Uchōten Explained

Uchōten
Cover:	Uchotenbybz.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	B'z
Album:	Epic Day
B-Side:	Endless Summer
Length:	8:41
Label:	Vermillion Records
Prev Title:	Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku)
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	Red
Next Year:	2015

"ecstasy", is a single by Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on January 14, 2015.^[1] It is the only single of their nineteenth album Epic Day.

The song debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 133,980 copies.^[2] It also gave B'z their 64th combined week in the number one position, beating Pink Lady's 1979 record of 63 combined weeks.^[3] In addition, the song reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and the Top Singles Sales chart.^{[4] [5]} It was ranked #37 at Oricon's 2015 year-end chart^[6] and #39 at Billboard Japan.^[7] The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Gold for its sales of 100,000 copies.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 有頂天(初回限定盤). Oricon Style. Oricon. ja. January 22, 2015.
2. Web site: Oricon Weekly Charts for 1/12 ~ 1/18. toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC.. January 21, 2015. January 22, 2015.
3. Web site: B'z break records and top Oricon chart with their 1st single in 2 years and 9 months . Tokyo Hive . 2015-01-19 . 2020-02-08.
4. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100. Billboard Japan. 22 November 2018.
5. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales. Billboard Japan. 22 November 2018.
6. Web site: オリコン年間 CDシングルランキング 2015年度 31～40位. oricon.com.br. 30 January 2018. ja.
7. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End. Billboard Japan. Hanshin Contents Link. 30 January 2018. ja.
8. 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.