Puzzle/Revive

"Puzzle/Revive"
Single by Mai Kuraki
from the album All My Best
A-side Puzzle
Revive
Released April 1, 2009[1]
Format Maxi Single
Recorded 2009
Genre J-pop
Label Northern Music
Writer(s) Mai Kuraki, Yue Mochizuki, Hiraga Takahiro, Aika Ohno
Mai Kuraki singles chronology
"24 Xmas Time"
(2008)		 "Puzzle/Revive"
(2009)		 "Beautiful"
(2009)
Alternative cover
"Revive" cover

"Puzzle/Revive" is Mai Kuraki's thirty-first single. It was released on April 1, 2009 as a double A-side single. "Puzzle" was used for the thirteenth Detective Conan film Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser, and "Revive" was used as the twenty-fifth opening theme for the seventeenth season of its TV series.[2]

On February 24, Kuraki's official website announced the single had been pushed ahead two weeks due to overwhelming fan demand. "Puzzle/Revive" debuted at number 3 on the Oricon single chart, making it her first single to enter the Top 3 in nearly five years, since 2004's "Ashita e Kakeru Hashi".[3]

Tie-up

Personnel

"Revive"[1]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mai Kuraki. 

"Puzzle/Revive" Limited Edition
No. Title Length
1. "Puzzle"   3:59
2. "Revive"   4:42
3. "The Rose: Melody In the Sky (Acoustic Live Ver.)"   2:40
4. "Puzzle (Instrumental)"   3:59
5. "Revive (Instrumental)"   4:39
"Puzzle/Revive" Regular Edition
No. Title Length
1. "Puzzle"   3:59
2. "Revive"   4:42
3. "Puzzle (Instrumental)"   3:59
4. "Revive (Instrumental)"   4:39

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart

Release Chart Peak Position First Day/Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
April 1, 2009 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 1 10,510
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 3 29,445 48,328 11 weeks
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart 13
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

Billboard Japan Sales Chart

Release Chart Peak Position
April 1, 2009 Billboard Japan Hot 100 6
Billboard Japan Hot 100 Airplay 16
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales 5

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Future Kiss (booklet). Mai Kuraki. Northern Music. 2009. VNCM-9011~9012. - also liner notes
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "倉木麻衣がニュー・シングル"PUZZLE/Revive"を4月15日にリリース決定、全国各地にて握手会イヴェントも実施中". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Bounce. January 27, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  3. ↑ "倉木麻衣、CMタイアップ新曲がデイリー初日首位" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.

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