Your Best Friend
| "Your Best Friend" | ||||||||||
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 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 (see release history) | |||||||||
| Format | CD Only, CD+DVD, music download | |||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||
| Writer(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 37th single by Japanese singer Mai Kuraki. It was released on October 19, 2011 on the Northern Music record label.[1]
Information
"Your Best Friend" is the 40th ending theme for Detective Conan.[1] "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.
The two songs are both included in Kuraki's 10th studio album, Over the Rainbow.
Music video and radio airplay
This song was launched on Space Shower TV and bayfm Chiba two weeks before its official release.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Mai Kuraki.
| CD | ||||
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| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Your Best Friend" | Mai Kuraki, Giorgio "Giorgio 13" Cancemi | Giorgio "Giorgio 13" Cancemi | 5:52 |
| 2. | "Step by Step" | Mai Kuraki, Giorgio "Giorgio 13" Cancemi | Giorgio "Giorgio 13" Cancemi | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Your Best Friend (instrumental)" | Mai Kuraki, Giorgio "Giorgio 13" Cancemi | Giorgio "Giorgio 13" Cancemi | 5:52 |
Chart performance
Japan
Music Charts
Oricon
| Released | Chart | Peak | Debut sales | Sales total | Chart run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 2011 | Daily Singles Chart | 4 (2011/10/22) | 7,558 | 25,247 | 10 weeks |
| Weekly Singles Chart | 6 (2011/10/31)[4] | 17,479 | |||
| Monthly Singles Chart | 25 (2011/10)[5] | 20,239 | |||
| Yearly Singles Chart | 261 (2011)[6] | 24,647 | |||
Billboard Japan
| Release | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| October 19, 2011 | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 10 |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 Airplay | 21 | |
| Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales | 10 | |
| Billboard Japan Hot Animation Songs | 2 |
Recochoku
| Release | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| October 19, 2011 | Chaku Uta Full Chart | 22 |
| Ringback Tones Chart | 66 |
RIAJ
| Release | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| October 19, 2011 | RIAJ Digital Track Chart | 11 |
Taiwan
| Release | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2011 | GMusic Combo Chart | 14 |
| GMusic Asian Pop Chart | 3 |
Release history
| 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[7] | October 28, 2011 | Forward Music | CD | 11-20758 |
| Taiwan[8] | ||||
| South Korea[9] | November 1, 2011 | C&L Music | CD+DVD | CNLR-1123 |
See also
References
- 1 2 "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
- ↑ Generasia
- ↑ Your Best Friend (Forward Music Hong Kong)
- ↑ Your Best Friend (GMusic)
- ↑ Your Best Friend (C&L Music)
External links
- 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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