SUPER LOVE SONG
| SUPER LOVE SONG | ||||
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| Single by B'z | ||||
| from the album ACTION | ||||
| Released | October 3, 2007 | |||
| Promotions | #3 ("Burnout Dominator") #3 ("JAPAN COUNTDOWN" October Theme) | |||
| Length | 11:07 | |||
| Label | Vermillion Records | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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SUPER LOVE SONG is the forty-forth single by B'z, released on October 3, 2007. Along with the year's earlier single "Eien no Tsubasa", the single would first be collected on the band's sixteenth studio album, ACTION, prior to being added to 2008's 20th anniversary compilation B'z The Best ULTRA Pleasure.
During B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19-, "SUPER LOVE SONG" would become one of the few B'z songs to be premiered live ahead of its unveiling through official channels. The song would be used to open shows for B'z throughout the summer at all dates of the aforementioned tour as well as B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town- and their appearance at SUMMER SONIC 2007.
A promotional video was filmed for the single featuring American drummer Jeremy Colson and Robert DeLeo of the Stone Temple Pilots on bass, who both also played for the studio version. The video made use of computer-generated imagery and featured only the band members. Although it was not included on the limited edition that included a DVD—which instead featured a live performance of the song—it was aired on multiple music channels at the time of release.
While the title song of the single was not used as a tie-in promotion, the second B-side, "FRICTION", was included on the soundtrack of the Electronic Arts racing video game "Burnout Dominator" in all regions. The game saw its release in Western territories in March before being released in Japan in late September. The song was also used as the theme to music show "JAPAN COUNTDOWN" for the month of October. Earlier in the year, the song was available internationally on iTunes as part of the game's soundtrack beginning in April, making it available well before the other two tracks on the single. As of December 2012, the song is no longer available on international iTunes stores. However, the song would also appear in another installment of the same video game series when it was included in 2009's "Burnout Paradise". This was the band's first original English composition since 2005's "Brighter Day" and was their latest game tie-in until "Into Free -Dangan-" served as the global theme to the 2012's Dragon's Dogma.
Track listing
- SUPER LOVE SONG
- Kokokara — From Here, ここから
- The B-side featured a Mellotron being played by famed specialist Patrick Warren. The song was not included on ACTION when the accompanying studio album hit shelves in December and to date has never been played live.
- FRICTION
- A song with entirely English lyrics, it was written for the Electronic Arts video game "Burnout Dominator". The song was recorded in Tokyo with the band's mainstay Canadian drummer Shane Gaalaas being credited with advising the English lyrics. While this original version can only be found here, an updated rendition with re-recorded vocals and an altered arrangement can be found on ACTION under the title of "FRICTION -LAP 2-".
- Limited Edition (CD+DVD):
- 「SUPER LOVE SONG」 Live Performance
- From B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- at Zepp Tokyo, filmed on June 21, 2007. The show would be released on DVD as a bonus disc included in a special edition of B'z The Best ULTRA Treasure. In 2010, it was made available on Blu-ray in a double package with B'z LIVE in Namba 2006.
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement
Drums
- Jeremy Colson (Tracks 1, 2)
- Shane Gaalaas (Track 3), English Lyrics Advising (Track 3)
Bass
- Robert DeLeo (Tracks 1, 2)
- Akihito Tokunaga (Track 3)
Keyboards
- Akira Onozuka: Piano (Tracks 1, 2)
- Patrick Warren (Track 2)
Production
- TAMA MUSIC Strings: Strings (Track 2)
- Daisuke Ikeda: Programming
- Hideyuki Terachi: Programming (Tracks 1, 2)
- Jay Baumgardner: Mixing (NRG Recording)
- Howie Weinberg: Mastering