Ai no mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake o Kizutsukenai

"Ai no mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake wo Kizutsukenai"
Single by B'z
ReleasedMarch 17, 1993
GenreHard rock
LabelBMG Japan
Songwriter(s)Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto
Producer(s)Tak Matsumoto
B'z singles chronology
"'Zero'"
(1992) 		"Ai no mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake wo Kizutsukenai"
(1993) 		"'Hadashi no Megami'"
(1993)

Ai no mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake wo Kizutsukenai (愛のままにわがままに 僕は君だけを傷つけない, "Even though love is selfish, I will never hurt you") is a song by B'z, released as their twelfth single, on March 17, 1993. This song is one of B'z many number one singles in Oricon chart. The single was re-released in 2003, and re-entered at #5. The single sold over two-million copies according to Oricon.[1] According to Oricon, the song was their best-selling single in Japan.[2] The song won "the best five single award" at the 8th Japan Gold Disc Award.[3] It was released in the best-of album B'z The Best "Pleasure".

The song was used as the theme song for the 1993 Japanese TV drama adaptation of Saiyūki.

Track listing

  1. Ai no mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake wo Kizutsukenai (愛のままにわがままに 僕は君だけを傷つけない)
  2. Joy

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] 2× Million 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "B'z、歴代No.1アーティストまでの軌跡！" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2006-05-25. Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  2. ^ "Single sales ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  3. ^ "Gold Disc Hall of Fame 8th" (in Japanese). Japan Gold Disc Award. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  4. ^ "Japanese single certifications – B'z – Even though love is selfish, I will never hurt you" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 24, 2021. Select 1996年3月 on the drop-down menu