In 2011, they came back as B’z with their forty-eighth single, “

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In 2011, they came back as B’z with their forty-eighth single, ” Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo “, which was written for and used as a commercial song for Pepsi NEX. They released their eighteenth studio album, C’mon , on July 27, 2011, which also featured their forty-ninth single, ” Don’t Wanna Lie “, which was used as the ending theme in Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence . In the summer of 2011, B’z embarked on their third North American tour, “B’z Live-Gym 2011 -Long Time No See-“, which featured shows in Vancouver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. On May 4, 2012, they released two singles: ” Into Free-Dangan -“, an English re-recording of ” Samayoeru Aoi Dangan “, which was used as the theme song for the video game Dragon’s Dogma , and their fiftieth single, ” Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku) “. “Into Free” was later revealed as the lead single for their new English EP, titled B’z , which featured English re-recordings of ” Ai no Bakudan “, ” Splash “, “Juice”, and “Ultra Soul”. The songs were co-selected and co-written with their drummer, Shane Gaalaas . The EP was released internationally through the iTunes Store and was released on July 25, 2012. To support the EP, B’z embarked on their fourth North American tour, titled “B’z Live-Gym 2012 -Into Free-“, which included stops in San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Toronto, Silver Spring, New York City, and Los Angeles. In an interview, Matsumoto explained, “This will be our fourth US tour. We love playing for American audiences and are excited to share our first English-language release with our fans.” The tour ended at the Universal Amphitheatre , which almost sold out.