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Stay by My Side

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"Stay by My Side"
Single by Mai Kuraki
from the album Delicious Way
ReleasedMarch 15, 2000
Genre
Length4:26
LabelGiza Studio
Songwriter(s)
(Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa)
Producer(s)Kannonji
Mai Kuraki singles chronology
"Love, Day After Tomorrow"
(1999)
"Stay by My Side"
(2000)
"Secret of My Heart"
(2000)
Music video
"Stay by My Side" on YouTube

"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

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All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki

CD
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Stay by My Side"Aika OhnoCybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa)4:26
2."Just Like Your Smile Baby"Masataka KitauraCybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa)4:05
3."Love, Day After Tomorrow" (Day Tripper Drum'n' Bass Mix)Aika OhnoCybersound Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa), Shaun D. Rosenberg4:52
4."Stay by My Side" (Instrumental)Aika OhnoCybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa)4:26

Credits and personnel

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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
  • Greg Hawkes – keyboards
  • Miguel Sá Pessoa – keyboards, mix
  • Toast (Shaun D. Rosenberg) – DJ
  • Cybersound - DJ, tracking
  • Kanonji – production, executive producer

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) Million 922,140 (physical sales)[1]

References

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  1. ^ "インタビュー:倉木麻衣「本当に歌が好きなので、歌以外は考えられない」". livedoor (in Japanese). Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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