:Ultra Soul
{{Infobox song
| name = Ultra Soul
| cover = B'z_US.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = B'z
| album = Green
| released = March 14, 2001
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hard rock
| length =
| label = Rooms Records
| writer = Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto
| producer = Tak Matsumoto
| prev_title = Ring
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Gold
| next_year = 2001
}}
"Ultra Soul" is the thirty-first single by B'z, released on March 14, 2001. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts. As B-Sides, the single features "Rock Man" and "Suima-Yo 2001!!", a remix of the song "Suima-Yo!!" previously released on the album Survive. "Ultra Soul" was featured in the arcade drumming game Taiko no Tatsujin 2, sequel to the first version of the game that featured another B'z song, "Atsuki Kodō no Hate". This Song was featured in the International Television Intro of 2001 FINA World Aquatics Championships.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZoT-gSNfYo|title = - YouTube|website = YouTube}}
In 2011, the song was certified digitally by the RIAJ as a gold single for being downloaded more than 100,000 times to cellphones since its release as a digital download in early 2005.{{cite web | script-title=ja: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> | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110220.html | work=RIAJ |language=ja | date=February 20, 2011 | access-date=February 21, 2011}}
A re-recorded version of the song titled "ultra soul 2011" appears on their 2011 album C'mon.
The song appears in Rocksmith 2014 for the guitar and bass.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/rocksmith-2014-song-list/ |title=Rocksmith sing list |website=gamesradar.com |date=4 November 2013 |publisher=Future plc |access-date=31 January 2014}}
The same year of its release, the song was adopted as an entrance theme by professional wrestler Masayuki Naruse, and it became strongly associated with him during his stint in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Naruse himself was nicknamed "Ultra Soul" due to it.
Track listing
- "Ultra Soul"
- {{Nihongo|"Suima-Yo 2001!!"|スイマーよ 2001!!}}"
- "Rock Man"
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|artist=B'z|title=Ultra Soul|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|certmonth=5|domestic=true|note=Physical single|refname=RIAJ|access-date=August 24, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|artist=B'z|title=Ultra Soul|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|certyear=2014|certmonth=3|digital=true|note=Digital single|access-date=September 12, 2021}}
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References
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- [http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/22742/ B'z performance at Oricon]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZoT-gSNfYo Ultra Soul (song) in 2001 FINA World Aquatics Championships TV Intro]
External links
- [http://bz-vermillion.com/ B'z official website]
{{B'z singles}}
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Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Tak Matsumoto