Stand Up (Mai Kuraki song)

"Stand Up"
"Stand Up"
Single by Mai Kuraki
from the album Perfect Crime
B-side	"Double Rainbow"
Released	April 18, 2001
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:36
Label	Giza Studio
Songwriter(s)	Mai Kuraki (lyrics); Akihito Tokunaga (melody);
Producer(s)	Kanonji
Mai Kuraki singles chronology

"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]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki

Maxi single
No.	Title	Music	Arranger	Length
1.	"Stand Up"	Akihito Tokunaga	Tokunaga	4:36
2.	"Double Rainbow"	Yoko Blaqstone	Yoko. Black Stone	4:42
3.	"Yes or No" (Trance Continental Remix (Radio Edit))	Aika Ohno	Johnny Vicious DJ Koutarou.A	5:38
4.	"Stand Up (Instrumental)"	Tokunaga	Tokunaga	4:36
Total length:				18:52

12" vinyl
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Stand Up" (Gomi's Disco 2001 Mix)	Mai Kuraki Akihito Tokunaga	DJ Gomi
2.	"Yes or No" (Trance Continental Mix)	Kuraki Ohno	Johnny Vicious DJ Koutarou.A

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[1]	2
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart^[3]	32

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certifications
Japan^[2]	RIAJ	Platinum

References

^ ^a ^b 「ＳｔａｎｄＵｐ」倉木麻衣 ["Stand Up" Mai Kuraki]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 11, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2001年6月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. June 2001 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 499. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 8. June 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "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. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
^ "倉木麻衣 / Stand Up". CDJournal (in Japanese). Ongaku Shuppansha. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

External links

Stand Up at Mai Kuraki's Official Website

[oricsingle-1] 「ＳｔａｎｄＵｐ」倉木麻衣 ["Stand Up" Mai Kuraki]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 11, 2014.

[riajcert-2] "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2001年6月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. June 2001 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 499. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 8. June 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

[OriconSales-3] "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. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

[4] "倉木麻衣 / Stand Up". CDJournal (in Japanese). Ongaku Shuppansha. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

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