"Ocean" is the thirty-ninth single by B'z, released on August 10, 2005. This song is one of the duo's many number-one singles in the Oricon charts, and has sold over 505,000 copies. As B-sides, the single features "Dear My Lovely Pain" and "Narifuri Kamawazu Dakishimete", which is an outtake from The Circle. "Ocean" was used as the theme of Umizaru Evolution, a Japanese television drama adaptation of the manga Umizaru.
| "Ocean" | ||||
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| Single by B'z | ||||
| from the album Monster | ||||
| Released | August 10, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 12:52 | |||
| Label | Vermillion Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto | |||
| Producer(s) | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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The song has received three certifications from the RIAJ: a double platinum shipping certification, a double platinum ringtone download certification and a gold full-length cellphone download certification.[1][2]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[3] Physical single |
2× Platinum | 500,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[4] Digital single |
Platinum | 250,000* |
| Japan (RIAJ)[5] Ringtone |
2× Platinum | 500,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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