"Shōdō" is the fortieth single by B'z, released on January 25, 2006. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts. The title track was used as the seventeenth opening theme of Case Closed.

"Shōdō"
Single by B'z
from the album Monster
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2006
GenreHard rock
Length7:23
LabelVermillion Records
Songwriter(s)Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto
Producer(s)Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
"Ocean"
(2005)
"Shōdō"
(2006)
"Yuruginaimono Hitotsu"
(2006)

Track listing

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  1. Shōdō (衝動, Lit., Compulsion) - 3:17
  2. Kesshō (結晶, Lit., Crystal) - 4:08

Music video

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  • The title Shōdō shares the same pronunciation as shodo, the Japanese art of calligraphy. The music video features Japanese calligrapher Sōun Takeda writing the title in kanji.

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[1] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Japanese single certifications – B'z – Impulse" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 24, 2021. Select 2006年1月 on the drop-down menu