Dancing (Mai Kuraki song)

2005 single by Mai Kuraki

"Dancing"

Single by Mai Kuraki
from the album  Fuse of Love
B-side| "Through the River"
"You Look at Me~One"
Released| March 23, 2005 (2005-03-23)
Genre| J-pop
Length| 3:47
Label| Giza Studio
Songwriter(s)|

* Mai Kuraki
* Akihito Tokunaga

Producer(s)|

* Mai Kuraki

Mai Kuraki singles chronology
| "Love, Needing"
(2005)  | "Dancing"
(2005)  | "P.S My Sunshine"
(2005)

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"Dancing" ("ダンシング") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Mai Kuraki from her fifth studio album, Fuse of Love (2005). The song was written by Kuraki and her long-time collaborator, Akihito Tokunaga, and produced by Kuraki herself. The song served as Dwango's television commercial song.[1] The single was released on 23 March 2005 through Giza Studio as the third single from Fuse of Love.

"Dancing" is a J-pop track with a pop rock and teen pop element, arranged by its composer, Akihito Tokunaga The single entered at number five on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[2] It became Kuraki's 20th consecutive top 10 single since her debut single, "Love, Day After Tomorrow" (1999). "Dancing" has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan with more than 100,000 physical copies shipped.[3]

The accompanying music video was directed by Nigel Dick and later released as a video single, "Making of Dancing: Diary of Los Angeles" (2005), exclusively on her official fan club store. The video was shot in Los Angeles, the United States. The single's B-side track, "You Look at Me~One" was used as the theme song to the Japanese sports news program Sports Urugus from April 2005 to June 2005.

## Commercial performance

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In Japan, "Heart Beat" debuted at number five on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. It stayed on the chart for seven weeks, selling 56,682 copies in total.[2] The single was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for the shipment of more than 100,000 physical copies nationwide. The single was Kuraki's last single to be certified by RIAJ, until "Togetsukyo (Kimi Omou)" (2017) was certified platinum in September 2017.

## Track listing

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CD singleNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Arranger(s)| Length

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1.| "Dancing" (ダンシング)|

* Mai Kuraki
* Akihito Tokunaga

* Tokunaga

| 3:47
2.| "Through the River"|

* Kuraki
* Aika Ohno

| Cybersound| 3:47
3.| "You Look at Me~One"|

* Kuraki
* Yoshinobu Ohga

| Ohga| 3:58
Total length:| 11:32

## Charts

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### Daily charts

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| Chart (2005)  | Peak
position

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Japan (Oricon)[2] | 2

### Weekly charts

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Chart (2005)  | Peak
position

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Japan (Oricon)[2] | 5

### Monthly charts

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| Chart (2005)  | Peak
position

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Japan (Oricon)[2] | 12

## Certification and sales

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Japan (RIAJ)[2] | Gold  | 56,682 (CD)

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Catalogue Num.  | Label  | Ref.

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Japan  | 23 March 2005  | CD single | GZCA-4036  | Giza Studio | [2]
Taiwan  | SBCS-5004  | Shinkong-Being Multimedia  | [4]

## References

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1. ^ "EZweb向け「いろメロ呼び出し中の音」に倉木麻衣のコンテンツを追加". ITmedia. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
2. ^ a b c d e f g "倉木麻衣のシングル売上ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
3. ^ "ダウンロード認定". Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
4. ^ "倉木麻衣 Mai Kuraki - dancing". 5Music. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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Mai Kuraki singles

Delicious Way|

* "Love, Day After Tomorrow"
* "Stay by My Side"
* "Secret of My Heart"
* "Never Gonna Give You Up"

Perfect Crime|

* "Reach for the Sky"
* "Tsumetai Umi"
* "Start in My Life"
* "Stand Up"
* "Always"
* "Perfect Crime"

Secret of My Heart|

* "Baby I Like"

Fairy Tale|

* "Can't Forget Your Love"
* "Winter Bells"
* "Feel Fine!"
* "Like a Star in the Night"

If I Believe|

* "Make My Day"
* "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)"
* "Kiss"
* "Kaze no La La La"

Wish You the Best|

* "Simply Wonderful"

Fuse of Love|

* "Ashita e Kakeru Hashi"
* "Love, Needing"
* "Dancing"
* "P.S My Sunshine"

Diamond Wave|

* "Growing of My Heart"
* "Best of Hero"
* "Diamond Wave"

One Life|

* "Shiroi Yuki"
* "Season of Love"
* "Silent Love (Open My Heart)"
* "Be With U"

Touch Me!|

* "Yume ga Saku Haru"
* "You and Music and Dream"
* "Ichibyōgoto ni Love for You"
* "24 Xmas Time"

All My Best|

* "Puzzle"
* "Beautiful"

Future Kiss|

* "Revive"
* "Drive Me Crazy"
* "Summer Time Gone"

Over the Rainbow|

* "1000 Mankai no Kiss"
* "Mō Ichido"
* "Your Best Friend"
* "Strong Heart"

Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope|

* "Anata ga Irukara"
* "Koi ni Koishite"
* "Special Morning Day to You"
* "Try Again"
* "Muteki na Heart"
* "Stand by You"

Smile|

* "Serendipity"
* "Sawage Life"
* "Yesterday Love"

Mai Kuraki x Meitantei Conan Collaboration Best 21:
Shinjitsu wa Itsumo Uta ni Aru!|

* "Togetsukyo (Kimi Omou)"

Kimi Omou: Shunkashūtō|

* "We Are Happy Women"
* "Do It!"
* "Light Up My Life"
* "Koyoi wa Yume wo Misasete"

Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei|

* "Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai"
* "Barairo no Jinsei"

Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You|

* "Eien Yori Nagaku"

Unconditional Love|

* "Zero kara Hajimete"
* "Can You Feel My Heart"
* "Hitori ja Nai"

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