Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive

"Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive"
Single by B'z
from the album Magic
ReleasedAugust 5, 2009
GenreHard rock
Length10:43
LabelVermillion Records
Songwriter(s)Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto
Producer(s)Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
"Burn: Fumetsu no Face"
(2008) 		"Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive"
(2009) 		"My Lonely Town"
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

"Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive" (イチブトゼンブ／DIVE, lit. "Part and All/Dive") is the forty-sixth single by B'z, released on August 5, 2009, as a double A-side. This is one of the many number-one singles by B'z at Oricon Singles Chart.[2] It was a long hit, staying in the top 5 and the top 10 for 8 consecutives weeks. It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and the Top Singles Sales chart.[3][4] On December 10, 2009, it was announced that the single won the "Hot 100 of the Year" award at the Billboard Japan Music Awards.[5]

The single has received several certifications from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. "Ichibu to Zenbu" has been certified for selling more than 1,000,000 ringtones, 750,000 full-length downloads to cellphones and 250,000 downloads to PCs.[6] The physical single was certified platinum for shipped more than 250,000 copies.[7]

Chad Smith, from Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Juan Alderete, from The Mars Volta, guest appeared on this single on the drums and the bass guitar, respectively.[8] The song "Ichibu to Zenbu" was used as the opening theme in the Japanese TV series Buzzer Beat.

  1. ^ Greenberg, Adam. Ichibu to Zenbu Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. ^ "B'z"初の月9主題歌"で20年連続シングル首位獲得 最多11冠達成" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  3. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. ^ ビルボード・ジャパン・ミュージック・アワード2009 チャート9部門各賞決定!! (in Japanese). 47 News. 2009-12-10. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  6. ^ レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：2月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  7. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年8月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  8. ^ Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive at CD Japan