Try Again (Mai Kuraki song)

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"Try Again"
Standard edition/digital download cover
Single by Mai Kuraki
from the album Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope
B-side"Sakura Sakura..."
ReleasedFebruary 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)
Genre
Length4:29
LabelNorthern Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Mai Kuraki singles chronology
"Koi ni Koishite" / "Special Morning Day to You"
(2012) 		"Try Again"
(2013) 		"Wake Me Up"
(2014)
Music video
"Try Again" on YouTube

"Try Again" is a song by Japanese singer songwriter Mai Kuraki, taken from her third compilation album Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope (2014). It was released on 6 February 2013 by Northern Music. The song was written by Kuraki herself and her long-time collaborator Akihito Tokunaga.

Commercial performance[edit]

"Try Again" debuted at number 7 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, selling 13,900 physical copies. The song charted on the chart for 8 weeks and has sold 20,237 physical copies, which is her lowest selling single to date.

Music video[edit]

A short version of the official music video was first released on Kuraki's official YouTube account on 18 January 2013. As of August 2022, it has received over 1.24 million views on YouTube.[1] A full version of the video is included in the DVD accompanies limited edition of the single.

Track listing[edit]

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Try Again"
Cybersound4:29
2."Sakura Sakura..."
  • Ryo Hayashi
4:46
3."Try Again" (Instrumental)
  • Kuraki
  • Tokunaga
Cybersound4:29
4."Sakura Sakura..." (Instrumental)
  • Kuraki
  • Ohno
Hayashi4:46
Limited edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Try Again" (Music Clip) 
Detective Conan edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Try Again" (Detective Conan Opening Movie) 
Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Try Again"
Cybersound4:29
2."Sakura Sakura..."
  • Ryo Hayashi
4:46

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[2] 7
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[3] 9
Japan (Japan Hot Animation)[4] 1
Japan (Japan Top Singles Sales) 8
Japan (Japan Top Airplay) 22

Monthly charts[edit]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon) 20

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2013) Position
Japan (Oricon) 355

Certification and sales[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) 20,237 (physical sales)

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label
Japan April 12, 2017 CD single (Standard edition) Northern Music
CD single/DVD (Limited edition)
CD single/DVD (Detective Conan edition)
CD single (Musing & FC edition)
Digital download

References[edit]

  1. ^ "倉木麻衣「TRY AGAIN」 - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ "TRY AGAIN(初回限定盤) / 倉木麻衣 / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ^ "倉木麻衣　アニメチャートで初の首位獲得 Daily News Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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