Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono

"Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono"
Single by Noriyuki Makihara
from the album Explorer
ReleasedJuly 28, 2004 (2004-07-28)
Genre
Length5:40
LabelToshiba EMI
Songwriter(s)
Noriyuki Makihara singles chronology
"Yasashii Uta ga Utaenai"
(2004) 		"Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono"
(2004) 		"Akenai Yoru ga Kuru Koto wa Nai"
(2005)
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"Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" (僕（ぼく）が一番（いちばん）欲（ほ）しかったもの; lit. "What I Wanted the Most") is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara. It was released as a single by Toshiba EMI on July 28, 2004. It is the theme song to the AX drama series Last Present: Musume to Ikiru Saigo no Natsu (ラストプレゼント 娘と生きる最後の夏), starring Yūki Amami.[1] The song was later used in commercials for Systena.[2] "Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" was first recorded as "The Gift" by Blue, a bonus track from their album Guilty. The song was later self-covered by Makihara and released as a single from the album Explorer (2004).

Chart performance

"Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" debuted at number 9 on the Oricon Singles Chart with 22,000 copies sold.[3] It dropped to number 17 the following week, selling 11,000 copies.[4] The single held onto the top twenty one last week at number 20, with 10,000 copies sold in its third charting week.[5] "Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" charted for sixteen weeks on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling a reported total of 81,000 copies during its run.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Noriyuki Makihara, except 2 with English lyrics by Thane Camus; all music is composed by Noriyuki Makihara.

No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" (僕が一番欲しかったもの, "What I Wanted the Most")
5:40
2."What I Wanted the Most."
  • Makihara
5:40
3."Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" (Backing Track)
  • Makihara
5:39
Total length:16:59

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[7] 9
Japan Monthly Singles (Oricon)[6] 23

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[8]
Physical single 		Gold 100,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[9]
PC download 		Gold 100,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[10]
Full-length ringtone 		Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "システナCMで槇原敬之の曲 「僕が一番欲しかったもの」にうっとり". JiyuZine. June 3, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "新婦のスピーチ中にスマホ？ システナのCM曲は？". CDJournal. June 4, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "オリコン 2004.8.9". Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "オリコン 2004.8.16". Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "オリコン 2004.8.23". Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  6. ^ 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 Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "僕が一番欲しかったも 槇原敬之". Oricon. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Japanese single certifications – 槇原 敬之 – 僕が一番欲しかったもの" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved January 28, 2021. Select 2004年9月 on the drop-down menu
  9. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – 槇原 敬之 – 僕が一番欲しかったもの" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 9, 2021. Select 2012年6月 on the drop-down menu
  10. ^ "Japanese ringtone certifications – 槇原 敬之 – 僕が一番欲しかったもの" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 9, 2021. Select 2007年11月 on the drop-down menu
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