Your Best Friend (song) - Misplaced Pages

"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. The song served as the theme song to the Japanese animated television series Case Closed.

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.

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.	Title	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Your Best Friend"	Mai Kuraki Giorgio Cancemi	Giorgio Cancemi	5:52
2.	"Step by Step"	Kuraki Cancemi	Cancemi	4:58
3.	"Your Best Friend" (Instrumental)	Kuraki Cancemi	Cancemi	5:52

Limited edition bonus DVD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Your Best Friend" (Music video)	Mai Kuraki Giorgio Cancemi

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)	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)	25

Yearly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)	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	October 28, 2011	Forward Music	CD	11-20758
Taiwan	October 28, 2011	Forward Music	CD	11-20758
South Korea	November 1, 2011	C&L Music	CD+DVD	CNLR-1123

References

^ "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

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

v t e Mai Kuraki singles
Delicious Way	"Love, Day After Tomorrow" "Stay by My Side" "Secret of My Heart" "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Perfect Crime	"Reach for the Sky" "Tsumetai Umi" "Start in My Life" "Stand Up" "Always" "Perfect Crime"
Secret of My Heart	"Baby I Like"
Fairy Tale	"Can't Forget Your Love" "Winter Bells" "Feel Fine!" "Like a Star in the Night"
If I Believe	"Make My Day" "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)" "Kiss" "Kaze no La La La"
Wish You the Best	"Simply Wonderful"
Fuse of Love	"Ashita e Kakeru Hashi" "Love, Needing" "Dancing" "P.S My Sunshine"
Diamond Wave	"Growing of My Heart" "Best of Hero" "Diamond Wave"
One Life	"Shiroi Yuki" "Season of Love" "Silent Love (Open My Heart)" "Be With U"
Touch Me!	"Yume ga Saku Haru" "You and Music and Dream" "Ichibyōgoto ni Love for You" "24 Xmas Time"
All My Best	"Puzzle" "Beautiful"
Future Kiss	"Revive" "Drive Me Crazy" "Summer Time Gone"
Over the Rainbow	"1000 Mankai no Kiss" "Mō Ichido" "Your Best Friend" "Strong Heart"
Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope	"Anata ga Irukara" "Koi ni Koishite" "Special Morning Day to You" "Try Again" "Muteki na Heart" "Stand by You"
Smile	"Serendipity" "Sawage Life" "Yesterday Love"
Mai Kuraki x Meitantei Conan Collaboration Best 21: Shinjitsu wa Itsumo Uta ni Aru!	"Togetsukyo (Kimi Omou)"
Kimi Omou: Shunkashūtō	"We Are Happy Women" "Do It!" "Light Up My Life" "Koyoi wa Yume wo Misasete"
Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei	"Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai" "Barairo no Jinsei"
Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You	"Eien Yori Nagaku"
Unconditional Love	"Zero kara Hajimete" "Can You Feel My Heart" "Hitori ja Nai"

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