Secret of My Heart
{{short description|2000 single by Mai Kuraki}}
{{Distinguish|Secrets of the Heart (disambiguation){{!}}Secrets of the Heart}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Secret of My Heart
| cover = Gzca-1030.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mai Kuraki
| album = Delicious Way
| B-side = This Is Your Life
| released = {{Start date|2000|4|26}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=24}}
| label = Giza Studio
| writer = Mai Kuraki, Aika Ohno,
| producer = KANNONJI
| prev_title = Stay by My Side
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Never Gonna Give You Up
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|u0-iM590YYA|"Secret of My Heart"}}}}
}}
"Secret of My Heart" is a song by Japanese singer songwriter Mai Kuraki, taken from her debut album Delicious Way (2000). It was released on April 26, 2000, and peaked at number two on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
It was used as an ending theme for the anime series Detective Conan, for which she would later sing 20 more theme songs.{{cite news |title=Japanese singer Mai Kuraki claims animation theme songs record for Detective Conan aka Case Closed |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2017/7/japanese-singer-mai-kuraki-claims-animation-theme-songs-record-for-detective-cona-483615 |work=Guinness World Records |date=July 27, 2017}} "Secret of My Heart" was certificated Million by Recording Industry Association of Japan and won the Japan Gold Disc Award for Song of the Year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.golddisc.jp/award/15/index.html|title=第15回日本ゴールドディスク大賞}}
Commercial performance
"Secret of My Heart" debuted at number two on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 410,550 physical copies sold. The song charted on the chart for 16 weeks and has sold over 968,980 physical copies. "Secret of My Heart" became the singer's second best-selling song behind "Love, Day After Tomorrow" (1999) and has been certificated Million for physical sales and Gold for digital sales by Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Track listing
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| extra_column = Arranger(s)
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| title1 = Secret of My Heart
| writer1 = {{hlist|Mai Kuraki|Aika Ohno}}
| extra1 = Cybersound Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa
| length1 = {{duration|m=4|s=24}}
| title2 = This is Your Life
| writer2 = {{hlist|Kuraki|Ohno}}
| extra2 = Cybersound Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa
| length2 = {{duration|m=4|s=8}}
| title3 = Secret of My Heart
| note3 = Runnin'around at the "Village" Mix
| writer3 = {{hlist|Kuraki|Ohno}}
| extra3 = Division of Mark
| length3 = {{duration|m=6|s=44}}
| title4 = Secret of My Heart
| note4 = Instrumental
| writer4 = {{hlist|Kuraki|Ohno}}
| extra4 = Cybersound Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa
| length4 = {{duration|m=4|s=24}}
}}
{{track listing
| headline = 12" vinyl
| extra_column = Arranger(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Secret of My Heart
| note1 = Mark Of the Division Mix
| writer1 = {{hlist|Mai Kuraki|Aika Ohno}}
| extra1 = Division of Mark
| title2 = Secret of My Heart
| note2 = "Vanguard" After Hours Session's Mix
| writer2 = {{hlist|Kuraki|Ohno}}
| music2 = Division of Mark
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Chart (2000)
! scope="col" | Peak |
|---|
| Japan (Oricon)
|style="text-align:center;"|2 |
=Monthly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Chart (2000)
! scope="col" | Peak |
|---|
| Japan (Oricon)
|style="text-align:center;"|3 |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| Chart (2000)
!Position |
|---|
| Japan (Oricon)
|style="text-align:center;"|16 |
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Certification and sales
{{Certification Table Top}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row"| Japan (RIAJ)
| Million
| 968,980 {{small|(physical sales)}}
|-
| Gold
| 100,000+ {{small|(digital sales)}}
|-
|}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.mai-kuraki.com/ Mai Kuraki Official Website]
{{Mai Kuraki singles}}
{{Case Closed}}
Category:Songs written by Aika Ohno
Category:Songs written by Mai Kuraki
Category:Song recordings produced by Daiko Nagato
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