Winter Bells
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{{Infobox song
| name = Winter Bells
| cover = Kuraki_Winter_Bells.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mai Kuraki
| album = Fairy Tale
| B-side = Thankful
| released = January 17, 2002
| recorded = 2001
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = J-pop
| length =
| label = Giza Studio
| writer = Akihito Tokunaga, Mai Kuraki
| producer = KANONJI
| prev_title = Can't Forget Your Love/Perfect Crime: Single Edit
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Feel Fine!
| next_year = 2002
}}
"Winter Bells" is a song by Japanese singer Mai Kuraki. It was released by GIZA Studio on January 17, 2002, as Kuraki's 11th single. The song was used as the opening theme for the anime Detective Conan and the ending theme for the OVA Detective Conan: 16 Suspects.
Background and release
The song was used as the opening theme for the anime Detective Conan and the ending theme for the OVA Detective Conan: 16 Suspects. This was her fourth collaboration for Detective Conan but was her first opening theme for the series. It was also her first Christmas song, though it was released after Christmas. The first limited edition included a "Mai-K Special Conan Card" based on Detective Conan.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = CD
| extra_column = Arranger(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Winter Bells
| writer1 = {{hlist|Mai Kuraki|Akihito Tokunaga}}
| extra1 = Tokunaga
| length1 = {{duration|m=4|s=39}}
| title2 = Thankful
| writer2 = {{hlist|Kuraki|Keith Bazzle|Tomoo Kasahara|Yoko Black. Stone}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Kasahara|Stone}}
| length2 = {{duration|m=4|s=00}}
| title3 = Always
| note3 = Gomi's Liar Remix / Radio Edit
| writer3 = {{hlist|Kuraki|Aika Ohno}}
| extra3 = DJ Gomi
| length3 = {{duration|m=4|s=40}}
| title4 = Winter Bells
| note4 = Instrumental
| writer4 = {{hlist|Kuraki|Tokunaga}}
| extra4 = Tokunaga
| length4 = {{duration|m=4|s=39}}
}}
Charts
=Oricon Sales Chart=
| class="wikitable"
! Release date ! Chart ! Peak position ! First week sales ! Sales total |
| align="center" rowspan="2"|January 17, 2002
|Oricon Weekly Singles Chart |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 111,480 |align="center" rowspan="2"| 258,310 |
| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart
|align="center"| 41 | |
References
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{{Mai Kuraki singles}}
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Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Mai Kuraki
Category:Songs with music by Akihito Tokunaga
Category:Song recordings produced by Daiko Nagato
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