced did, however, make the Top 50 for the week and, following the band's later success, would eventually be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Track listing
- Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite — So Let Go of that Hand, だからその手を離して
- Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~ — A Number that Dampens the Heart, ハートも濡れるナンバー ～stay tonight～
Live appearances
Live Performances
- Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite [119 SHOWS]
SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z BAD-CLUB GYM [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH" [22/22 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '90~'91 "RISKY" [4/49 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood" -Extra- [2/24 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice" [20/21 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~ [31 SHOWS]
- SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [13/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'92 "TIME" [12/12 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'93 "JAP THE RIPPER" [2/2 SHOWS]
Home Videos
Sales data
| No. | Cover | Single | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
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| FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
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Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition
Production
- Masao Akashi: Arrangement