LOVE PHANTOM
| LOVE PHANTOM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by B'z | ||||
| from the album LOOSE | ||||
| Released | October 11, 1995 | |||
| Promotions | #1 (X-Files Theme) #2 (Tower Records CM) | |||
| Length | 8:30 | |||
| Label | Rooms Records | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
| B'z singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
LOVE PHANTOM is the eighteenth single by B'z, released on October 11, 1995.
The single debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Singles chart with the band's largest sales debut to date, with 951,000 copies sold in the first week alone. The single sold its way to number one for October 1995, fifth for November, and tenth for all of 1995. After spending 22 weeks on the charts, the single was certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for its sales in excess of 1.8 million copies, their second highest sales for a single. Later, it would also be certified Gold for its sales as a full ringtone as well, in addition to being named one of the Best 5 Singles at the 10th Japan Gold Disc Awards.
Track listing
- LOVE PHANTOM
- FUSHIDARA 100% — 100% SLUTTY
Reversion history
| Original Song | Reversion History |
|---|---|
| LOVE PHANTOM SINGLE & ALBUM SONG (1995)
|
KARAOKE: LOVE PHANTOM [Karaoke Version] (1996) |
Live appearances
Live Performances
- LOVE PHANTOM [245 SHOWS]
B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!" [12/12 SHOWS]- B'z LIVE-GYM '96 "Spirit LOOSE" [44/44 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL" [9/9 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE" [49/49 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood" [23/24 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice" [21/21 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2001 "ELEVEN" -Extra- [3/46 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM in Taipei & Hong Kong 2001 [4/4 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" [2/23 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE in Namba 2006 [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't No Magic" [19/19 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- [11/30 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2018 -HINOTORI- [23/23 SHOWS]
- FUSHIDARA 100% [45 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '96 "Spirit LOOSE" SHOWCASE [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '96 "Spirit LOOSE" [44/44 SHOWS]
Home Videos
- LOVE PHANTOM
- "BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE
- LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood"
- LIVE-GYM Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"
- LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE"
- LIVE in Namba 2006
- ULTRA Pleasure DVD: LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice"
- LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS-
- LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't No Magic"
- LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-
- LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2018 -HINOTORI-
- FUSHIDARA 100%
Sales data
| No. | Cover | Single | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
| 18 | 
|
LOVE PHANTOM |
951,140+ |
1,862,000+ |
1 |
1 |
10 |
Million |
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement
Support Members
- Denny Fongheiser: Drums (Track 2)
- Masao Akashi: Bass (Track 2)
- Takanobu Masuda: Organ, Moog (Track 2)
- Shinozaki Strings: Strings (Track 1)
- Akemi Mori: Opera (Track 1)
- Keiko Utoku: Female Voice (Track 1)
- Naoko Iijima: Uhh....xxxx! (Track 2)
Production
- Daisuke Ikeda: Manipulator (Tracks 1 & 2), Arrangement
- Katsunori Hatakeyama: Guitar Technician
- Masayuki Nomura: Mixing
- Ryoichi Terashima: Directing
- Keisuke Takakuwa: Assistant Engineer