Real Thing Shakes
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| "Real Thing Shakes" | ||||
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| Single by B'z | ||||
| Released | May 15, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Label | BMG Japan | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto | |||
| Producer(s) | Andy Johns | |||
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"Real Thing Shakes" is the twentieth single by B'z, released on May 15, 1996. This song is one of the band's many number one singles in the Oricon chart. This is the only B'z single that was not produced by Matsumoto. It sold over 1,140,000 copies according to Oricon.[1] It was used as the theme song for the drama Oretachi ni Ki o Tsukero..
It was also the band's first officially released English recording.[citation needed]
The song has been cited as one of the band's works that best showcases Inaba's wide vocal range.[2]
It is said[by whom?] that the song was recorded as part of an attempt by BMG Japan to break B'z into the American market that never fully materialized.[citation needed]
Track listing[edit]
- Real Thing Shakes
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[3] | 3× Platinum | 1,200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "B'z、歴代No.1アーティストまでの軌跡！" (in Japanese). Oricon. 25 May 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ^ 音域データ - B'z - Real Thing Shakes
- ^ "Japanese single certifications – B'z – Real Thing Shakes" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 24, 2021. Select 1996年5月 on the drop-down menu
