Your Best Friend (song)
| "Your Best Friend" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Regular edition cover | ||||
| Single by Mai Kuraki | ||||
| from the album Over the Rainbow | ||||
| A-side | "Your Best Friend" | |||
| B-side | "Step by Step" | |||
| Released | October 19, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 16:42 (CD) 22:34 (CD DVD) | |||
| Label | Northern Music VNCM-6024 (CD Only) VNCM-6023 (CD DVD) VNCF-6024 (Musing) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mai Kuraki, Giorgio "Giorgio 13" Cancemi | |||
| Producer(s) | Mai Kuraki, Daiko Nagato | |||
| Mai Kuraki singles chronology | ||||
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"Your Best Friend" is the single by Japanese singer-songwriter Mai Kuraki. It was released on 19 October 2011 through Northern Music, as the third single from her tenth studio album Over the Rainbow.[1] The song served as the theme song to the Japanese animated television series Case Closed.[1]
Information
[edit]"Your Best Friend" is the 40th ending theme for Detective Conan. "Step by Step" is the official theme song for the Mie Prefecture-based Nemu no Sato Hotel and Resort.[2][3]
Both songs were written and arranged by Kuraki and Giorgio "Giorgio 13" Cancemi from the R&B duo So' Fly. Cancemi, a Japanese-Italian, is also behind the song "Doshite Sukinandaro", a song by Cancemi's solo project Nerdhead (on Universal Music Japan label), which featured Kuraki on vocals.
Music video and radio airplay
[edit]This song was launched on Space Shower TV and bayfm Chiba two weeks before its official release.[citation needed]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Best Friend" |
| Giorgio Cancemi | 5:52 |
| 2. | "Step by Step" |
| Cancemi | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Your Best Friend" (Instrumental) |
| Cancemi | 5:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Best Friend" (Music video) |
|
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon)[4] | 6 |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100) | 10 |
| Japan (Japan Hot Animation) | 2 |
| Japan (Japan Top Singles Sales) | 10 |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100 Airplay) | 21 |
| Japan Download (RIAJ Digital Track Chart) | 11 |
| Taiwan (G-Music Combo Chart) | 14 |
| Taiwan (G-Music Asian Pop Chart) | 3 |
Monthly charts
[edit]| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon)[5] | 25 |
Yearly charts
[edit]| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon)[citation needed] | 261 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | October 19, 2011 | Northern Music | CD, CD DVD, Musing | VNCM-6024 (CD Only), VNCM-6023 (CD DVD), VNCF-6024 (Musing) |
| Hong Kong[6] | October 28, 2011 | Forward Music | CD | 11-20758 |
| Taiwan[7] | ||||
| South Korea[8] | November 1, 2011 | C&L Music | CD DVD | CNLR-1123 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "INFORMATION｜倉木麻衣 Official Website". Mai Kuraki Official Website (Northern Music). 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ Nemu no Sato Hotel and Resort 2011 CM on YouTube
- ^ New TVCM for 2011 Nemu no Sato Hotel and Resort
- ^ Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, 2011/10/31 6th-10th
- ^ Oricon Monthly Singles Chart, 2011/10/31 21st-30th
- ^ Your Best Friend (Forward Music Hong Kong)
- ^ Your Best Friend (GMusic)
- ^ Your Best Friend (C&L Music)
External links
[edit]- Mai Kuraki Official Website
- Your Best Friend (41-Second Teaser) on YouTube
- Your Best Friend (CD Only) on CD Japan
- Your Best Friend (DualDisc) on CD Japan
- Your Best Friend on HMV Japan
- Your Best Friend on Oricon
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