Best of Hero
{{Short description|2006 Single by Mai Kuraki}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Best of Hero
| cover = BestofHero.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mai Kuraki
| album = Diamond Wave
| released = {{Start date|2006|02|08}}
| recorded = 2005
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=15}}
| label = Giza Studio
| writer = {{hlist|Mai Kuraki|Akihito Tokunaga}}
| producer = {{hlist|Mai Kuraki|Kannonji}}
| chronology = Mai Kuraki
| prev_title = Growing of My Heart
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Diamond Wave
| next_year = 2006
| misc =
}}
{{nihongo|"Best of Hero"|ベスト オブ ヒーロー}} is a song recorded by Japanese singer Mai Kuraki. It was released on February 8, 2006 through Giza Studio as the second single from her sixth studio album, Diamond Wave (2006). The track was written by Kuraki and Akihito Tokunaga, while the production was taken by Kuraki and Kannonji. A rock-influenced J-pop song, "Best of Hero" lyrically cheers up those who are struggling with the personal issues, calling them "heroes".
"Best of Hero" served as the Japanese television drama series, Gachibaka! (2006). The song reached number five in Japan, becoming Kuraki's 23rd consecutive top ten in the country since her debut single, "Love, Day After Tomorrow" (1999).
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = CD single
| extra_column = Arranger(s)
| total_length = {{duration|m=12|s=12}}
| title1 = Best of Hero
| note1 = ベスト オブ ヒーロー
| writer1 = {{hlist|Mai Kuraki|Akihito Tokunaga}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Tokunaga}}
| length1 = {{duration|m=4|s=15}}
| title2 = Cuz You'll Know That You're Right
| writer2 = {{hlist|Kuraki|Miki Fuji}}
| extra2 = Yoshinobu Ohga
| length2 = {{duration|m=3|s=43}}
| title3 = Best of Hero
| note3 = Instrumental
| writer3 = {{hlist|Kuraki|Tokunaga}}
| extra3 = Tokunaga
| length3 = {{duration|m=4|s=14}}
}}
Charts
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=Daily charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Chart (2006)
! scope="col" | Peak |
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| Japan (Oricon){{cite web|title=倉木麻衣のシングル売上ランキング|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/230196/rank/single/|website=Oricon|accessdate=13 January 2021}}
|style="text-align:center;"|4 |
=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col" | Chart (2006)
! scope="col" | Peak |
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| Japan (Oricon)
|style="text-align:center;"|5 |
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=Monthly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Chart (2006)
! scope="col" | Peak |
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| Japan (Oricon)
|style="text-align:center;"|17 |
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Certification and sales
Release history
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|+ Release dates and formats for "Perfect Illusion" |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Catalogue Num. ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| scope="row"| Japan
| rowspan="2"| February 8, 2006 | rowspan="2"| CD | GZCA-7068 | style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_%E5%80%89%E6%9C%A8%E9%BA%BB%E8%A1%A3_000000000151342/item_%E3%83%99%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88-%E3%82%AA%E3%83%96-%E3%83%92%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC_1410836|title=ベスト オブ ヒーロー|publisher=HMV|access-date=February 24, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| Taiwan
| Shinkong-Being Multimedia | SBCS-6002 | |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Mai Kuraki singles}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Songs with music by Akihito Tokunaga
Category:Songs written by Mai Kuraki