Winter Bells

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"Winter Bells"
Kuraki Winter Bells.jpg
Single by Mai Kuraki
from the album Fairy Tale
B-side "Thankful"
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2002
Recorded2001
Genre J-pop
Label Giza Studio
Songwriter(s) Akihito Tokunaga, Mai Kuraki
Producer(s) KANONJI
Mai Kuraki singles chronology
"Can't Forget Your Love/Perfect Crime: Single Edit"
(2001)
"Winter Bells"
(2002)
"Feel Fine!"
(2002)

"Winter Bells" is a song by Japanese singer Mai Kuraki. It was released by GIZA Studio on January 17, 2002, as Kuraki's 11th single. The song was used as the opening theme for the anime Detective Conan and the ending theme for the OVA Detective Conan: 16 Suspects .

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Background and release

The song was used as the opening theme for the anime Detective Conan and the ending theme for the OVA Detective Conan: 16 Suspects . This was her fourth collaboration for Detective Conan but was her first opening theme for the series. It was also her first Christmas song, though it was released after Christmas. The first limited edition included a "Mai-K Special Conan Card" based on Detective Conan.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Winter Bells"Tokunaga4:39
2."Thankful"
  • Kasahara
  • Stone
4:00
3."Always" (Gomi's Liar Remix / Radio Edit)
DJ Gomi4:40
4."Winter Bells" (Instrumental)
  • Kuraki
  • Tokunaga
Tokunaga4:39

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart

Release dateChartPeak positionFirst week salesSales total
January 17, 2002Oricon Weekly Singles Chart1111,480258,310
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart41

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