"Shout It Out" is the twenty-second single by Japanese recording artist

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. It was released on May 21, 2003, as the sixth and final single from Mizuki's fourth compilation album '' History: Alisa Mizuki Complete Single Collection''. The title track is a Japanese-language was written by

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and composed and produced by

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members

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and Matt Cooper. The demo Maunick and Cooper sent Mizuki initially had English lyrics, however Matsui wrote Japanese lyrics for the song, at the request of Mizuki's team. The song served as theme song for the

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drama ''Diamond Girl'', starring Mizuki herself. The B-side, "Eternal Space," was written by Emi Miyamoto and composed by house trio GTS member Gee. CDJournal described "Shout It Out" as "resort music-esque" and "Eternal Space" as an "

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-inspired summer track," noting that both songs showcased a "new and fresh" side of Mizuki. "Shout It Out" is Mizuki's third and last single to be issued in CCCD format.

Chart performance

"Shout It Out" debuted on the

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Weekly Singles chart at number 96 with 1,897 copies sold in its first week. The single charted for three weeks and has sold a total of 3,158 copies.

Track listing

Charts and sales

References

{{Alisa Mizuki 2003 singles Alisa Mizuki songs Japanese television drama theme songs