"Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku)" is the 50th single by Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on April 4, 2012. The song debuted at #1 on the Oricon Singles Chart,[1] selling 143,000 copies in its first week.[2] It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and the Top Singles Sales chart.[3][4] The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Gold for its sales of 100,000 copies.[5] With this single, B'z has remained on top of the charts for a total of 63 weeks, breaking a record and tying up with female pop duo Pink Lady.[2] The song was used by Pepsi as a jingle, the second time they did it with a song by B'z (the first having been with their 2011 single "Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo").[2]
"Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku)" | ||||
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Single by B'z | ||||
Released | April 4, 2012 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 4:40 | |||
Label | Vermillion Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto | |||
Producer(s) | Tak Matsumoto | |||
B'z singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
edit- Single
- Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku) (GO FOR IT, BABY -キオクの山脈) - 4:40
- Honokanaru Hi (仄かなる火) - 4:13
- Ryuusei Mask (流星マスク) - 3:16
- DVD
- Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku) (music video)
- Pepsi Nex presents B'z 1Day Live at Shibuya-AX
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[6] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ 2012年04月02日~2012年04月08日のCDシングル週間ランキング (in Japanese)
- ^ a b c "B'z sets new record with their 50th single "GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-"". tokyohive. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ ゴールドディスク認定 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ^ "Japanese single certifications – B'z – Go for it, Baby -Kioku Mountains-" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 25, 2021. Select 2012年4月 on the drop-down menu