"Ocean" is the thirty-ninth single by B'z

B'z

is a Japanese hard rock duo, composed of and .B'z has released 45 consecutive #1 singles, 24 #1 albums, and sold more than 79 million records in Japan alone...

, released on August 10, 2005. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 charts. As B-sides, the single features "Narifuri Kamawazu Dakishimete", a The Circle outtake

Outtake

An outtake is a portion of a work that is removed in the editing process and not included in the work's final, publicly released version. In the digital era, significant outtakes have been appended to CD and DVD reissues of many albums and films as bonus tracks or features, in film often, but not...

, and "Dear My Lovely Pain". It was used as the theme of Umizaru Evolution, a Japanese television drama

Japanese television drama

, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...

 adaptation of the manga Umizaru

Umizaru

Umizaru is a 2004 action film directed by Eiichiro Hasumi. It is the 1st feature length film of the Umizaru projects, preceding the 2005 11-episode Fuji Television and Kyodo Television drama series Umizaru Evolution and the 2006 film Limit of Love: Umizaru. The film is the first of the 3 part film...

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The song has received three certifications from the RIAJ: a double platinum shipping certification, a double platinum ringtone download certification and a gold full-length cellphone download certification.

Track listing

1. Ocean
3. Dear My Lovely Pain

External links

• B'z performance at Oricon
• B'z official website