Released May 15, 1996 Label BMG Japan "Real Thing Shakes"
(1996) "Fireball"
(1997) | Genre Hard rock Producer(s) Andy Johns | |
Writer(s) Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto | ||
"Real Thing Shakes" is the twentieth single by B'z, released on May 15, 1996. This song is one 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. 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.
The song has been cited as one of the band's works that best showcases Inaba's wide vocal range.
It is said 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.
Track listing
- Real Thing Shakes
References
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