"Try Again" is a song by Japanese singer songwriter Mai Kuraki, taken from her third compilation album '' Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope'' (2014). It was released on 6 February 2013 by

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. The song was written by Kuraki herself and her long-time collaborator Akihito Tokunaga.

Commercial performance

"Try Again" debuted at number 7 on the

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, selling 13,900 physical copies. The song charted on the chart for 8 weeks and has sold 20,237 physical copies, which is her lowest selling single to date.

Music video

A short version of the official music video was first released on Kuraki's official

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account on 18 January 2013. As of August 2022, it has received over 1.24 million views on YouTube. A full version of the video is included in the DVD accompanies limited edition of the single.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certification and sales

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Release history

References

{{Mai Kuraki singles Mai Kuraki songs Songs written by Aika Ohno Songs with lyrics by Mai Kuraki 2013 songs Songs with music by Akihito Tokunaga Case Closed songs Song recordings produced by Daiko Nagato