"Love Phantom" is the eighteenth single by B'z

B'z

is a Japanese hard rock duo, composed of and .B'z has released 45 consecutive #1 singles, 24 #1 albums, and sold more than 79 million records in Japan alone...

, released on October 11, 1995. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 chart. The song was used as ending theme for The X-Files

The X-Files

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during the height of its popularity in Japan

Japan

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. The single sold over 950,000 copies within one week. It sold over 1,862,000 copies according to Oricon. The song won "the best five single award" at the 10th Japan Gold Disc Award

Japan Gold Disc Award

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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.

Personnel

• Tak Matsumoto
  Tak Matsumoto
  is a Grammy Award-winning Japanese guitarist, producer, arranger, composer, singer and songwriter. In addition to guitarist and lead composer for the hard rock band B'z, he has also had a successful solo career.-Background:...
  
   - Electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Koshi Inaba
  Koshi Inaba
  is a Japanese vocalist. His real name is . He graduated from the Faculty of Education at the Yokohama National University, and has a degree in mathematics.- Musical career :...
  
   - Lead vocals
• Denny Fongheiser - Drums
  Drum kit
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• Masao Akashi - Bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Daisuke Ikeda - Manipulator
• Takanobu Masuda - Organ
  Organ (music)
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  , Moog
  Moog synthesizer
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• Keiko Utoku
  Keiko Utoku
  is a Japanese singer and songwriter, who debuted with Jpop female band Mi-Ke from 1991 to 1993, before starting a solo career. As a child, Utoku listened to a lot of music, including music made by Momoe Yamaguchi...
  
  - Female voice
• Naoko Iijima
  Naoko Iijima
  Naoko Iijima is a Japanese actress, born on February 29, 1968 in Yokohama, Japan.-Television:* 40 Onna to 90 Nichi Kan de Kekkon suru Houhou ...
  
   - Female voice
• Akemi Mori - Soprano voice
  Soprano
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• Shinozaki Strings - Strings
  String instrument
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External links

• B'z official website
• LOVE PHANTOM on B'z no bise (Translation in French)