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Winter Bells

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"Winter Bells"
Single by Mai Kuraki
from the album Fairy Tale
B-side"Thankful"
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2002
Recorded2001
GenreJ-pop
LabelGiza Studio
Songwriter(s)Akihito Tokunaga, Mai Kuraki
Producer(s)KANONJI
Mai Kuraki singles chronology
"Can't Forget Your Love/Perfect Crime: Single Edit"
(2001)
"Winter Bells"
(2002)
"Feel Fine!"
(2002)

"Winter Bells" is a song by Japanese singer Mai Kuraki. It was released by GIZA Studio on January 17, 2002, as Kuraki's 11th single. The song was used as the opening theme for the anime Detective Conan and the ending theme for the OVA Detective Conan: 16 Suspects.

Background and release

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The song was used as the opening theme for the anime Detective Conan and the ending theme for the OVA Detective Conan: 16 Suspects. This was her fourth collaboration for Detective Conan but was her first opening theme for the series. It was also her first Christmas song, though it was released after Christmas. The first limited edition included a "Mai-K Special Conan Card" based on Detective Conan.

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Winter Bells"Tokunaga4:39
2."Thankful"
  • Kasahara
  • Stone
4:00
3."Always" (Gomi's Liar Remix / Radio Edit)
DJ Gomi4:40
4."Winter Bells" (Instrumental)
  • Kuraki
  • Tokunaga
Tokunaga4:39

Charts

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Oricon Sales Chart

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Release date Chart Peak position First week sales Sales total
January 17, 2002 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 1 111,480 258,310
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 41

References

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