Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku) explained

Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku)
Cover:GFIB by b'z.jpg
Type:single
Artist:B'z
Genre:Hard rock
Length:4:40
Label:Vermillion Records
Producer:Tak Matsumoto
Prev Title:Don't Wanna Lie
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:Uchōten
Next Year:2015

"Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku)" is the 50th single by Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on April 4, 2012. The song debuted at #1 on the Oricon Singles Chart,[1] selling 143,000 copies in its first week.[2] It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and the Top Singles Sales chart.[3] [4] The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Gold for its sales of 100,000 copies.[5] With this single, B'z has remained on top of the charts for a total of 63 weeks, breaking a record and tying up with female pop duo Pink Lady.[2] The song was used by Pepsi as a jingle, the second time they did it with a song by B'z (the first having been with their 2011 single "Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo").[2]

Track listing

Single
  1. - 4:40
  2. Honokanaru Hi (仄かなる火) - 4:13
  3. Ryuusei Mask (流星マスク) - 3:16
DVD
  1. Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku) (music video)
  2. Pepsi Nex presents B'z 1Day Live at Shibuya-AX

Notes and References

  1. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2012-04-16/ 2012年04月02日~2012年04月08日のCDシングル週間ランキング
  2. Web site: B'z sets new record with their 50th single "GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-" . tokyohive . 10 October 2012 . 11 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120413203219/http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/04/bz-sets-new-record-with-their-50th-single-%E2%80%9Cgo-for-it-baby-kioku-no-sanmyaku-%E2%80%9D/ . 13 April 2012 .
  3. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100. Billboard Japan. 22 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales. Billboard Japan. 22 November 2018.
  5. Web site: http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. ja:ゴールドディスク認定. RIAJ. 2018-11-22. ja.