"Honey" is the eleventh single by

L'Arc-en-Ciel , stylized as L'Arc〜en〜Ciel and abbreviated as Laruku, is a Japanese rock band formed in Osaka in 1991 by bassist Tetsuya and vocalist Hyde. Following the departure of original members Hiro and Pero, guitarist Ken and drummer Sakura were ...

. It was released simultaneously with " Shinshoku ~Lose Control~" and " Kasou" on July 8, 1998. "Honey" was used as the main theme song and ending song for the

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highlights programme "Super Soccer". The release day of "Honey" was the same as

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's single "

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". B'z had already had 20 consecutive number-one singles on the

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weekly charts, approaching

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's record of 24. "Honey" recorded first week sales of over 544,000 copies, but "Home" debuted at No. 1 with sales of over 559,000 copies. Nevertheless, it topped the Oricon charts the following week and sold over one million copies.''L'Arc〜en〜Cielのアルバム売り上げランキング''
Retrieved May 18, 2011 The single was re-released on August 30, 2006.

Track listing

Chart positions

References

1998 singles Association football songs and chants L'Arc-en-Ciel songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Hyde (musician) 1998 songs {{1990s-Japan-single-stub