"Don't Be Shy" is the tenth single by Japanese recording artist

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. It was released on December 1, 1995, as the first single from Mizuki's third compilation album '' Fiore II''. "Don't Be Shy" is a Japanese cover of Italian singer-songwriter

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's song of the same name, released in 1994 under the alias Jamie Dee. It was written and composed by Frank Minoia and Rei, credited as F&M Project. The song was used in commercials for Koeda chocolate sticks by

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, starring Mizuki herself.

Chart performance

"Don't Be Shy" debuted on the

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Weekly Singles chart at number 39 with 13,250 copies sold in its first week. The single charted for three weeks and has sold a total of 30,340 copies.

Track listing

Charts and sales

References

{{authority control 1995 singles Alisa Mizuki songs 1995 songs Songs with lyrics by Yuho Iwasato