FIREBALL

FIREBALL
Single by B'z
from the album SURVIVE
Released	March 5, 1997
Promotions	#1 (Shiseido "PN" CM)
Length	12:01
Label	Rooms Records
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
20th Single Real Thing Shakes (1996) 21st Single FIREBALL (1997) 22nd Single Calling (1997)

A copy of the FIREBALL guitar used on stage during B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL".

The three variants of the "FIREBALL" single. The single was an ode to classic rock and roll, having been produced without the aid of computers or synthesizers. Source

FIREBALL is the twenty-first single by B'z, released on March 5, 1997. As is mentioned inside of the single with the imprint 「No synthesizer & No computer used」, both the title song and B-side were produced raw without any digital aid of any kind. Uniquely, Tak Matsumoto not only played his usual role of guitarist on the single but also provided bass on the title track.

When released in 1997, "FIREBALL" topped the Weekly Oricon Singles charts with over 425,000 copies sold. It ranked second for March 1997 and was the 24th highest-selling for the entire year of 1997 after having spent 11 weeks on the charts. The single would ultimately go on to be one of the band's many singles to sell over 1,000,000 copies, having been certified as Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Track listing

1. FIREBALL

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2. Kanashiki dreamer — Sorrowful dreamer, 哀しきdreamer

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Personnel

B'z

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

Support Members

• Hideo Yamaki: Drums