Wicked Beat
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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.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Credits are adapted from the liner notes.
B'z
- Koshi Inaba – vocals
- Tak Matsumoto – guitars
Production
- Masao Akashi – production, arrangement
- Masayuki Nomura – mixing
- Yuka Koizumi – mastering engineer
- Yoshiaki Kawakami – assistant engineer
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Weekly charts Chart (1990) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 3 | Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 21 Chart (1991) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 30 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 3 |
| Chart (1990) | Position |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 21 |
| Chart (1991) | Position |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 30 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ) | 3× Platinum | 1,200,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |