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"Stay by My Side" a song recorded by Japanese singer Mai Kuraki. It was released on March 15, 2000, as the second single from Kuraki's debut studio album, Delicious Way (2000). It was written by Kuraki, Aika Ohno, and the Boston-based music production team, Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa). It is a gospel-infused J-pop and R&B song that talks about the protagonist's dream to be with her partner as long as possible.
The single debuted atop on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, becoming Kuraki's first number-one single on that chart. On the Oricon chart for the third week of May in 2000, the first three of her singles, "Love, Day After Tomorrow", "Stay by My Side", and "Secret of My Heart" charted inside top 15 simultaneously.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki
CD
No.
Title
Music
Arranger(s)
Length
1.
"Stay by My Side"
Aika Ohno
Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa)
4:26
2.
"Just Like Your Smile Baby"
Masataka Kitaura
Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa)
4:05
3.
"Love, Day After Tomorrow" (Day Tripper Drum'n' Bass Mix)
Aika Ohno
Cybersound Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa), Shaun D. Rosenberg
4:52
4.
"Stay by My Side" (Instrumental)
Aika Ohno
Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa)
4:26
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD single.
Mai Kuraki – vocals, backing vocals, songwriting
Aika Ohno - composer
Masataka Kitaura – composer
Michael Africk – backing vocals, sound producer, keyboards
Perry Geyer – computer programming, sound producer
