Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive

"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]

"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]

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.

Track listing
  1. "Ichibu to Zenbu" (イチブトゼンブ, One and All)
  2. "Dive"
  3. "National Holiday"

References
  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. 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


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