Stand Up (Mai Kuraki song) explained

Stand Up
Cover:Mai Kuraki - Stand Up.png
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Mai Kuraki
Album:Perfect Crime
B-Side:Double Rainbow
Genre:J-pop
Label:Giza Studio
Producer:Kanonji
Prev Title:Tsumetai Umi/Start in My Life
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:Always
Next Year:2001

"Stand Up" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Mai Kuraki from her second studio album, Perfect Crime (2001). It was released as the third single from the album on April 18, 2001. The lyrics to the song were penned by Kuraki and the track was produced by Akihito Tokunaga. The single peaked at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[1] [2] It has sold about 476,000 copies in Japan as of October 2014.[3] The single's jacket image was compared to that of Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run (1975).[4]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart2
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart32

Certifications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/230196/products/music/440583/1/. ja:「Stand Up」 倉木麻衣. "Stand Up" Mai Kuraki. Oricon. Japanese. October 11, 2014.
  2. GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2001年6月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. June 2001 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . Japanese . Chūō, Tokyo . Recording Industry Association of Japan . June 2001 . 499 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140117062551/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2001/2001_06.pdf. January 17, 2014 . September 4, 2014.
  3. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」. Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'. Oricon. subscription . October 11, 2014.
  4. Web site: 倉木麻衣 / Stand Up. CDJournal. Ongaku Shuppansha. Japanese. October 11, 2014.