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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Wicked Beat
| name = Wicked Beat
| Type = EP
| type = EP
| Artist = [[B'z]]
| artist = [[B'z]]
| Cover = B'z_WB.jpg
| cover = B'z_WB.jpg
| Released = June 21, 1990
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = June 21, 1990
| Genre = [[Hard rock]]
| recorded =
| Length = 23:16
| venue =
| studio = Studio Birdman (Gray & Brown Room)
| Language = [[English language|English]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop rock]]|[[Electronic music|electronic]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]}}
| Label = Vermillion Records
| Producer = Masao Nakajima
| length = 23:16
| language = [[English language|English]]
| Reviews =
| label = [[Air Records|Air]] (original release), [[Rooms Records|Rooms]] (reissues)
| Last album = ''[[Bad Communication]]''<br/>(1989)
| producer = Masao Nakajima
| This album = '''''Wicked Beat'''''<br/>(1989)
| prev_title = [[Bad Communication]]
| Next album = ''[[Mars (B'z album)|Mars]]''<br/>(1991)
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = [[Mars (B'z album)|Mars]]
| next_year = 1991
}}
}}
'''''Wicked Beat''''' is the second Mini-Album for the [[Japan]]ese rock duo [[B'z]]. The album sold 1,111,230 copies in total, reaching #3 at [[Oricon]].<ref>[http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/21023/ B'z、さらなる記録更新へ!ニューアルバムリリース決定!]</ref>
'''''Wicked Beat''''' is the second mini-album by the [[Japan]]ese rock duo [[B'z]], released on June 21, 1990. It consists of extended, English versions of previous hits. The album sold 1,111,230 copies in total, eventually being certified Triple Platinum by the [[RIAJ]]. It debuted at No. 3 on the [[Oricon Weekly Albums Chart]], being their last album of original material to not debut at No. 1.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2015-03-04 |title=B'z、さらなる記録更新へ!ニューアルバムリリース決定! |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/21023/full/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[ORICON NEWS]] |language=ja}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
#I Wanna Dance Wicked Beat Style - 4:36<br/>
| headline = ''Wicked Beat'' track listing
#Komachi-Angel Red Hot Style - 4:33<br/>
| total_length = 23:16
#Bad Communication E.Style - 7:20<br/>
| all_lyrics = [[Koshi Inaba]]
#Lady-Go-Round "W-40" Style - 6:01<br/>
| all_music = [[Tak Matsumoto]]
| title1 = [[Kimi no Naka de Odoritai|I Wanna Dance]] Wicked Beat Style
| length1 = 4:36
| title2 = [[Taiyō no Komachi Angel|Komachi-Angel]] Red Hot Style
| length2 = 4:33
| title3 = [[Bad Communication]] E.Style
| length3 = 7:20
| title4 = [[Lady-Go-Round]] "W-40" Style
| length4 = 6:01
}}


== References ==
== Personnel ==
Credits are adapted from the liner notes.<ref>''Wicked Beat'' liner notes. [[Air Records]]. 1990.</ref>
{{reflist}}


'''B'z'''
[[Category:1990 EPs]]
[[Category:English-language EPs]]
[[Category:B'z EPs]]


* [[Koshi Inaba]] – vocals
* [[Tak Matsumoto]] – guitars

'''Production'''

* [[Masao Akashi]] – production, arrangement
* Masayuki Nomura – mixing
* Yuka Koizumi – mastering engineer
* Yoshiaki Kawakami – assistant engineer

== Charts ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name=":1" />
| 3
|}
{{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web |title=1990年 アルバム年間TOP100 |trans-title=Oricon Album Top 100 1990 |url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1990a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331143622/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1990a.html |archive-date=2019-03-31 |accessdate=2024-08-23 |work=[[Oricon]]}}</ref>
| 21
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1991)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web |title=1991年 アルバム年間TOP100 |trans-title=Oricon Album Top 100 1991 |url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1991a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721003633/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1991a.html |archive-date=2014-07-21 |accessdate=2024-08-23 |work=[[Oricon]]}}</ref>
| 30
|}{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|artist=B'z|title=Wicked Beat|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1990|certyear=1993|certmonth=8|domestic=true|access-date=August 24, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


{{B'z}}
{{B'z}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1990 EPs]]
[[Category:B'z EPs]]
[[Category:Japanese-language EPs]]
[[Category:1990s Japanese-language albums]]

Latest revision as of 00:45, 27 September 2024

Wicked Beat
EP by
ReleasedJune 21, 1990
StudioStudio Birdman (Gray & Brown Room)
Genre
Length23:16
LanguageEnglish
LabelAir (original release), Rooms (reissues)
ProducerMasao Nakajima
B'z chronology
Bad Communication
(1989)
Wicked Beat
(1990)
Mars
(1991)

Wicked Beat is the second mini-album by the Japanese rock duo B'z, released on June 21, 1990. It consists of extended, English versions of previous hits. The album sold 1,111,230 copies in total, eventually being certified Triple Platinum by the RIAJ. It debuted at No. 3 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, being their last album of original material to not debut at No. 1.[1]

Track listing

[edit]

All lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto

Wicked Beat track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I Wanna Dance Wicked Beat Style"4:36
2."Komachi-Angel Red Hot Style"4:33
3."Bad Communication E.Style"7:20
4."Lady-Go-Round "W-40" Style"6:01
Total length:23:16

Personnel

[edit]

Credits are adapted from the liner notes.[2]

B'z

Production

  • Masao Akashi – production, arrangement
  • Masayuki Nomura – mixing
  • Yuka Koizumi – mastering engineer
  • Yoshiaki Kawakami – assistant engineer

Charts

[edit]

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] 3× Platinum 1,200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "B'z、さらなる記録更新へ!ニューアルバムリリース決定!". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  2. ^ Wicked Beat liner notes. Air Records. 1990.
  3. ^ "1990年 アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Album Top 100 1990]. Oricon. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  4. ^ "1991年 アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Album Top 100 1991]. Oricon. Archived from the original on 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  5. ^ "Japanese album certifications – B'z – Wicked Beat" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 24, 2021. Select 1993年8月 on the drop-down menu