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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]

"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 (2011-10-19)
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
"Doushite Suki Nandarou" (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.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

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

• Mai Kuraki discography
• Case Closed discography

References

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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