"Ultra Soul" is the thirty-first single by

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, released on March 14, 2001. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in

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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

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. "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. In 2011, the song was certified digitally by the

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as a gold single for being downloaded more than 100,000 times to cellphones since its release as a digital download in early 2005. A re-recorded version of the song titled "ultra soul 2011" appears on their 2011 album ''C'mon''. The song appears in

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for the guitar and bass. The same year of its release, the song was adopted as an entrance theme by

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Masayuki Naruse, and it became strongly associated with him during his stint in

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. Naruse himself was nicknamed "Ultra Soul" due to it.

Track listing

#"Ultra Soul" #" #"Rock Man"

Certifications

References

B'z performance at OriconUltra Soul (song) in 2001 FINA World Aquatics Championships TV Intro

External links

B'z official website
{{Authority control 2001 singles B'z songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Tak Matsumoto Songs written by Koshi Inaba 2001 songs