Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)

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"Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)"
Kuraki Time After Time.jpg
Single by Mai Kuraki
from the album If I Believe
B-side "Natural"
ReleasedMarch 5, 2003
Genre J-pop
Label Giza Studio
Songwriter(s)
(Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa)
Producer(s) KANONJI
Mai Kuraki singles chronology
"Make My Day"
(2002)
"Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)"
(2003)
"Kiss"
(2003)

"Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)" (Time After Time (花舞う街で), Time After Time (In the Street of Dancing Flowers)) is a song by Japanese singer songwriter Mai Kuraki, taken from her fourth studio album If I Believe (2003). It was released on March 5, 2003 by Giza Studio. The song was written by Kuraki herself and Aika Ohno, while the production was done by Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa). It was served as the theme song to the 2003 Japanese animation movie, Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital .

Contents

The writer of "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)", Aika Ohno, covered the song on her cover third studio album Silent Passage. [1]

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)"
(Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa)
4:04
2."Natural"
  • Kuraki
  • Ohno
  • Cybersound
(Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa)
4:30
3."Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)" (Instrumental)
  • Kuraki
  • Ohno
  • Cybersound
(Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa)
4:02
Total length:12:36

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [2] Gold200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "大野愛果「Silent Passage」全曲紹介". YouTube. 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20.
  2. "Japanese single certifications – Mai Kuraki – Time after time〜花舞う街で〜" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved February 23, 2018.Select 2003年5月 on the drop-down menu