Dinosaur (B'z album)

Dinosaur
Studio album by
B'z
Released29 November 2017[1]
Genre
Length54:17[1]
LabelVermillion Records
ProducerTak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
Epic Day
(2015) 		Dinosaur
(2017) 		New Love
(2019)
Singles from Dinosaur
  1. "Seimei/Still Alive"
    Released: June 14, 2017

Dinosaur is the twentieth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on 29 November 2017.[2] It came after a hiatus in which the members released solo projects, including vocalist/lyricist Koshi Inaba's collaborative album with Stevie Salas, Chubby Groove, and guitarist/composer Tak Matsumoto's solo effort enigma and collaborative studio album with Daniel Ho Electric Island, Acoustic Sea.

It debuted at No. 1 at the Oricon weekly albums chart,[3] the Billboard Japan album chart[4] and the Billboard Japan Download Albums chart.[5] By the end of the year, it appeared at No. 18 at the Oricon 2017 year-end chart.[6]

The title track was featured at the Japanese dub of 2017 natural disaster film Geostorm.[7] "King of the Street" was featured in Koei video game, Dynasty Warriors 9's soundtrack.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Dinosaur". iTunes. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ^ "B'z新アルバム「DINOSAUR」詳細発表、初回盤には熱狂の夏フェス映像". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ^ "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年11月27日～2017年12月03日". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Download Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. ^ "CDアルバムランキング – 2017年度". Oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  7. ^ Ryusenkai (13 November 2017). "B'z perform in the Prehistoric in their PV for "Dinosaur"". Arima Japan. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. ^ "B'z to Provide Theme Song to Upcoming Game Dynasty Warriors 9". Off the Lock. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.