My Lonely Town
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"My Lonely Town" is the forty-seventh single by B'z
, released on October 14, 2009. The single features an original song and a ballad version of the previous single as b-sides. In addition, the single was also released in a limited edition, coming with a DVD with the music video.
Hashima Island
, an old deserted mining island in Nagasaki Prefecture
which had been recently reopened to visitors after being closed off for 35 years, was used as the location for the filming of the music video
. Photos for the CD cover and packaging were also shot there.
The single debuted at the number-one spot on the Japanese Oricon
daily charts, selling about sixty-five thousand copies in one day. On the Oricon weekly charts, the single debuted at No. 1, with the first week sales of 180,723 copies. With the number-one debut, the single became their 43rd number-one single on Oricon weekly charts.
The Recording Industry Association of Japan
certified the single Platinum for its shipment of 250,000 copies.
B'z
is a Japanese hard rock duo, composed of and .B'z has released 45 consecutive #1 singles, 24 #1 albums, and sold more than 79 million records in Japan alone...
, released on October 14, 2009. The single features an original song and a ballad version of the previous single as b-sides. In addition, the single was also released in a limited edition, coming with a DVD with the music video.
Hashima Island
Hashima Island
For the island in Connecticut, see Thimble Islands., commonly called Gunkanjima or Gunkanshima , is one among 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki itself....
, an old deserted mining island in Nagasaki Prefecture
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki...
which had been recently reopened to visitors after being closed off for 35 years, was used as the location for the filming of the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
. Photos for the CD cover and packaging were also shot there.
The single debuted at the number-one spot on the Japanese Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
daily charts, selling about sixty-five thousand copies in one day. On the Oricon weekly charts, the single debuted at No. 1, with the first week sales of 180,723 copies. With the number-one debut, the single became their 43rd number-one single on Oricon weekly charts.
The Recording Industry Association of Japan
Recording Industry Association of Japan
The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...
certified the single Platinum for its shipment of 250,000 copies.
Track listing
- My Lonely Town - 3:38
- - 4:13
- Ichibu to Zenbu -Ballad Version- (イチブトゼンブ -Ballad Version-) - 3:22