Stars (B'z song)

"Stars" is the fifty-fourth single by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on July 12, 2023, and is their first single in six years, after Seimei/Still Alive, making it the longest gap between singles. It was released in commemoration of the band's 35th anniversary.

It was released in four editions: a regular CD edition, a CD+DVD edition and a CD+Blu-ray edition, both of which include footage of the band performing three songs live from Tokyo FM Hall, and an edition with the CD and a Jenga-like balance game, which includes 54 blocks, each engraved with one of the band's singles.

The single debuted atop the Oricon Singles Chart dated July 24, 2023, with sales of 117,600 copies, making this their 50th consecutive number 1 single. It debuted at number 4 on Billboard Japan 's Japan Hot 100.

Background
The song "Stars" commemorates the band's 35th anniversary, with the band comparing the progress they've made, and where they still want to go, to stars, "The songs we've made so far, the fans who have supported us since our debut, and what lies ahead as B'z aims to go somewhere further—all of these irreplaceable existences are 'stars.'" The song "Dark Rainbow" was written for the movie Omae no Tsumi o Jihaku Shiro. The single also includes a rerecording of the band's 2nd single, "Kimi no Naka de Odoritai".