"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

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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.音域データ - B'z - Real Thing Shakes
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to break B'z into the American market that never fully materialized.

Track listing

#Real Thing Shakes

Certifications

References

External links

B'z official website
{{Authority control 1996 singles B'z songs English-language Japanese songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Japanese television drama theme songs Songs written by Tak Matsumoto Songs written by Koshi Inaba 1996 songs