"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,

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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, "

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Track listing

Credits and personnel

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 *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

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

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References

External links

Mai Kuraki Official Website
{{Authority control Oricon Weekly number-one singles 2000 singles Mai Kuraki songs Songs written by Aika Ohno 2000 songs Giza Studio singles Song recordings produced by Daiko Nagato