Ai no Bakudan
| Ai no Bakudan | |
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| Single by B'z | |
| from the album THE CIRCLE | |
| Released | March 9, 2005 |
| Length | 22:06 |
| Label | Vermillion Records |
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto |
Ai no Bakudan (愛のバクダン, Love Bomb) is the thirty-eighth single by B'z, released on March 9, 2005. To date, it remains one of the most popular songs produced by the band, frequently warranting inclusion in the majority of LIVE-GYM tours since release. Years later, in 2012, An English version titled "Love Bomb" served as the opening track for the band's self-titled digital English debut and ensuing North American tour.
The single would make appearances on several Japanese programs in a rare year for numerous B'z television appearances. Televised performances took place on a number of shows, including "Music Fighter", "Music Station", and "CDTV". The most notable appearance of 2005 came on retrospective program "Bokura no Ongaku" (Our Music) in which the band were interviewed at length on a number of subjects, including the origin of the song. In addition to the interview, studio performances of "Ai no Bakudan", in addition to its B-side, "Fever", and classic single "love me, I love you" were shown. In 2012, for the annual Christmas special, "Ai no Bakudan" would return to the "Music Station" stage with B'z performing the song coupled with another recent hit, "Ichibu to Zenbu".
The single became an immediate hit for the band upon release, topping the Weekly Oricon Singles chart for the week of its release and remaining on the charts for fourteen weeks. It would be the twenty-seventh highest selling single for the year, becoming one of two singles released by B'z in 2005, with the other being "OCEAN".
Track listing
- Ai no Bakudan — Love Bomb, 愛のバクダン
- Fever
- Amaku Yasashii Binetsu — A Sweet & Gentle Low-Grade Fever, 甘く優しい微熱
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement
Drums
Bass
Production