Your Best Friend (song)

"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].

"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"
ReleasedOctober 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)
Recorded2011
GenreJ-pop
Length16:42 (CD)
22:34 (CD+DVD)
LabelNorthern 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
"Mou Ichido"
(2011)		 "Your Best Friend"
(2011)		 "Strong Heart"
(2011)

Information

"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

This song was launched on Space Shower TV and bayfm Chiba two weeks before its official release.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki.

CD
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Your Best Friend"
  • Mai Kuraki
  • Giorgio Cancemi
Giorgio Cancemi5:52
2."Step by Step"
  • Kuraki
  • Cancemi
Cancemi4:58
3."Your Best Friend" (Instrumental)
  • Kuraki
  • Cancemi
Cancemi5:52
Limited edition bonus DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Your Best Friend" (Music video)
  • Mai Kuraki
  • Giorgio Cancemi
 

Charts

Weekly charts
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
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[5] 25

Yearly charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[6] 261

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. "INFORMATION｜倉木麻衣 Official Website". Mai Kuraki Official Website (Northern Music). 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  2. Nemu no Sato Hotel and Resort 2011 CM on YouTube
  3. New TVCM for 2011 Nemu no Sato Hotel and Resort
  4. Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, 2011/10/31 6th-10th
  5. Oricon Monthly Singles Chart, 2011/10/31 21st-30th
  6. Generasia
  7. Your Best Friend (Forward Music Hong Kong)
  8. Your Best Friend (GMusic)
  9. Your Best Friend (C&L Music)
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