MOTEL
| MOTEL | ||||
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| Single by B'z | ||||
| Released | November 21, 1994 | |||
| Promotions | #1 (Miki Boutique JOY CM) | |||
| Length | 7:43 | |||
| Label | BMG Rooms | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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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 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
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