Magic (B'z album)

Magic
Studio album by
B'z
ReleasedNovember 18, 2009
Recorded2008–2009
Genre
Length45:42
LabelVermillion Records
ProducerTak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
Action
(2007) 		Magic
(2009) 		C'mon
(2011)
Singles from Magic
  1. "Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive"
    Released: August 5, 2009
  2. "My Lonely Town"
    Released: October 14, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Magic is the seventeenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z, released on November 18, 2009. A limited edition was released featuring a bonus DVD with the video "Magical Backstage Tour 2009" (videos of recording sessions, live footage of their performance at Summer Sonic 09 and more).[2]

It was preceded by two singles: "Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive" and "My Lonely Town." "Ichibu to Zenbu" was used as the Fuji Television drama Buzzer Beat's theme song, and "Dive" was used as a CM song for the Suzuki Swift advertising campaign.[3] The album track "Pray" served as the theme to the Japanese film Tajomaru, which was released to Japanese theaters in September 2009.[4] On the release date of the album, it was reported that another album track, "Long Time No See," would serve as the theme to Salaryman Kintaro 2, which is set to begin airing in January 2010 on TV Asahi.[5]

Magic debuted at No. 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts with its initial week sales of around 341,000 copies. The album became their 24th number-one album on Oricon charts.[6] The album is also certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipment of 500,000 copies.[7]

  1. ^ Eremenko, Alexey. Magic Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. ^ "MAGIC [w/ DVD, Limited Edition] B'z CD Album". CDJapan.
  3. ^ Tobias (2009-06-17). ""Ichibu to Zenbu/DIVE" Announced!". Off The Lock. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  4. ^ Tobias (2009-07-06). "New Song "PRAY" Announced as Movie Theme". Off The Lock. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  5. ^ "Messages from Tak and Koshi & "Long time no see" as Theme Song | OFF THE LOCK - Your source for everything B'z". Off The Lock. 2009-11-17. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  6. ^ "B'zがアルバム24作目の首位、歴代記録更新". Oricon (in Japanese). 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  7. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年11月 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2009-12-11.