Ocean (B'z song)

"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"
Single by B'z
from the album Monster
ReleasedAugust 10, 2005
GenreHard rock
Length12:52
LabelVermillion Records
Songwriter(s)Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto
Producer(s)Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
"Ai no Bakudan"
(2005)		 "Ocean"
(2005)		 "Shōdō"
(2006)

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]

Track listing
  1. "Ocean"
  2. "Narifuri Kamawazu Dakishimete" (なりふりかまわず抱きしめて)
  3. "Dear My Lovely Pain"

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
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*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年8月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  2. 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.
  3. "Japanese single certifications – B'z – Ocean" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 24, 2021. Select 2005年8月 on the drop-down menu
  4. "Japanese digital single certifications – B'z – Ocean" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 12, 2021. Select 2014年3月 on the drop-down menu
  5. "Japanese ringtone certifications – B'z – Ocean" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 12, 2021. Select 2011年1月 on the drop-down menu
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