Don't Be Shy (Arisa Mizuki song)

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"Don't Be Shy"
Arisa Mizuki - Don't Be Shy.jpg
Single by Arisa Mizuki
from the album Fiore II
ReleasedDecember 1, 1995
Genre Pop, dance
Length3:45
Label Nippon Columbia
Songwriter(s) Yūho Iwasato, F&M Project
Producer(s) Yasuhiko Hoshino
Arisa Mizuki singles chronology
"Dakishimete!"
(1995)
"Don't Be Shy"
(1995)
"Kaze mo Sora mo Kitto..."
(1996)

"Don't Be Shy" is the tenth single by Japanese recording artist Arisa Mizuki. It was released on December 1, 1995 as the first single from Mizuki's third compilation album Fiore II . "Don't Be Shy" is a Japanese cover of Italian singer-songwriter Marina Rei's song of the same name, released in 1994 under the alias Jamie Dee. It was written and composed by Frank Minoia and Rei, credited as F&M Project. The song was used in commercials for Koeda chocolate sticks by Morinaga, starring Mizuki herself.

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Chart performance

"Don't Be Shy" debuted on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart at number 39 with 13,250 copies sold in its first week. [1] [2] The single charted for three weeks and has sold a total of 30,340 copies. [1] [2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yūho Iwasato; all music is composed by F&M Project.

No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."Don't Be Shy"Yasuhiko Hoshino3:45
2."Don't Be Shy (Re-mix)"Hoshino6:13
3."Don't Be Shy (Extended Mix)"Hoshino5:57
4."Don't Be Shy (Original Karaoke)"Hoshino3:45
Total length:18:40

Charts and sales

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Sales
Oricon Weekly Singles [1] 3930,340 [2]

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